For breweries, compressed air is an important element used for several components to operate a variety of applications including canning, bottling and kegging as well as processes like wort aeration. Traditionally, brewers tend to use oil-lubricated compressors, however when compressed air is used in direct contact with mash, wort, beer, vessels or piping, trace amounts of oil can adversely affect the beer quality.

Ingersoll Rand has just introduced a new range (1- to 15-hp) of oil-less air producers – IR’s Oil-Less Reciprocating Air Compressor. These oil-less units can utilize this clean air power via:

• Aeration: introducing oxygen into the yeast cultures throughout the fermentation process
• Clarifying: pressure-driven centrifuges remove heavier solids for a cleaner, clearer final product
• Bottling/Canning: compressed air moves beer from the conditioning tank to the bottle
• Cleanup/Maintenance: compressed air powers pressure washers which help maintain a clean and safe operation

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