New Dupray Bacchus Wine Barrel and Steam Bottling Line Cleaning for the Wine Industry

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San Francisco, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 26, 2011 -- Traditional methods of cleaning and sanitizing bottles and barrels in the bottling industry result in excessive amount of water being wasted and poured down the drain. Excessive use of water is costly for bottling industries.

One of the secrets to the Italian wine industry is the steam cleaning method. Steam allows for the sterilization of everything using minimal water and absolutely no chemicals. This results in thoroughly cleaned bottles and barrels, tremendous amounts of savings and vast environmental benefits. It’s an efficient solution for applications in bottling lines, barrel cleaning and hydration, and sanitizing tanks and removing tartrates. Dupray Bacchus cleaning systems achieve this high standard of steam cleaning.

Dupray steam temperatures can reach up to 192 degrees Celsius or 378 degrees Fahrenheit, effectively increasing the kill ratio and lethal dose on bacteria and mould. This is compared to typical pressure washers, which operate at only 80 degrees Celsius.

However, the major benefit of choosing to use a steam cleaner in the bottling industry instead of a typical hot water pressure washer is the rate at which the heat is transferred or absorbed by the treated surfaces. Typical “hot water baths” are time consuming and result in a lot of wasted water because it is an inefficient method of heat transfer. Dry steam cleaners, which produce only 5% humidity, allow for the instant transfer of heat to all surfaces that are touched, which reduces the time needed to clean and sterilize equipment.

The use of steam in a bottling line ensures a complete kill rate. The bottling line reaches disinfecting temperatures faster, meaning that the entire process is much shorter. The process takes only 15 minutes of time once a minimum temperature of over 100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit is reached. And since it’s a steam cleaning process, no chemicals are used and there is no leftover wastewater to treat. Steam provides a superior efficiency in sterilizing a bottle, since steam is a vapor and thus permeates 100% of a bottling line, including regions where gravity won’t allow a liquid to touch. This results in the sterilization of areas that could not be reached before.

Steam cleaners also provide a cleaning solution for wine barrels. This adds longevity to oak barrels, rehydrates and revitalizes the oak constructing the barrel, and will remove leftover bitter tannings and melt tartrates from the wood.

The hot steam, which is safe on the oak, allows for the pores of the wood to be opened which releases tartrates and old wine and bitter tannins that have been absorbed into the wood. Steam cleaning oak barrels will extend the life of the Oak, and can save thousands of dollars a year for wineries.

Storage tanks pose another cleaning challenge. Tartrates and other substances often cling to the walls of the storage tanks, but the Bacchus system will melt away all residues in the tank. After only 15 minutes, a tank will be completely sterilized without the use of caustic or harsh chemicals, and reduce water consumption and wastewater treatment. Overall, this will save time, manpower, and money.

Dupray recommends the Steam Box Bacchus for small to medium sized wineries. It’s capable of sterilizing and cleaning 1200 bottles per hour on a bottling line, and up to 10 barrels per day. For medium to large wineries, the Steam Box Bacchus is the most powerful steam cleaner on the market capable of sterilizing and cleaning 2300 bottles per hour bottling line and up to 150 barrels per day.

For more information about dupray's steam cleaners, please visit http://www.dupray.ca or contact us toll free at 1-800-881-8482

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