A New Brewing Ecosystem with Intelligent Technology

2026-10-12 10:07:22

Looking Ahead to 2026: Aenlunte Reconstructs a New Brewing Ecosystem with Intelligent Technology

As a national high-tech enterprise, Shaanxi Aenlunte Brewing Technology Co., Ltd. is backed by Professor Xu Zhaohui’s team with 23 core patents and keeps making breakthroughs in intelligent brewing equipment. The company has fully upgraded solid-state and liquid-state Vinegar brewing equipment as well as sauce production equipment. Further, it has been deeply engaged in the "Head Goose Project" and rural revitalization initiatives. Empowering county-level brewing industries with technology, Aenlunte has resolved production bottlenecks for more than 2,000 enterprises nationwide.

Aenlunte’s solid-state vinegar brewing equipment adopts innovative technologies to transform traditional production modes, featuring remarkable core strengths. Adopting vertical fermentation layout, a single unit occupies merely 4 square meters, yet its vinegar mash capacity is equivalent to that of a traditional 20-square-meter fermentation tank. For a ten-thousand-ton workshop, floor space can be cut by 75%, perfectly meeting enterprises’ capacity expansion demands. Equipped with a fully automatic computer control system with 90% informatization level, it supports both remote and manual operation. A ten-thousand-ton workshop only requires 3 operators to finish workload that traditionally needs 30 staff, greatly reducing labor costs.

Precise temperature and humidity regulation creates a simulated ecological environment for acetic acid bacteria, tackling industry challenges such as incomplete protein denaturation. The fermentation cycle is shortened from 3–6 months to 20 days, starch utilization rate reaches 90%, and the average acidity stays steadily above 6%. Integrated with acid gas recovery and online vinegar mash smoking technologies, the system achieves zero pollutant discharge during production. The production cost of vinegar with 4% acidity is only 600–700 RMB per ton, balancing efficiency, product quality and environmental protection.

The liquid-state vinegar brewing equipment is specially developed for white vinegar, rice vinegar and fruit vinegar production, delivering both high efficiency and desirable flavor. Built on an integrated intelligent closed-loop production system with modules for aeration and online alcohol measurement, it achieves an ethanol conversion rate of 95% when using edible alcohol as raw material. The fermentation cycle can be flexibly controlled within 8–40 hours, several times faster than conventional processes. It can produce high-purity vinegar of varying concentrations ranging from 3.5% to 19%. One ton of fruits can stably yield 2.5–3 tons of raw fruit vinegar, marking a substantial improvement in raw material utilization.

The innovative microbial co-fermentation technology addresses the weak flavor drawback of traditional liquid vinegar, delivering richer and more balanced taste in finished products. Meanwhile, the equipment boasts outstanding energy-saving performance: producing 1 liter of 10% concentration white vinegar consumes only 0.03 kWh of electricity. The intelligent control system enables real-time parameter monitoring and batch traceability to guarantee consistent quality across all batches.

In the sauce production sector, Aenlunte’s intelligent equipment for soy sauce and wheat paste, empowered by patented technologies, enables high-efficiency mass production and serves as a core tool for sauce manufacturers upgrading their facilities. Fitted with dedicated automatic fermentation devices combining steam heating and negative vacuum heating, the system accurately controls temperatures at all fermentation stages, saving over 35% of thermal energy and cutting the brewing cycle by one third.

For wheat paste production, the equipment integrates fermentation and micronization functions, supporting automatic brine dosing and automatic pulverization. Over 210 kg of sweet wheat paste can be produced from 100 kg of flour, representing a 30% output increase compared with traditional processes. Finished soy sauce and wheat paste feature rich soy aroma and ester aroma with excellent physicochemical indicators. The equipment is also compatible with production of broad bean paste, fermented soybean and other sauce varieties to satisfy diversified demands of manufacturers.

The value of technology is ultimately reflected in industrial implementation and rural revitalization. In 2025, actively responding to the national rural revitalization strategy, Aenlunte took deep part in the "Head Goose" Program for rural industrial revitalization leaders. Leveraging intelligent brewing equipment, it injects momentum into characteristic county-level brewing industries.

According to the agricultural resource endowments of different counties, Aenlunte provides customized equipment solutions and technical training for rural Brewing industry leaders. It offers full-cycle support covering factory layout planning, equipment commissioning and process optimization, helping traditional small workshops upgrade into standardized and large-scale production bases. Local agricultural products such as grains and fruits can thus realize value-added through on-site processing.

The integrated service model of "Equipment + Technology + Training" has cultivated a cohort of brewing industry "Head Goose" talents proficient in technology and business operation. It further drives the development of the whole industrial chain including local agricultural planting, processing and sales, achieving the demonstration effect of "cultivating one leader, driving a region, and bringing prosperity to local residents". The brewing industry has become a featured pillar industry for rural revitalization.

The in-depth development and achievements made in 2025 have laid a solid foundation for Aenlunte’s growth. Going forward, centered on scientific and technological innovation, Aenlunte will continue to optimize its intelligent brewing equipment portfolio and deepen integration with the Head Goose Project and rural revitalization programs. It will bring intelligent brewing technologies to more counties and villages, empower rural revitalization through industrial development, and facilitate the continuous advancement of China’s brewing industry toward industrialization, green development and intelligent manufacturing.