Flash Pasteurizer in a Brewery
- Nov 23, 2024
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- tiantai
A flash pasteurizer is a heat treatment system used to kill microorganisms in liquids like beverages (e.g., juice, beer, and wine) to ensure safety and extend shelf life while preserving as much of the product’s flavor and nutritional content as possible. It involves quickly heating the liquid to a high temperature for a short period and then rapidly cooling it down. It is popular used in any different breweries.
Key Features of Flash Pasteurization:
1) Temperature and Time:
The liquid is heated to around 72°C for 30 seconds, if we want to reach high PU, we also can maintain the time to 1 minute. This balance ensures the destruction of harmful pathogens while minimizing damage to the product’s quality.
2) Rapid Heating and Cooling:
Heat exchangers are typically used to ensure fast temperature changes.
Cooling occurs immediately after heating to prevent further chemical changes in the product.
3) Preservation of Quality:
The short exposure to heat helps retain the product’s color, flavor, and nutrients compared to traditional pasteurization methods that use longer heating times.
4) Applications:
Commonly used for fruit juices, beer, wine etc.
5) Advantages:
Efficient microbial inactivation.
Extended shelf life without the need for preservatives.
Energy-efficient due to heat recovery in modern systems.
6) Equipment:
Flash pasteurizers consist of a heating section, a holding tube (to maintain the liquid at the target temperature for the required time), and a cooling section.
Flash pasteurization is particularly advantageous in industries where the sensory and nutritional characteristics of the product are critical to consumer satisfaction.
Tiantai, provides turnkey solutions on brewery equipment. If you are looking for filling and pasteurizer equipment, kindly contact me to get your proposal.
Derrick
Sales Manager
[email protected]
Tiantai Beer Equipment
Key Features of Flash Pasteurization:
1) Temperature and Time:
The liquid is heated to around 72°C for 30 seconds, if we want to reach high PU, we also can maintain the time to 1 minute. This balance ensures the destruction of harmful pathogens while minimizing damage to the product’s quality.
2) Rapid Heating and Cooling:
Heat exchangers are typically used to ensure fast temperature changes.
Cooling occurs immediately after heating to prevent further chemical changes in the product.
3) Preservation of Quality:
The short exposure to heat helps retain the product’s color, flavor, and nutrients compared to traditional pasteurization methods that use longer heating times.
4) Applications:
Commonly used for fruit juices, beer, wine etc.
5) Advantages:
Efficient microbial inactivation.
Extended shelf life without the need for preservatives.
Energy-efficient due to heat recovery in modern systems.
6) Equipment:
Flash pasteurizers consist of a heating section, a holding tube (to maintain the liquid at the target temperature for the required time), and a cooling section.
Flash pasteurization is particularly advantageous in industries where the sensory and nutritional characteristics of the product are critical to consumer satisfaction.
Tiantai, provides turnkey solutions on brewery equipment. If you are looking for filling and pasteurizer equipment, kindly contact me to get your proposal.
Derrick
Sales Manager
[email protected]
Tiantai Beer Equipment
