Beer, Wine & Spirits Ingredients

Premium Ingredients for the Beer, Wine & Spirits Industry

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At American International Foods, Inc., we understand that crafting exceptional beer, wine, and spirits demands high-quality, reliable ingredients that elevate flavor, appearance, mouthfeel, and improve shelf life.

Whether you’re a craft distillery, large-scale brewery, or boutique winery, AIFI is your dedicated partner in sourcing and delivering the ingredients you need to stand out in a competitive market.

At AIFI, we are more than an ingredient supplier; we are suppliers of uncontested value. We ensure that our customers receive top-quality ingredients and on-time deliveries at affordable prices, taking great pride in supplying ingredients that continue to feed consumers worldwide.

For questions regarding beer, wine, and spirit ingredient pricing, fill out the price request form linked below. For complete technical specifications and other inquiries, please contact one of our sales representatives.

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Popular Ingredients for Beer, Wine & Spirits Manufacturing

Fermentation Aids & Nutrients

Supports healthy and efficient fermentation processes with critical inputs that feed and stabilize yeast performance:

  • Diammonium Phosphate (DAP): A primary nitrogen source for yeast, boosting fermentation speed and health.
  • Yeast Extracts: Enhance nutrient availability and flavor complexity.
  • Zinc Sulfate & Magnesium Sulfate: Essential minerals for yeast metabolism and fermentation vitality.
  • Ammonium Sulfate: A cost-effective nitrogen booster often used in beer fermentation.

Clarifying Agents & Stabilizers

Improves visual clarity and removes unwanted proteins, tannins, or polyphenols

  • PVPP (Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone): Reduces haze-causing polyphenols in beer and wine.
  • Bentonite Clay: Common in winemaking to remove proteins and assist in fining.
  • Silica Gel & Colloidal Silica: Stabilize foam and reduce chill haze in lagers and ales.

Filtration & Processing Aids

Enables smooth filtration and ensures product purity

  • Cellulose Fibers: Used for coarse and fine filtration to remove sediments without flavor impact.
  • Activated Carbon: Helps remove off-odors and impurities from spirits

Flavor & Aroma Components

Crafts a unique sensory signature with a wide range of flavor-building ingredients

  • Natural & Organic Flavors: Vanilla, almond, citrus, smoke, and spice extracts for ready-to-drink cocktails and spirits.
  • Botanical Extracts: Juniper (gin), gentian root (bitters), coriander, and citrus peel.
  • Fruit Purees & Concentrates: Mango, cherry, raspberry, peach, and passionfruit for flavored beers, wines, and spirits.
  • Herbs & Spices: Clove, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, and others for craft infusions and specialty spirits.

Sweeteners & Acids

Balances and enhances taste profiles naturally and functionally

  • Cane Sugar, Agave Syrup, and Honey: Key fermentable sugars and flavor enhancers.
  • Stevia & Monk Fruit: Natural low-calorie sweeteners for RTD cocktails and flavored seltzers.
  • Citric, Malic, and Tartaric Acids: Used to sharpen, balance, or preserve flavor in beer, wine, and spirits.

Color Additives

Achieves vibrant, natural or custom shades to match brand identity

  • Fruit & Vegetable Juice Colors: Elderberry, beet, carrot, spirulina.
  • Caramel Color: Widely used in dark spirits like whiskey, rum, and brandy.
  • Annatto & Turmeric Extracts: Natural options for golden hues in liqueurs or craft cocktails.

Comprehensive Ingredient Solutions for Alcoholic Beverage Production

AIFI offers a full portfolio and bulk distribution of over 2500 food ingredients, including gluten-free, non-GMO, and organic options. Our ingredient procurement process is designed to meet the diverse needs of the alcohol industry, from fermentation to flavor enhancement and filtration to foam stability. Our global & domestic sourcing network ensures consistent quality and continuity of supply, helping you streamline production and accelerate product innovation.

A selection of our alcoholic beverage ingredient offerings includes:

  • Fermentation Aids & Nutrients: Yeast extracts, amino acids, and mineral blends to support healthy fermentation and consistent flavor development.
  • Clarifying Agents & Stabilizers: PVPP, silica gels, and bentonite for improved clarity, reduced haze, and extended shelf life.
  • Flavor & Aroma Ingredients: Natural flavors, essential oils, fruit purees, botanical extracts (e.g., juniper, citrus peel), and smoke flavorings to customize sensory profiles.
  • Color Additives: Natural and certified colorants for vibrant and consistent visual appeal.
  • Sweeteners & Acids: Cane sugar, honey, stevia, citric acid, and malic acid to fine-tune taste balance with optimal sweetness.
  • Filtration & Processing Aids: Activated carbon to remove impurities and off-odors

List of Beer, Wine and Spirit Ingredients

Brewing Adjuncts
(Food Grade & Processing Aids)

Chocolate

  • Bittersweet
  • Liquor
  • Semi Sweet
  • Vegan

Cocoa Nibs

Corn

  • Flaked
  • Milled

Lactic Acid

Lactose

Oats

  • Flaked
  • Rolled
Cellar Chemicals
(Natural & Synthetic)

Ascorbic Acid

Bentonite

Calcium Chloride

Calcium Sulfate

Caustic Soda

Citric Acid

Cream of Tartar (Potassium Bitartrate)

