Iced coffee, iced coffee mixed drinks, and even coffee-infused beers are popular and very trendy beverages. In the last few years, the number of iced coffee or cold brew beverages on the shelves of supermarkets and convenience stores has soared, with even smaller stores offering several big-name brands and locally bottled options.
At the same time, coffee-infused beers have also become a crowd-pleasing beverage. This can be found on tap, bottled or in cans, and they are a craft brewery selection that is definitely here to stay.
The challenge for any company wanting to enter into this very lucrative beverage market is the difficulty in finding the right options in commercial coffee brewing equipment. A quick online search using this term results in pages of restaurant coffee makers, which offer only a limited brewing volume.
Large Volume Production Needs
For true commercial coffee brewing equipment for bottling or mixing of the coffee, the restaurant types of systems are simply too cumbersome, too slow and produced only a limited volume of coffee with each brew.
At the same time, they are not designed to provide precise quality control and consistency in the coffee. Selecting a commercial coffee brewing equipment designed for high volume production should include a system that can be automated to deliver the same strength and flavor of coffee at the volume levels required for production.
Integration With Current Production
If the coffee is to be included as a flavored beer additive, or if it is to be bottled and sold as cold or iced coffee, it is essential the equipment selected can integrate with any current production and bottling lines.
As this can be a significant challenge, working with a manufacturer with experience in beverage production equipment for bottling is extremely helpful. These companies can often provide services to assist in the installation and setup of the system to allow for fast production without a lot of delays.
