Brewery
Cleaning Supplies and Equipment

The Americhem  Difference

Commercial breweries are home to beverages crafted by a combination of science and artisanal creativity. Whether your facility focuses on beer packaging or offers public-facing services, janitorial processes are a key part of the ongoing success of breweries. 

Unlike food processing facilities that may package or combine raw materials, breweries ship beverages crafted directly on-site. As a result, poor sanitation practices pose significant risks to breweries’ financial stability and ongoing success. 

When you partner with Americhem, we will support you through every step of your cleaning and sanitization processes. From stocking cleaning products to financing new equipment to training new staff on best practices, we can help you with all of these challenges and much more. 

We believe that our customers’ success is our success, which is why we offer programs and competitive pricing that support our partners long after any initial sale. Continue reading to learn about our range of brewery cleaning knowledge, or contact our team today for customized support directly from an expert! 

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Brewery Cleaning Solutions

Breweries have one of the more unique industry setups, often combining food and beverage processing spaces with public tasting rooms or restaurants in the same location. Managing contaminants entering your brewery from both employees and outside visitors can be daunting, but it’s easier with the right tools. Learn more about our brewery cleaning solutions for each area of your facility below.

Brewery Exterior

The exterior of a brewery is one of the largest and most labor-intensive areas for janitorial and maintenance teams to manage. From production entrances to public patios, these spaces are exposed to dirt, moisture, and heavy foot traffic year-round. Each season introduces new challenges, such as rain, snow, pollen, spills, and debris, making flexible equipment and consistent cleaning routines essential.

Public-Facing Areas

If your facility includes a tasting room, beer garden, or retail entrance, these spaces set the tone for every guest experience. Clean walkways, seating areas, and entry points signal professionalism and care before guests ever step inside.

Commercial and industrial pressure washers provide fast, powerful cleaning for a wide range of brewery exterior surfaces:

  • Exterior walls, siding, and brickwork → Hot or cold-water units remove oxidation, staining, and built-up residue that dulls building façades.
  • Patios, beer gardens, and outdoor seating → Low-pressure systems safely clean wood, coated concrete, and painted surfaces without surface damage.
  • Sidewalks, walkways, and entryways → Routine pressure washing removes mildew, algae, gum, and beverage spills that create slip hazards and unsightly buildup. This type of preventive cleaning helps slow surface deterioration and reduces long-term repair costs.

Surface cleaners and surface cleaning attachments provide additional coverage for your pressure washer by using rotating spray bars to evenly clean large areas such as sidewalks, patios, and decks.

Key benefits of this tool include: 

  • Allows operators to clean five times faster than a standard spray wand
  • Produces uniform, streak-free results
  • Reduces operator fatigue and labor time

To add an extra touch of care to your building exterior without increasing labor, check out our specialty gum remover machine from Karcher. This product removes stubborn gum from surfaces in minutes, eliminating stains without harsh scraping or surface damage. 

High-traffic brewery entrances and patios often accumulate gum buildup that is difficult to remove with traditional tools, and this tool allows you to do so without increasing labor.

Private & Delivery Areas

Staff entrances, loading docks, and parking areas require the same attention as guest-facing spaces, often more. These zones accumulate pallet debris, packaging materials, glass, and fine dust, posing safety and compliance risks.

What makes industrial sweepers ideal for exterior and transitional spaces in your brewery is their ability to safely ascend and descend typical ramps and inclines in receiving areas and loading docks. 

Transitional spaces like these are particularly prone to larger debris, such as wood splinters from pallets and plastic, metal, or glass shards from various types of bottling materials. For these purposes, we offer sweepers with adjustable debris-flap systems to ensure operators can pick up debris without damaging the vacuum system. 

