BEVERAGE FILLING METHOD AND MACHINE

摘要

A beverage filling method comprising: blow-molding a bottle from a heated preform; while the heat with which the preform is applied remains, sterilizing the inside of the bottle by supplying the bottle with hot water having a temperature in the range of 70°C to 80°C, and bringing the hot water into contact with the entire interior surface of the bottle (per square centimeter); and then filling the bottle with a beverage and thereafter to seal it. With this method the interior of the bottle can be properly and quickly sterilized with residual heat and the heat of the hot water, and a beverage package of good quality can be manufactured.