An all-in-one, eco-friendly cleaning product from available from NicheSolutions can help breweries reduce their environmental impact, the company said.

Enzybrew 10, from Realzyme, is specially designed for the daily cleaning of microbrewery equipment.

It’s an enzyme-based powdered detergent rather than a traditional caustic-based cleaning solution.

Niche Solutions said it could prove popular with brewers because it’s environmentally friendly – an all-in-one detergent that works on biofilms as well as all the organic residues encountered during the production of beer.

The enzyme-based detergent is ideal for the deep, safe cleaning of filter plates, wort cooler and maturation, boiling and fermentation tanks.

As a natural, non-caustic detergent, it’s safe to use alongside other cleaning products such as those that contain chlorine.

And because it works at much lower temperatures, it’s more energy efficient – working hard to save you money.

Lorenzo Mascherini, head brewer at London-based Redchurch Brewery, has trialled the product.

He explained: “We tried it cleaning our underback, heat-exchanger, carbonation stones and achieved brilliant results. The underback was shiny as new.

“The enzyme is very effective on Biofilm and tiny places, so I would suggest to run an occasional enzymatic CIP on fermenters, heat exchanger and sensitive areas to protect the brewery from contamination origins.”