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    Brewery & Distillery Refrigeration & Cooling

    Process cooling and refrigeration for Northern Colorado's breweries and distilleries — glycol systems, fermentation temperature control, cold-crashing, walk-in coolers, and keg storage. The region runs on this and so do we.

    Northern Colorado is one of the densest craft brewing regions in the country, and every brewery and distillery in it runs on precise cooling: glycol chilling fermentation, cold-crashing tanks, and keeping product in tight temperature bands from tank to tap. Accutemp Services is the commercial refrigeration partner brewers and distillers rely on for the whole cold side, glycol and process cooling, walk-in coolers and keg storage, and the refrigeration underneath it, with 24/7/365 dispatch and deep experience in exactly this vertical. For the glycol chiller itself, our dedicated chiller team goes even deeper.

    Brewing and distilling are temperature-controlled processes from start to finish, and a cooling failure at the wrong moment can ruin a batch worth far more than the repair. Fermentation has to hold its temperature band or the yeast misbehaves; cold-crashing needs the tanks pulled down on schedule; finished product and kegs need cold storage that holds. Accutemp understands the operational reality of a working brewery or distillery, not just the mechanical systems, and treats a cooling failure as the batch-and-revenue emergency it is.

    We service the whole cold side of a brewery or distillery. Glycol chilling systems and the loops that carry cooling to fermenters, brite tanks, and jacketed vessels; the walk-in coolers that hold hops, ingredients, and finished product; keg and cold storage; and the refrigeration circuits underneath all of it. Because Accutemp works across both commercial refrigeration and process chilling, one vendor covers a brewery's entire cold operation, from the glycol chiller in the back to the walk-in cooler and the taproom's beverage refrigeration up front.

    Glycol is the heart of brewery process cooling, and it is a particular Accutemp strength. We handle glycol concentration and freeze-point management, pump and flow troubleshooting, plate-and-frame heat exchanger service, and the refrigeration-circuit work underneath the glycol system. When a fermentation program can't hold temperature, the cause can sit anywhere from the glycol loop to the chiller's refrigerant side, and diagnosing that correctly takes a technician who understands the whole system rather than swapping parts on the fastest guess.

    For the glycol chiller unit itself, our dedicated commercial chiller service goes deeper into air-cooled, water-cooled, and packaged glycol chiller diagnosis, compressor and refrigerant-circuit work, and chiller preventive maintenance. This brewery and distillery page is the vertical picture, one partner for the whole cold operation, and it works hand in hand with that chiller expertise. Whether a brewery needs an emergency fix during a critical fermentation or a preventive-maintenance program built around its brewing calendar, Accutemp keeps the cold side running so the product is never at risk.

    What's Included

    • 24/7/365 emergency dispatch for breweries, distilleries, and craft-beverage producers
    • Glycol process-cooling system service and repair
    • Fermentation and brite-tank temperature-control troubleshooting
    • Cold-crash and low-temperature process support
    • Glycol concentration, freeze-point, pump, and flow management
    • Plate-and-frame heat exchanger service
    • Walk-in cooler service for hops, ingredients, and finished product
    • Keg and cold-storage refrigeration repair
    • Taproom and beverage refrigeration service
    • Refrigeration-circuit diagnosis underneath the glycol system
    • One vendor for the entire brewery cold operation
    • Preventive maintenance built around your brewing and production calendar

    Our Process

    1

    Batch-Priority Dispatch

    A cooling failure during fermentation or cold-crash can cost a batch, so brewery and distillery calls get top-priority routing across our Northern Colorado service area

    2

    Whole-System Diagnosis

    We evaluate the glycol loop, the process refrigeration, and the walk-in and storage cooling together, because a temperature problem can originate anywhere in the cold chain

    3

    Expert Repair

    Our technicians repair glycol, refrigeration, and chiller components with manufacturer-approved procedures and parts sourced fast through distributor relationships

    4

    Process Verification

    We confirm the system holds its target temperature bands under real production load before we leave, so your next batch is protected

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Yes, glycol process cooling is one of our core strengths and Northern Colorado's brewing scene runs on it. We handle glycol concentration and freeze-point management, pump and flow troubleshooting, plate-and-frame heat exchanger service, and the refrigeration circuit underneath. For the glycol chiller unit itself, our dedicated commercial chiller service goes even deeper into the compressor and refrigerant-side work.

    Fast, because a cooling failure at the wrong point in a fermentation or cold-crash can ruin a batch worth far more than the repair. Our 24/7/365 dispatch treats brewery and distillery cooling failures as batch emergencies, with technicians moving quickly across our Northern Colorado service area and a live person on the line any time.

    Yes, that is the advantage of working with Accutemp. We cover glycol and process cooling, the walk-in coolers holding hops and finished product, keg and cold storage, taproom beverage refrigeration, and the refrigeration circuits underneath all of it. One account and one point of contact for the entire cold side of the brewery or distillery.

    When the chiller runs but fermentation won't hold its band, the cause can sit anywhere in the cold chain: glycol concentration or freeze-point issues, reduced flow from a pump or valve problem, a fouled heat exchanger, or a refrigerant-side issue on the chiller itself. We diagnose across the whole system rather than assuming, because guessing on a live fermentation is expensive.

    Service calls start at $145 per hour with a 1.5-hour minimum (so the floor for any visit is $217.50). Parts are billed separately at standard markup and backed by the manufacturer's parts warranty. Major chiller or glycol-system work is quoted in advance. We provide an itemized estimate before any work begins, and the 30-day labor warranty covers every repair.

    Yes, and it is worth it when a single ruined batch can exceed a year of maintenance. Our PM programs cover glycol testing and concentration, pump and flow checks, heat exchanger service, refrigeration-circuit verification, and walk-in and storage cooling, scheduled around your brewing and production calendar so service never interrupts a critical process.

    Yes. Beyond breweries, we serve distilleries, cideries, meaderies, and other craft-beverage and food producers across Northern Colorado that rely on glycol and process cooling. The process differs but the need is the same: hold precise temperatures and never put product at risk.

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