Method and filling installation for filling containers with a beverage

Abstract

The invention describes a method and a filling installation for filling containers, in particular glass bottles, with a beverage, in particular beer. For this, the containers are machine-washed and consequently provided in a heated state for filling. The beverage is provided at an inlet temperature and is machine-filled at a fill temperature and then pasteurized. The containers heated thereby are cooled to an outlet temperature. Since the beverage is heated for the subsequent filling, in particular from the inlet temperature at least to the fill temperature, by means of heat obtained during cooling to the outlet temperature, the expense for cooling the hot-washed containers prior to filling can be reduced.

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