Extended Shelf Life

Changing drinking habits and consumer tastes are ever increasing the time between beer production and consumption. To meet these rigorous shelf life demands INEOS Silicas offer a range of products as effective solutions to extended shelf life, these include:

  • High performance LUCILITE silica Xerogels

  • LUCILITE TR silica for removal of haze-forming polyphenols

    • INEOS silicas' recommended range of products for extended shelf life:

    • Lucilite L10
    • Lucilite XLC
    • Lucilite XLC6
    • Lucilite TR

    Characteristically for INEOS Silicas, there is a choice of point of addition of these silicas, offering economic use and extending the shelf life for beers, of the order of 9-12 months.

    Application Point - At Maturation
    Specific grades within the LUCILITE and CHILL-GARDE family are designed for application in-tank at the maturation step. Low volume sediments are formed, to minimise beer loss and to aid processing.

    INEOS Silicas will be pleased to advise on the optimum stabilisation system for your specific beer types and brewing operation for extending shelf life when applied in tank.

    Application Point - At the Filter
    The LUCILITE range of high performance silicas, and Lucilite TR provide rapid sensitive protein uptake at the filter. Many benefits are provided to the finishing process by INEOS Silicas' advanced performance silica on the filter. This provides the brewer with flexibility and control over cost management of the stabalisation process.

    INEOS Silicas will be pleased to advise on the optimum stabilisation system for your specific beer types and brewing operation for extending shelf life when applied at the filter.