Contract bottling of beer in bottles and cans with an annual capacity of around 100,000 hl in Hallerndorf, Upper Franconia.

Brauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf GmbH & Co. KG

Hallerndorf (Brewery / Bottling Centre / Administration) · Hallerndorf (Brewery Inn) · Forchheim (Glockenkeller) · Hallerndorf (Gartenkeller) · Hallerndorf (Kreuzbergkeller)New on Amplifa

1422Founded

ca. 100,000 hl/yearBottling centre capacity

12,000 cans/hCan filling line

5 sitesBrewery, bottling centre, inn, cellars

About Brauerei Rittmayer

Brauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf GmbH & Co. KG is a family-run brewery with roots dating back to 1422 and counts among the oldest breweries in Germany. At its Hallerndorf site, the company has been operating a modern bottling centre for contract bottling since 2000 with an annual capacity of around 100,000 hectolitres, making it one of the largest service bottling operations for beer in Upper Franconia. Filtered and unfiltered, top-fermented and bottom-fermented beers are bottled in ten bottle shapes with swing-top closures or crown caps, and since May 2023 also canned in five sizes. A Krones Craftmate C system with 12,000 cans per hour and a minimum batch of 15 hl is used for can filling. Customers include smaller private breweries such as Roppelt, Hennemann and Pfister, as well as more distant breweries. The range of services covers beer intake, quality control, labelling, palletising, film wrapping, storage capacity, and support with logistics, returnable containers, closures and DPG registration.

Site: Hallerndorf
Processes: Beer filling (bottles), Beer filling (cans), Labelling (self-adhesive labels), Beer intake (contract bottling, delivery), Contract bottle filling (10 bottle shapes, swing-top and crown caps), Can filling (0.33/0.44/0.5/0.9/1.0 l, from 15 hl, 12,000 cans/h), Storage capacity, Beer intake (24h/5 days)
Materials: Beer (top-fermented and bottom-fermented, filtered and unfiltered), Bottle filling, Can filling, Labelling
Certificates: IFS, BIO certification, IFS (possible), BIO certification (possible)
Founded: 1422
Industries: Breweries / Beverage industry (contract bottling), Gastronomy, Beverage retail

01
Beer intake (24 h/5 days, max. 280 hl)
02
Quality control (oxygen, original wort, alcohol, CO²)
03
Bottle or can filling
04
Labelling
05
Palletising and film wrapping
06
Storage
07
Logistics and returnable container handling

Beverages and Containers

Bottle filling

Filling of filtered and unfiltered, top-fermented and bottom-fermented beers from 50 hl in ten bottle shapes.

Can filling

Filling in cans from 0.33 to 1.0 l from 15 hl; printed cans from 250,000 units (0.5 l).

Labelling

Self-adhesive labelling with tool-free roll change and high flexibility.

Sites

Hallerndorf

Brewery, bottling centre, administration

Lot size: Bottles from 50 hl; cans from 15 hl; intake max. 280 hl
Materials: Beer (filtered/unfiltered, top-fermented/bottom-fermented)

Krones Craftmate C (12,000 cans/h)
Gernep self-adhesive labeller
Wood chip system
Photovoltaics
In-house nitrogen generation

Hallerndorf (Inn)

Brewery inn

Forchheim

Glockenkeller

Hallerndorf (Gartenkeller)

Gartenkeller

Hallerndorf (Kreuzbergkeller)

Kreuzbergkeller

Containers and Filling Formats

**Bottle filling at the bottling centre**Contract bottling · Breweries

**Can filling line Krones Craftmate C**Can filling · Breweries

**Longneck bottle 0.33 l**Bottle filling · Crown cap

**Swing-top bottle 0.5 l with Anker label**Bottle filling · Swing-top closure

**Euro bottle 0.5 l format 1**Bottle filling · Crown cap

**Steinie bottle 0.33 l**Bottle filling · Crown cap/swing-top

**Euro bottle 0.33 l**Bottle filling · Crown cap

**Gourmet bottle 0.33 l**Bottle filling · Crown cap

Inside the production

Industries

Breweries / Beverage industry (contract bottling)GastronomyBeverage retail

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Beer filling (bottles)Assembly	–	–	–	from 50 hl	Beer (unfiltered, filtered, top-fermented, bottom-fermented)
Beer filling (cans)Assembly	–	–	–	15 hl	Beer
Labelling (self-adhesive labels)Surface	–	–	–	–	–
Beer intake (contract bottling, delivery)Assembly	–	–	–	280 hl (max. intake quantity)	Beer

2 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Can filler	Krones Craftmate C	1	12,000 cans/hour; cans 0.33 l, 0.44 l, 0.5 l, 0.9 l, 1.0 l; minimum filling 15 hl	2023	Hallerndorf
Labelling machine (self-adhesive labeller)	Gernep	1	–	–	Hallerndorf

Additional services

Contract bottle filling (10 bottle shapes, swing-top and crown caps)Can filling (0.33/0.44/0.5/0.9/1.0 l, from 15 hl, 12,000 cans/h)Storage capacityBeer intake (24h/5 days)Quality control (oxygen, original wort, alcohol, CO²)Support with logistics, returnable containers, labels, closuresDPG registrationPalletising and film wrappingLabelling

Reference customers

Brauerei Roppelt (Stiebarlimbach)Brauerei Hennemann (Sambach)Brauerei Pfister (Weigelshofen)

Quality

At the bottling centre, all quality-relevant beer parameters such as oxygen, original wort, alcohol and CO² content are continuously recorded. IFS and BIO certification is possible.

Evidence	Hallerndorf
IFS (possible)
BIO certification (possible)

History

1422
Founded as a comital brewery; coat-of-arms charter from the Count of Kulmbach
2000
Construction of the bottling centre at the entrance to Hallerndorf
2020
Gold at the European Beer Star (Smoky George)
2023
Commissioning of the Krones Craftmate C can filling line (12,000 cans/h, from May 2023)