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Food and Beverage Market - Beer

We're brewing success—from local hand-crafted microbrews to the world's largest breweries, 3M Purification has decades of experience supplying reliable, cost effective separation solutions. 3M Purification filters are used in many critical steps in beer production including water processing, diatomaceous earth (D.E.) trap, clarification, control of particulates, sterile air and gas service, and microorganism control in non-pasteurized beer. 3M systems help increase reliability while also helping brewers to drive down processing costs.

For more information regarding 3M Purification's offerings for breweries, please read: Filtration Systems for Breweries (PDF).

The following sections outline some of 3M Purification's solutions for various process steps.

Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Trap Filtration

Particulate filters that help capture stray DE fines downstream of the DE filter.

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Microfiltration for Non-pasteurized Beer

Microporous membrane filters that help produce microbiological stability without pasteurization.

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Clarification of Beer with Depth Filters

Cellulose-based depth filtrations that help clarify beer and reduce microorganisms.

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Air & Gas Filtration

Filtration of air and gas used in brewing.

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Water Filtration in the Brewery

Filters that help control particulate and microorganisms in water used in the brewery.

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Keg Filtration

Filters that help clarify and increase the microbiological stability of keg beer.

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Rapid Hygiene Monitoring

Monitor biological contamination on surfaces and in water in real time.

Easily implemented into your hygiene monitoring and HACCP programs, the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ ATP and Protein Tests offer rapid and reliable solutions to monitor biological contamination on surfaces and in water in real time.

Effective environmental hygiene management helps reduce levels of contamination in finished products, leading to improved quality, fewer batch rejections and lower risk of product recall. The high sensitivity and repeatability of the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Surface ATP Test, coupled with the powerful data trending software of the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ NG Luminometer, allow you to make sound decisions that can save your business time and money.

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Microbiological Testing of Water

Sample-ready plates that replace conventional agar, Petri dishes, media pads, and disposable filter funnels used in the microbial testing of water.

The beverage industry strives to offer safe products to the public that have a long shelf life with decreased chemical preservatives. This balance is very difficult to manage due to pH and high sugar levels which make the beverages susceptible to yeast and mold. Monitoring microbial conditions throughout the production cycle is critical to the control of contamination. Testing in process equipment as well as final products is the most effective measure to control the quality of the final beverage.

Our extensive line of monitoring and testing solutions is designed to help you maximize accuracy, consistency and efficiency. All products are supported by worldwide sales and technical services second to none.

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Filter Housings

A wide range of filter housings to accommodate membrane filters, lenticular-style depth filters, and utility filters.

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