100% Employee Owned, Founded 1954

Breweries and Distilleries

Providing Tangible Value for Brewers and Distillers

At Cross Company, our key value drivers center around customer success. With a focus on innovation, we aim to help our customers grow their businesses. Take a look at how we provide tangible results for this industry and learn more about our Innovate, Grow, Transform initiative.

Reduce Risk

Minimize your risk of downtime by using the highest quality hose and fittings products.

Improve efficiency

Don’t waste unnecessary time on hose repair when the Cross experts can handle it for you.

Raise Quality

Automate your batching process to maintain consistency in your product
Minimize your risk of downtime by using the highest quality hose and fittings products.
Don’t waste unnecessary time on hose repair when the Cross experts can handle it for you.
Automate your batching process to maintain consistency in your product

Providing Tangible Value For Brewers And Distillers

In the world of breweries and distilleries, craftsmanship and precision are critical. Ensuring a reliable production process is a necessary step in guaranteeing a high-quality end product. Cross Company is a dedicated partner to breweries and distilleries, maintaining a wide offering of solutions to elevate the efficiency, reliability, and quality of production processes.

No matter the size of your operation, Cross Company has high quality, industry-leading products and services to keep your operation running smoothly. Our team has worked with breweries like Highland Brewing, and distilleries such as Jack Daniel’s, to implement products and solutions and to make them more efficient and reduce risk in their operations.

With decades of experience in the industry, Cross provides specialized expertise in Precision Measurement, Hose and Fittings, Automation, and Process Solutions, ensuring breweries and distilleries can focus on their craft while optimizing their operations and throughput.

Common Applications

Brass And Composite Push-To-Connect Fittings

Brew Hose (Size 1”-2” In-Stock, Up To 4” Available By Special Order)

Stainless Steel Sanitary Valves, Fittings, And Adaptors

Waste Discharge Hose

Washdown Hose (¾” And ⅝” Diameter) With Solid Brass Fittings And Ball Valves

Wide Variety Of Brass Washdown Nozzles In Stock Including Tapered And Pistol Grip

Latest Case Studies And Application Notes

Products for Breweries and Distilleries

You can’t afford downtime, so you need the highest quality components to build your system, and keep it running. We keep hose, fittings, connectors, tubing, couplers, and other equipment in stock, so whether it’s a replacement component or new materials for an entire line, we can help get your product flowing and keep it moving.

We work directly with all of our customers within the brewing and distillation industries to ensure that their precision measurement equipment and other necessary process instrumentation are precise, reliable, and accurate. That way, they can focus on what they do best: crafting remarkable beverages.

Products for Breweries and Distilleries

You can’t afford downtime, so you need the highest quality components to build your system, and keep it running. We keep hose, fittings, connectors, tubing, couplers, and other equipment in stock, so whether it’s a replacement component or new materials for an entire line, we can help get your product flowing and keep it moving.

We work directly with all of our customers within the brewing and distillation industries to ensure that their precision measurement equipment and other necessary process instrumentation are precise, reliable, and accurate. That way, they can focus on what they do best: crafting remarkable beverages.

Services for Breweries and Distilleries

Whether it’s optimizing packaging lines, automating ingredient handling, or enhancing quality control, Cross Automation solutions bring efficiency and precision to every stage of the brewing and distillation process. Through optimally implemented automation, fluid conveyance, and process control services, we elevate the quality and consistency of each batch. This allows brewers and distillers to maintain the integrity of their recipes while optimizing production speed and accuracy.

From grain mills and hop dosing to yeast propagation and flavor additions, our systems efficiently manage ingredients according to precise recipes. Automation and process optimization for breweries not only ensures consistency but also allows brewers and distillers to easily experiment with new formulations and adjust recipes, fostering innovation in the craft beverage industry.

Crafting the perfect brew or spirit also requires extreme precision and attention to detail. At Cross Precision Measurement, we’re at the forefront of ensuring reliable, repeatable accuracy of critical measurement equipment within the brewery or distillery industries. Whether you need sanitary tubing or hydrometer calibration, Cross can help.

Services for Breweries and Distilleries

Whether it’s optimizing packaging lines, automating ingredient handling, or enhancing quality control, Cross Automation solutions bring efficiency and precision to every stage of the brewing and distillation process. Through optimally implemented automation, fluid conveyance, and process control services, we elevate the quality and consistency of each batch. This allows brewers and distillers to maintain the integrity of their recipes while optimizing production speed and accuracy.

