Celite Cynergy
®
BEER STABILIZation & Clarification System
It’s Perfectly Clear
the first system to Combine
Filtration and cold stabilization
for Better Efficiency
P Improves filtration capacity by up to 50%
P Simplifies the brewing process
P Reduces cellaring costs
P Reduces waste by up to 50%
P Requires no capital investment
Clarity And Stability
Increases Filtration Capacity by up to 50%
CLARITY AND STABILITY Consumer habits
and production trends are placing increasing
demands on shelf life to preserve flavor,
clarity, color, foam and aroma. To produce
sparkling, clear beer with a long shelf life
requires extra steps beyond filtration.
Current standard practice requires a process
that utilizes a diatomite filter aid and a silica
gel stabilization agent. The Celite Cynergy
beer stabilizing filter aid is the first - and
only - solution that provides both while
increasing filtration capacity by up to 50%.
Without sufficient
stabilization,
chill-haze occurs
when beer gets
warm during
transportation
and storage, then
chilled for drinking.
As shelf life gets
longer, it is more
likely to show up.
Current Process
Diatomite filter aid filtration (also called diatomaceous
earth, DE or kieselguhr) is used in more than 90% of beer
filtration systems because of its flexibility in handling a
wide range of brewing filtration challenges. Additional
processing is required for cold stabilization, which often
utilizes silica gel. While silica gel does a good job of cold
stabilizing, it has disadvantages:
-- Requires an additional processing step
-- Capital equipment must be allocated
-- Necessitates additional raw material handling and
storage
-- Reduces filtration capacity by up to 50%
-- Increases waste handling
Chill-haze may
be defined as an
insoluble or semisoluble protien/
tannoid complex
which forms a
colloidal suspension
in beer. These
particles scatter
transmitted light
and are observed
as a degradation in
the transparency of
the beer.
An Innovation in Beer Stabilization
and Clarification — Celite Cynergy®
System
The Celite Cynergy filter aid is a beer stabilizing diatomite
product that filters like diatomite (DE) and cold stabilizes like
silica gel, yet it performs better than conventional DE and
silica gel. When utilizing the Celite Cynergy system, material
volume decreases, resulting in reduced waste, less cleaning,
and more storage space, increasing beer production without
expanding filtration and stabilization equipment.
Compared with a regular system, much less total filtration
“mass” is required (diatomite and Celite Cynergy instead
of diatomite and regular silica gel). This translates to
more efficient filtration because the filter cake no longer
contains impermeable silica gel particles which interfere
with filtration. The flow rate will be higher and fewer filter cycles will
be needed per volume of beer filtered, with less spend
on filter cleaning agents (cleaning chemicals, hot water,
deaerated water, etc.).
IMPROVED FILTRATION
Equals Longer Filter Cycles
How Does Cynergy work?
n Improves brewing process efficiency
n Reduces chill-haze
Celite Cynergy replaces both conventional diatomite
and silica gel, significantly reducing powder (silica gel
plus diatomite) usage by up to 50% - resulting in higher
filtration efficiencies.
-- No need to add silica gel
-- Reduces storage and management of an additional
raw material
-- Uses less total powder and generates less waste —
up to 50% reduction in waste
Cynergy is engineered to selectively absorb haze-forming
proteins, the major cause of non-biological post filtration
turbidity.
-- Selective absorption of haze-forming proteins, which
yields longer shelf life for beer
-- Does not affect sensory profile: flavor, color, aroma or
foam stability
n Improves filtration performance
-- Reduces filter cake volume by up to 50%, leading to
longer filter runs between filter cleaning
-- Provides improved filtration performance
as measured by filtrate clarity, flux and unit
consumption in comparison to using silica gel and DE
separately
-- No contact or hydration time needed prior to
filtration
-- Does not require the incubation step necessary when
using conventional silica gel
Filter Cake | Volume Reduction
Celite Cynergy improves and stabilizes filtration
performance. Cynergy is a rigid silica particle that retains
the microporous structure of DE. Unlike silica gel, Cynergy
is not a compressible gel and therefore does not contribute
to back pressure. This increases the filtration efficiency,
with up to 50% longer filter cycles.
Conventional filtration with DE and silica gel generates
thicker filter cakes than the Celite Cynergy filter aid. With
Cynergy, the total cake volume is reduced due to filtration
efficiency. As a result, you’ll achieve longer filter cycles,
extending on-line time while increasing filter capacity and
reducing cleaning frequency and waste.
2.0
Cake Thickness (cm)
Filter Cycles | Longer Run Times
1.5
1.70 cm
1.0
0.90 cm
0.5
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Control
Celite with xerogel
Celite Cynergy
Bodyfeed
Precoat
SUSTAINABILITY
Reduces Waste & Energy Usage
better for the environment
n Less beer extract losses
-- Minimizes beer extract losses — fewer filter start
ups and shut downs means less beer and water going
down the drain
n Reduces carbon footprint
n Requires no capital investment
The physical properties of Celite Cynergy are virtually
identical to diatomite, and it runs on existing diatomite
filtration systems. There is no need for new equipment
purchases.
