Aeration/Wort Aeration

General information about our wort aeration systems.
Wort aeration occurs extremely gently with our modules. There are no sintered candles or components which are hard to keep clean. The beverage is not exposed to any extreme shear forces either. First of all, the gas is dosed finely into the wort flow inline. After this the product finds its way into a special static or dynamic mixer (depending on system type) together with the gas (Air or Oxygen) has not yet been dissolved. Here the gas bubbles are separated into very fine beads and forced into the liquid due to the increase in pressure. Instead of air, "ventilation" can also be carried out with pure oxygen. The oxygen uptake of the beer wort is then more than 4 times as high.

We have standardised three production series:
-AeroFix, manual
-AeroMat, semi-automatic
-AeroServ, fully automatic

The AeroMat and AeroServ series can also be equipped with a yeast dosing unit.

AeroFix - simple and reliable.
AeroFix is a device for reliable inline wort aeration. The system essentially consists of a variable area flow meter, a pressure regulator, a needle metering valve for the gas and a static mixer in the product. The operator sets the value to be dosed for the gas precisely subject to the volumetric flow rate of the product. The display on the variable area flow meter is very precise. Aeration proceeds reliably throughout the production phase with the pre-set value. Operation is straightforward. The only important factors for the operator are a knowledge of the flow rate of the product and shutting off the gas (Air or Oxygen) feed once production has been completed.
AeroFix can easily be incorporated into the CIP cleaning process. This is true from both a product and a gas perspective. When doing so the gas side is disconnected from the product side so that it is mix-proof.

AeroMat - partially automatic and with a high certainty of outcom.
AeroMat is ideal if there is only a restricted budget available. However, it is not only the low investment costs which are the decisive factor for this solution. This module is also extremely robust and even staff with limited qualifications will find it easy to operate and maintain. Rough ambient conditions such as water hammers in the pipework or power failures will hardly cause any damage to the system. Its level of availability and resistance to production losses cannot be bettered.
Although the technology involved is relatively simple, the system is very precise. The dosing is read on the variable area flow meter and set precisely on the dosing valve. Initiators trigger an alarm if there is a deviation from the pre-set gas dosage quantity. The beverage line is also equipped with a flow sensor to provide further security. The flow sensor identifies different flow rates and provides a corresponding error message or stops production if there are deviations. The pressure in the beverage line is kept exactly at the value intended via a mechanical regulating valve.

The AeroMat system can optionally be equipped with a yeast dosing unit.

AeroServ - fully automatic.
In principle, there is no competitor plant that can achieve a higher oxygen saturation in the beer wort. The system can be connected to a current or future central control without any difficulty. The module also has a record of the operating parameters as a "stand alone" version. The required oxygen content is stored in the parameter editor. The system settles the specified values automatically. An automatic regulating valve is used to keep the beverage pressure at the value which is necessary for dissolving the intended Oxygen at the current product temperature.

The AeroServ system can optionally be equipped with a yeast dosing unit.