Unlike single-task machines, mini articulating tractors adapt to a wide range of outdoor tasks year-round, from snow and debris removal to surface sweeping. The mini articulating tractors we offer from Karcher support a wide range (over 130+!) of attachments to meet seasonal needs and facility-specific tasks:

  • Snowplough → Clears parking and pedestrian areas quickly during winter months
  • Mower Attachments → Keeps green spaces and grassy areas well-maintained
  • Brush Systems → Available in 1- or 2-arm configurations for efficient sweeping
  • Variable Brushes → Designed for paved surfaces, sidewalks, and textured ground finishes

The compact yet robust design of this machine enables tight turning capabilities and excellent maneuverability around parked vehicles, landscaping, and building edges, making it ideal for breweries with mixed exterior surfaces.

Another big part of managing a successful janitorial program in a brewery is keeping staff and guests safe. In these private areas, removing fine dust is critical to maintaining baseline air quality. By equipping staff with the knowledge to clean these areas and the right tools to match, you can be confident your facility remains compliant with OSHA safety standards. 

We offer a selection of HEPA-rated sweepers and vacuums to make this process as easy as possible for your team. These high-efficiency machines operate quickly and efficiently, using airtight seals and expert construction to keep contaminants contained at all times – even at the time of disposal.

A Smarter Way to Manage Your Brewery Exterior

We help breweries match the right sweepers, pressure washers, and specialty tools to their exterior layouts, traffic patterns, and seasonal conditions. Connect with our team to evaluate your exterior spaces and identify the best equipment and chemicals for long-term performance and safety.

Training & Certifications

Training new janitorial staff, or even bar staff, can be overwhelming when you’re already managing your daily janitorial tasks. This is especially true in an era when new tactics and cleaning products are being introduced frequently. Let us take this off your shoulders and have our experts help train your staff on essential processes through our complimentary training programs.

Health & Wellness

Your staff will learn about the chain of infection, adjusting to community threat levels, the difference between cleaning and disinfecting, and ATP testing to measure cleanliness levels. Helping you maintain a safe brewery for your staff and visitors is our top priority.

Recommended Supplies for Breweries

Safe, Multi-Purpose Cleaning Solutions

Safety & PPE

Help your facility prevent the transmission of pathogens, protect your team, and stay compliant by providing your team with the appropriate PPE. From hair nets and face masks to helmets and hearing protection, we have it all.

Cleaning Products

View our variety of foaming caustic/alkaline, acid, general-purpose, floor, wastewater, drain maintenance, and hard surface cleaners below. Don’t see what you are looking for? Contact our team, and we will work with you to find a solution.

Other Spirits Solutions

Breweries tend to go hand in hand with other businesses that sell spirits. The cleaning solutions we offer aren’t contingent on breweries alone – they are perfectly compatible with distilleries, wineries, and even vineyards. 

Contact our team today to learn more about the customized solutions we can offer for your facility, no matter the type!

Equipment Service & Maintenance

SERVICE. PLANNED MAINTENANCE. RENTALS.

No one has a team like ours!

From factory-trained technicians and shop coordinators to installation teams, a committed parts manager, and knowledgeable equipment specialists.

Equipment for Breweries

Give your team the tools they deserve.

Want to purchase new equipment but don't have the capital?

Want to purchase new equipment but don't have the capital?

Just like financing a car, you can apply for financing or lease-to-own options on cleaning equipment and bundle your planned maintenance into one predictable monthly payment, built to fit your operational budget. Request a customized leasing quote from Americhem today!

Complimentary Facility Evaluation

Free, In-depth Analysis on Your Facility

What’s Included in Your Free Site Evaluation?

A detailed tour of your facility to understand your current equipment, layout, and cleaning processes.

A review of your existing machines to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for upgrades.

A strategic plan to enhance cleaning performance, efficiency, and ROI.

Expert suggestions tailored to your facility’s unique needs and goals.

Get Started Today

Choosing Americhem means more than just a distributor; it means partnering with a company committed to your success. Our brewery cleaning solutions are supported by certified service, easy integration, and expert guidance every step of the way. Contact us today to get started!