Alcohol.
Noble Noses.

50 million liters of ethanol Brügge­mann puri­fies per year at the recti­fic­a­tion plants in Heil­bronn and Witten­berg and prepares it for further processing following certi­fied quality stand­ards. The noble noses of the Sensorics Team are an indis­pens­able component within the produc­tion process. 

Aromatic, balanced or fishy? The latter should not be the result when Karin Lamminger and her colleagues of the Sensorics Team sniff a sample glass with ethanol from the recti­fic­a­tion plant. Instead, the alcohol must be analyt­ic­ally pure and as neutral as possible and “it almost always is,” says Michael Jordan, Produc­tion Master of the alcohol factory, reas­sur­ingly, who would other­wise have to pull the hand­brake imme­di­ately. 

Sensor tech­no­logy is a proven method of quality assur­ance in alcohol processing and manu­fac­turing companies. Eval­u­ation requires exper­i­ence and an odor­less envir­on­ment. Sensorics at Brügge­mann has its own room in which three sample glasses are waiting daily: One contains the standard, in the other, samples from the current produc­tion are waiting. 75 is the highest rating given by the Sensorics team and is mostly assigned to the standard. It has an alcohol content of up to 96.4% Vol. 

Karin Lamminger has memor­ized the smell of the standard and can clas­sify the other samples accord­ingly. Odor memory and sens­it­ivity tests help to train the olfactory organ. Karin Lamminger knows that even if she has a bad day, machines cannot replace the human nose.

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Commis­­­sioning of New Biomass Heating Plant at the Heil­bronn Site

With the commis­sioning of its new biomass heating plant in 2023, Brugge­mann will change its energy supply at the Heil­bronn site from fossil to renew­able energy sources. In future, we will use about 15,000 metric tons of biomass per year to cover our heating require­ments.  

With our innov­ative biomass heating plant, we not only focuse on effi­cient energy gener­a­tion, but also create a signi­ficant bond to sustain­ab­ility. The CO2 emis­sions of our products is decreasing consid­er­ably. In turn our customers profit directly, redu­cing their carbon foot­print and bene­fiting by supporting their sustain­ab­ility goals. Brugge­mann creates a future where advanced chem­istry and sustain­able thinking are the essen­tial bond.

FIRST TRY - WHY?

Louis B. - Barrel Aged Rye Korn - The first spirit from Brügge­mann.

Strength 43 vol.%, matured over 36 months, contains 150 years of exper­­i­ence.

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