Silicone defoamers help beer manufacturers flourish
The chemical reaction between barley grains and proteins and enzymes in hops can give beer unique flavor, but with the global desire for beer development, large and small beer manufacturers also hope to help maintain the highest production efficiency through chemical industry.
When carbon dioxide bubbles form a unique "coronal foam" on a beer, too much foam can cause problems. Boiling boiling in brewing process may impede production in a competitive industry. Adding organosilicon defoamer in brewing process is a solution.
Organosilicon defoamers destroy and inhibit foam, helping beer manufacturers to reduce losses so as not to stop production for cleaning up leaks. Before packaging, defoamers will be removed together with silica used to stabilize turbidity in the filtration process.
According to the Brewery Association, an industry association representing most American breweries, this improvement in production has brought good news to smaller brewers, and probably contributed to a 13% increase in the refined beer industry since 2010, which now accounts for 5.7% of the total beer market in the United States.
Overall, beer producers are working overtime to keep up with the trend of development. In a report, Japanese beer maker Kirin Holdings said that global beer production reached a record high for 27 consecutive years in 2011. This is precisely due to the escalating strong demand in Asia and developing countries.
Silicone defoamers help beer manufacturers flourish
According to the report, beer production reached 192.71 million litres (509 billion gallons) last year, an increase of 3.7% over 2010. For 10 consecutive years, China has been the largest beer producer in the world, accounting for about 25%. According to the report, production in the United States has declined slightly since the previous year, but it still ranks second with 11.7%, followed by Brazil and Russia.
Beer originated earlier than recorded in history, but there is always room for improvement, especially in production technology.
In addition to beer production, odourless and odourless food grade silicone defoamer emulsion can also be used in the production of wine, carbonated soft drinks, fruit juice and beverages, as well as soy sauce.
2019-04-04
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