-- Easy to implement in brewery, utilizing existing DE
filtration processing schemes, equipment and storage
-- Compatible with existing DE delivery and filtration
systems so there is no need to purchase new
equipment
-- Easy-to-optimize process requires no modifications
to existing equipment
n Reduces cellaring costs
-- Cellaring operations are simplified, reducing expenses
-- Saves time and materials due to longer filtration runs
between filter cleaning
-- Reduction of filter cake volume leads to longer filter
runs between filter cleans
-- Reduction in hot water and electricity usage due to
fewer cycles of cleaning and sterilizing filter
-- Improvement and simplification of brewing process
by combining filtering and stabilization processes,
and removing the need for silica gel during beer
clarification
-- Eliminates the stabilization stage performed at
sub-zero temperatures which reduces energy use
n Reduces water usage and effluent disposal
-- Longer filtration runs between cleaning saves time
and materials, reducing water consumption and
increasing process efficiency
-- Longer filter runs leads to reduced waste cake,
resulting in reduced disposal costs
-- Fewer filter wash offs means less cleaning chemicals
being used and going down the drain
For Additional information
Please visit www.celitecynergy.com.
Approved for Beer Production
DOSAGE GUIDELINES | How much do I use?
n GRAS-approved for beer filtration
Celite Cynergy can be used alone or in combination
with conventional Celite DE with the specific dosage
dependent on beer type and desired degree of stability
(shelf life). Every brewery and beer brand is unique.
Celite Cynergy does not introduce any “new materials”
to your brewery and is approved for beer processing by
both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
the U.S. Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
-- As a diatomite product, it meets the FDA
requirements of Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)
for use in beer filtration
-- A Food Chemical Codex (FCC) grade diatomite
product
Celite Cynergy process compared to typical silica gel
processes shows reduced total processing aid usage.
Celite Cynergy is dosed at 1-2 times current silica gel
usage depending on the silica gel product.
Typical example of SILICA GEL v CELITE CYNERGY
TYPICAL Silica Gel Dosage
DE
40-60 g/hL
Silica gel
15-25 g/hL
Total
55-85 g/hL
TYPICAL Cynergy Dosage

DE
15-30 g/hL
Cynergy
20-30 g/hL
Total
35-60 g/hL
CLEAR SOLUTIONS
With a scientific approach
tECHNOLOGY | How does Cynergy work?
Celite Cynergy extends filtration cycle length by
eliminating the negative impact silica gels have on filter
cake permeability. Without the impermeable silica gel
particles, performance improves significantly: higher
filter flow rates and fewer filter cycles needed per
volume of beer filtered. And because silica gel no longer
needs to be removed as part of filtration, significantly
less total filter powder , or “mass”, is required.
Permeability of Common Stabilizers
We take a scientific approach, providing clear solutions... to
our customer’s liquid filtration needs.
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Evaluate the Celite Cynergy Filter Aid
for Your Brewery
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For help in selecting the appropriate grade, questions
about your filtration needs, or to arrange an evaluation
of how the Celite Cynergy system can increase
efficiency in your brewery, email our brewing specialists
at [email protected] or call 805-562-0210.
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Properties | Celite Cynergy Filter Aid
®
Silica
Gel A
Silica
Gel B
Cynergy
DESCRIPTION
A Diatomite Product
Typical Physical Properties
Origin
Wet Density (g/L)
Permeability Grades
Marine diatomite
350
Tight | Medium | Fast
Typical Bulk Chemistry
SiO2 (%)
92.4
Al2O3 (%)
3.3
Fe2O3 (%)
1.5
CaO (%)
0.8
MgO (%)
0.6
K2O (%)
0.6
Na2O (%)
0.5
The physical properties of the products represent typical values obtained in
accordance with Imerys test methods and are subject to manufacturing variations.
They are provided here as a general reference only, are subject to change without
notice, and should not be relied on for any particular application.
Typical Celite Cynergy diatom showing extensive voids
within the particles as well as between them.
Typical silica gel particle is impermeable and tends to
clog the filter path.
Imerys – The Filtration
Experts
Customer-Driven
IMERYS
Filtration
Minerals is the largest producer of mineral filter
aids for beer. As the leaders in DE innovation
and quality systems for almost 100 years, the
company has invested over 50 million dollars in
its flagship filter aids plant in 2008.
New Product Development Over the
last decade, IMERYS Filtration Minerals has
IMERYS FILTRATION has lead a renaissance in beer filtration,
investigating every aspect of the filter aid and beer interface.
lead a renaissance in beer filtration. Every
aspect of the filter aid and beer interface has
been investigated – from beer chemistry to
DE particle size, shape and density. These
the only ultra-low BSI1 DE grades, to engineered
mineral filter aids like Celite Cynergy.
Environmental Policy
Innovations
in
reduced DE usage and environment-friendly
filtration remain our priority. One brewery at a
time, through filtration audits, we have reduced
the amount of filter aid needed. Every year, our
1. BSI - Beer Soluble Iron
new filter aids are expanding possibilities for
breweries around the globe.
IMERYS Filtration Minerals
1732 North First Street, Suite 450
San Jose, CA 95112 USA
t: +1 805-562-0200
e: [email protected]
www.celitecynergy.com
The physical properties of the products represent typical values obtained in
accordance with Imerys test methods and are subject to manufacturing variations.
They are provided here as a general reference only, are subject to change without
notice, and should not be relied on for any particular application.
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