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Craft Brewery
Canning and Bottling Beer:
Choosing a Filling Machine for Your Brewery
By: Alyssa L. Ochs
L argely due to pandemic-related brewery Types of Bottle Filling Machines
closures and limits for on-site consump-
tion, the popularity of to-go packaging is
at an all-time high. Cans offer a portable There are several types of bottling machines used
by breweries today with both manual and automat-
and recyclable way to consume craft beer when ic functions. Modern machines serve multiple pur-
draft pours aren’t an option. Meanwhile, bottles poses within the brewery to save space and offer
remain a classic choice preferred by some brewers both continuity and efficiency. For example, spe-
and consumers because of their ability to protect cialized machines handle rinsing, filling and capping
against light for optimal flavor and freshness. Also, all within one system.
there’s just something refreshingly classic about
sipping a cold brew from a frosty bottle. Tandem fillers usually fill one to eight bottles of
beer at a time and are small machines that use long
Since to-go package sales aren’t expected to filling tubes. Rotary fillers are high-speed machines
decline anytime soon, it’s a good idea to keep up that utilize a rotary system and offer greater
with the latest filling machine technology in case a capacity. Semi-automatic rinser/filler/corker/cager
new installation or upgrade is necessary.
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