From grain mills and hop dosing to yeast propagation and flavor additions, our systems efficiently manage ingredients according to precise recipes. Automation and process optimization for breweries not only ensures consistency but also allows brewers and distillers to easily experiment with new formulations and adjust recipes, fostering innovation in the craft beverage industry.

Crafting the perfect brew or spirit also requires extreme precision and attention to detail. At Cross Precision Measurement, we’re at the forefront of ensuring reliable, repeatable accuracy of critical measurement equipment within the brewery or distillery industries. Whether you need sanitary tubing or hydrometer calibration, Cross can help.

Solutions for Breweries and Distilleries

Our solutions ensure the hygienic transfer of fluids, preserving the purity of ingredients and preventing contamination. From mash tun to fermenter, our hose and fitting solutions contribute to the seamless and reliable flow of liquids, essential for crafting beverages of the highest quality.

At Cross, we understand the intricate balance between traditional methods and modern efficiency in breweries and distilleries. By removing redundancy in production processes through reliable solutions, we free up valuable human resources for more creative and strategic tasks.

Precision in brewing and distillation extends beyond individual processes to the orchestration of the entire production cycle. Cross Company provides control systems to optimize processes, ensuring seamless coordination and efficiency. Additionally, with process instrumentation such as flow meters, we can help you ensure that every step in the production process runs smoothly.

By optimizing control and measurement, Cross contributes to the craftsmanship and reliability essential for the success of breweries and distilleries.

Solutions for Breweries and Distilleries

Our solutions ensure the hygienic transfer of fluids, preserving the purity of ingredients and preventing contamination. From mash tun to fermenter, our hose and fitting solutions contribute to the seamless and reliable flow of liquids, essential for crafting beverages of the highest quality.

At Cross, we understand the intricate balance between traditional methods and modern efficiency in breweries and distilleries. By removing redundancy in production processes through reliable solutions, we free up valuable human resources for more creative and strategic tasks.

Precision in brewing and distillation extends beyond individual processes to the orchestration of the entire production cycle. Cross Company provides control systems to optimize processes, ensuring seamless coordination and efficiency. Additionally, with process instrumentation such as flow meters, we can help you ensure that every step in the production process runs smoothly.

By optimizing control and measurement, Cross contributes to the craftsmanship and reliability essential for the success of breweries and distilleries.

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A Comprehensive Offering for Brewing and Distilling Operations

Breweries and distilleries require reliable fluid conveyance to operate. Our hose assembly technicians are the best in the business and can help you with your distillery and brew hose needs. Our hose and fittings team offers custom hose assembly (often with same-day turnaround), in-house hose repair with crimped or certified clamped stainless steel fittings, and onsite consultation and specification of hose needs with a technical expert.

From calibrating instruments that dictate ingredient proportions to ensuring that scales read correctly, our precision measurement services contribute to the consistency and quality of the brewing and distillation process. Whether it’s calibrating thermometers, hydrometers, or other vital instruments, Cross Precision Measurement enhances the reliability of every measurement, allowing brewers and distillers to pursue their craft with confidence.

Choosing Cross Company as your strategic partner in navigating the intricate world of breweries and distilleries is the best decision many operations make. With a comprehensive range of solutions tailored for the unique demands of beverage crafting, we empower brewers and distillers to pursue their craft with the assurance that every process is optimized for precision, reliability, and efficiency.

Reliable fluid conveyance

Custom hose assembly

In-house repair services

ISO 17025 accredited calibration

Industry-leading manufacturer partnerships

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How Can Cross Company Help?

At Cross Company, our focus is on our customers. Whether it’s a simple on-site calibration or testing of complex systems, we always provide the same world-class, customer-focused service. And we can provide it for your brewery or distilling facility, too.

With our focus on customer service and satisfaction, we can make sure you get the systems and inspection services you need to smoothly run your operation. From routine maintenance to quick repairs to ongoing monitoring, we work directly with all of our customers to make sure their needs are met.

When it comes to industrial craft beer or spirit production, there are many unique challenges that call for an expert. Cross can be that expert for you. Contact us today to start the process.

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.