Beverages

In India beverage industry comprise of carbonated or aerated soft drinkd , fruit juices, fruits squashes, syrups etc. Most of the fruit based beverages are canned or bottled. Carbonated beverages containing no fruit juice or pulp occupy the major market share . However the past decade the tetra pack aseptic packing system convenient single shot packing has revolutionized the fruit juice beverages market, expanding the market at rapid rate.

 

India is endowed with many varieties of fruits. The agro-climatic conditions of In India are extremely suitable for growing varieties of Fruits. Such as such as apple, pineapple, pear, peach plum, almond, walnut, citrus, mango, raisin grapes, lichi, etc.

 

All the fruits are not suitable for making fruits juices. The fruit beverages market is dominated by mango based ready to serve beverages followed by apple, pineapple, guava and orange .Beverages containing 100% fruits juice , with Natural color , flavor and without chemical additives are being preferred internationally.

The most important steps in processing fruits juice are selection and preparation of fruits , extraction of juices , deaeration, staining , filtrations, clarification, preservation. The quality of the juice will depend on the manner in which these several process are carried out. The best juice is , therefore extracted from freshly, picked, sound and suitable verities when they are at the optimum stage of maturity .

The Beverages may be classified according to the way the they are processed. When these beverages are produced by yeast fermentation ,the product contain raying amount of alcohol. Grape wine, apple ciders, berry wines etc are typical examples of this kind of beverages, you may also define them according to its nature , alcoholic beverages non alcoholic Beverages.

Alcoholic Beverages 

Beer

Beer is a fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and flavored with hops.

The Manufacturing process includes brewing, fermentation, storage, filtration, pasteurization, & packaging. In this beverage the principal raw material is Malted barley, Hops & yeast . Some time corn & rice are also used for verities flavor. 

 

This is produced by fermentation by yeast. In India the beer is also classified according to the percentage of alcohol.The mild beer mild & beer containing 5-8% & super strong 8-13% of alcohol respectively. 

 

The nutritional contents such as Energy, Protein, Carbohydrate, fats etc varies with the ingredients, used for varieties of flavors. The taste, of beer depend upon the fermentation technique, yeast used for fermentation & filtration technique, & above all the varieties of hops for different type of flavor & aroma. 

 

We have yet an introduced herbal beer made of mango juice . 

Wine

Wine is made up by fermentation of grape juice with the help of yeast.Fermatation actually is a process that convert the sugar to alcohol. During fermentation yeast interact with sugars in the juice to create ethanol, commonly known as ethyl alcohol, and carbon dioxide (as a by-product).

The quality of wine will depend upon the quality of grapes & the yeast used  This entire processed is to be taken in absence of air, under control temperature so that yeast can grow .

Any addition of air can entirely change this chemical process .So it is important that fermentation vessel should be perfectly tight , & thoroughly cleaned and sterilized.  When the fermentation starts you will find the bubble of air releasing CO2 . When you find that there is no gas indicate that the fermentation is complete.

 

This process takes two to three weeks, depending upon the skins of the grape are included in the grape juice .When the skin of grapes is in red wine red grape wine . The grapes in India in available in number of verities such as Bangalore Blue, Thompson Seedless and Arka Kanchan.

 

Graps are grown in Maharashtra , Andhra pradesh ,Himachal Pradesh & Uttatar Pradesh.In maharashtra  Nasik, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara, Solapur and Osmanabad are rich in grapes production & with in excellent in quality. This is the reason  why the most of exporter are from this locality .

 

This being an ideal  location for you to set up your unit .To extract a wine select the best quality of grapes, extract the juice , allow fermentation in a closed container, removal of skin, ageing  to develop aroma & flavor .

Whisky

One of the most popular types of distilled alcoholic beverages is Whisky. The whisky is produced from by mashing the grains. This whisky is manufactured by microbial fermentation and subsequent distillation of -mash containing up to 50% ethyl alcohol. 

 

The fermentation process, which usually lasts 3 to 5 days for Whisky, uses yeast to convert the grain sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide. The distillation process separates and concentrates the alcohol from the fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize. This distilled product is transferred to the wooden cylinder to provide flavor, color, and aroma. This process is known as aging. Whisky is produced in most grain-growing areas.

Whisky of each country is distinct from that of the others because of the local grain characteristics, distillation techniques and formulas,   When this alcoholic beverage is distilled from fermented molasses, this is referring to as Rum The molasses actually produced by boiling the sugarcane juice.    The sugar cane juice is concentrated by continuously heating so as to make it thick promotes the crystallization of the sugar.    The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane, the amount of sugar extracted, and the method of extraction so do the quality of Rum .

In actual, all the alcoholic beverage are produced by the distillation process , a process  of separating the components in a liquid by heating it to the point of vaporization, then cooling so it condenses into a purified form, from the fermented material . 

This fermented material may change from place to place depending upon the availability of raw material such as fenny - a popular drink in Goa obtained from the excessive distillation of yeast-fermented cashew apple juice. Vodka is produced from the distillation of fermented potatoes. 

Select the site according to the availability of raw material depending upon product you are going to manufacture, seek advice for the selection of machinery according to the the size & scale and the production capacity of your plant .

Non Alcoholic Beverages

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