During alcoholic fermentation, yeast converts sugar into alcohol and CO₂ – a natural process that takes place every day in every brewery. But what often escapes unused into the atmosphere harbours enormous potential: CO₂ is a valuable raw material that is needed in many areas of the brewery – for example, in bottling, for pressurisation in fermentation and storage cellars, or in the production of non-alcoholic beverages. But instead of buying CO₂ at high prices or becoming dependent on external supply chains, recovering your own fermentation CO₂ is a smart, sustainable and economically attractive alternative.
Steinecker provides answers to key issues such as supply security and environmental responsibility and offers a forward-looking solution with its CO₂ recovery system. Our technology enables breweries to efficiently recover natural fermentation CO₂ for greater independence, food safety and a strong sustainability profile.
With a broad portfolio – from preconfigured units with 100, 300 or 500 kilograms per hour to tailor-made solutions that can handle 6,000 kilograms per hour and more – we offer maximum flexibility for every size of operation. Thanks to our in-depth process expertise, we seamlessly integrate the CO₂ system from the fermentation tank to the filling line, minimising losses along the entire process chain.
VapoCool is a particular highlight: our smart solution for energy recovery during CO₂ evaporation. Not only does it save energy, it can also be easily integrated into existing systems for rapid amortisation and sustainable efficiency gains.
Other technologies such as the aerosol separator or H₂S separation ensure maximum product quality and operational safety. This makes CO₂ recovery not only an ecological but also an economic gain – with a return on investment (ROI) of less than three years (with the appropri-ate plant size and CO₂ price level).
Visit us next week at drinktec and experience our CO₂ solution as part of the Brewnomic concept for a more sustainable, smarter and more resilient beverage production. You’ll find the Steinecker team at the Krones stand in Hall B6.
