Infrared Treatment Systems for Gelatinisation & Extract Yield
Brewing adjuncts such as flaked maize, flaked barley, torrefied wheat, and other micronized cereals are widely used to adjust colour, flavour, body, and fermentability in beer production. Infrared Micronizing provides a fast, controlled thermal process that gelatinises starch without burning or over-processing, producing clean, consistent adjuncts that integrate seamlessly into mash tuns and brewhouse operations.
Micronized brewing ingredients improve brewhouse efficiency, enhance extract yield, and deliver predictable performance across lagers, ales, and specialty beers.
Why Micronizing Brewing Adjuncts
Key processing advantages delivered through infrared heat treatment in modern cereal applications
- Improved starch gelatinisation for better mash conversion
- Higher extract yield and improved brewhouse efficiency
- Clean flavour profile without raw grain bitterness
- Consistent performance across multiple cereal types
- Reduced energy demand compared to traditional cooking
- Ready-to-use adjuncts requiring no pre-cooking
- Stable product quality for predictable brewing outcomes
Process Plant Flow for Infrared Treatment of Brewing Adjuncts
Typical equipment configuration for a micronizing line.
Integrated Process Plant Solutions & Equipment
Maze Process Solutions delivers complete, engineered equipment configurations for modern processing plants. We design and build critical systems in house, and we procure selected ancillary units through trusted partners to ensure every plant operates as a cohesive, fully integrated solution.
- Micronizer™
- Flaking Mills
- Coolers
- Bulk Weighers
- Conveyors & Elevators
- Residual Cooker / Spark Arrestor