GEA AromaPlus PRO reduces the water consumption for diafiltration during dealcoholization by up to 100%. The alcoholic base produced as a by-product of the filtration course of can be used for manufacturing other beverages in the brewery, such as onerous seltzer.
GEA AromaPlus uses a filtration expertise with particular polymer membranes to separate alcohol and water from the opposite components by the use of reverse osmosis; these components are essential for the aroma, colour and turbidity of the final product. Adding the new PRO expertise to the water-saving CO2 blow-out operate and the selective membrane which is already carried out within the AromaPlus unit design, GEA saves more than two thirds and up to 100 percent of the fresh water used for diafiltration.
“Our newest AromaPlus technology combines the development towards 0.0% beer with the aim of reducing water in manufacturing,” says Ralf Scheibner, filtration expert at GEA, under whose leadership the GEA AromaPlus has been additional developed. “In truth, a membrane course of requires lots of water to flush out the alcohol. That is a matter for breweries with a restricted deoxygenized water availability. Our new PRO resolution is a crucial step for them towards fresh water neutrality in manufacturing processes.”
The complete dealcoholization system GEA AromaPlus is mounted on a body. It includes the filtration modules and reverse osmosis membranes, pumps for media switch and system strain build-up, the entire internal piping, a CIP dosing unit put in subsequent to the system, and the control equipment required for semi-automated operation. – Image: GEA/Mike Henning.
While breweries need much less recent water for the diafiltration step, the permeate leaving the system can be reused as a valuable by-product. Due to its lower quantity, it has a better alcohol content and might therefore serve as a base for alcoholic combined drinks and newer drinks, corresponding to onerous seltzer, or may be reused throughout the brewery itself.
“The Corona pandemic confirmed that breweries whose manufacturing amenities provided the flexibleness to process different drinks coped best with the drop in demand. เกจวัดแรงดันปั๊มลมpuma is a good instance of how prospects can gear their plants towards excessive demand dynamics,” says Scheibner. Originally designed for the dealcoholization of beer all the way down to 0.0%, the system may also be used used for different non-alcoholic beverages, such as 0.0% cider.
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