Diammonium Phosphate

Erythorbic Acid

Fumaric Acid

Lactic Acid

Malic Acid

Phosphoric Acid

Polyclar

Potassium Benzoate

Potassium Bicarbonate

Potassium Carbonate

Potassium Chloride

Potassium Citrate

Potassium Metabisulfite

Potassium Sorbate

Propylene Glycol

Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Citrate

Sodium Metabisulfite

Sorbic Acid

Tartaric Acid

Urea

Cleaning Chemicals
Peracetic Acid

Soda Ash

Caustic Soda Beads

Sodium Hydroxide

TSP

Dairy
Lactose

Malted Milk

Instant NFDM

Flavorings
Allspice

Cinnamon

Coriander

Flavor Essences

Juniper

Mulling Spices

Nutmeg

Pepper Corns

WONFS

Vanilla

Custom Flavor Solutions

Fining, Clarifying & Stability Agents
Albumin

Bentonite

Colloidal Silica

Gelatin

Glycerin

Gum Arabic

Potassium Caseinate

Rice Hull

Fruit Juice Concentrates
Acai

Apple

Apricot

Aronia

Banana

Blackberry

Blood Orange

Blue Agave

Blueberry

Cherry

Cranberry

Ginger

Grape

Grapefruit

Guava

Kiwifruit

Lemon

Lime

Mandarin

Mango

Mangosteen

Orange

Papaya

Passionfruit

Peach

Pear

Pineapple

Plum

Pomegranate

Prune

Quince

Raisin

Raspberry

Strawberry

Tamarind

Tangerine

Watermelon

Fruit Purees
Banana

Blackberry

Cherry

Grape

Peach

Raspberry

Strawberry

Maltodextrins
All DE Products

10 DE

18 DE

Salts
Calcium Chloride

Himalayan Pink Salt

Low Sodium Sea Salt

Potassium Chloride

Pretzel Salt

Reduced Sodium

Sea Salt

Sweeteners
Agave

Beet Sugar

Brown Sugar

Brown Rice Syrup

Cane Sugar

Corn Syrup 42/43

Corn Syrup Solids

Crystalline Fructose

Demerara Sugar

Dextrose

Erythritol

Evaporated Cane Juice

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Molasses

  • Golden
  • Blackstrap

Monk Fruit

Stevia

Sucralose

Sucrose

Tapioca Syrup

Yeast
Various Types
Alcohol Production
Urea

Why Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers Choose AIFI

  • Unmatched Ingredient Variety: Access hundreds of specialty and commodity ingredients from respected global manufacturers.
  • Expertise Across Categories: We support all beverage styles from IPAs and lagers to vermouths, hard seltzers, and brandy.
  • Custom Blending & Sourcing: Assist with ingredient blends for new product development and source hard-to-find ingredients.
  • Reliable, Nationwide Distribution: Secure and efficient logistics across the 48 contiguous U.S. states.
  • Regulatory & Documentation Support: Non-GMO, organic, kosher, halal, gluten-free, and more.

How We Help Our Clients

Powerful Solutions

  • Communication: Companies come to us for empowering communication; we help them increase efficiencies by proactively communicating relevant information that aids them in making critical decisions.
  • Capitalizing on New Trends & Market Opportunities: Manufacturers rely on us for real-time, market-specific information and insights that help them capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities to drive growth and profitability.
  • Convenience: Manufacturers enjoy unparalleled convenience by leveraging our supply chain efficiencies on over 2,500 ingredients. Our flexible solutions provide value by allowing for fully customized buying programs and streamlining of operational processes.
  • Warehousing: Manufacturers benefit from our strategically located nationwide warehouse network, assisting them with saving valuable space in their own facilities and supporting urgent material needs.

Peace of Mind

  • Reliability: Our customers experience extreme supply chain continuity by leveraging our industry-leading 98.7% on-time delivery rate, ensuring you have the materials you need when you need them.
  • Service and Support: Raving fan customers experience live support by phone from a team dedicated to each individual client. Our unique partnership approach serves as an extension of your organization, helping you accomplish your key objectives and initiatives.
  • Certification: Our world-class Documents and Regulatory team delivers peace of mind for our clients, ensuring that the highest quality standards are met and providing all required documentation with an industry-best turnaround time.

Profitability

  • Cost Savings: Companies come to us to drive down costs on the ingredients they use most; we review where they are and design the right strategies to help them save money and increase profits.
  • Maximizing Supply Chain Efficiencies: Our customers rely on us as an extension of their team; we partner closely with them to handle the intricacies of procurement and logistics, saving them valuable time.
  • Sourcing Support: We help companies stay ahead of the curve on product development by quickly and effectively sourcing new, unique, specialty, and hard-to-find ingredients so that they can focus on other important tasks.
  • Time Savings: Access to a comprehensive portfolio of material solutions means fewer phone calls to make, fewer PO’s to write, and fewer shipments to track, allowing you to focus on what matters most.

About American International Foods, Inc. (AIFI) - A Leading Beer, Wine & Spirits Ingredient Supplier

American International Foods, Inc. has over 20 years of experience as an industry-leading wholesale ingredient supplier to food & beverage manufacturers nationwide. It is our mission to perpetually create unsurpassed value in the beer, wine, and spirits ingredient distribution business. We leverage our relationships with top ingredient manufacturers across the globe to be a low-cost supplier to your operation. We provide our customers with unparalleled industry knowledge, personalized supply chain solutions, and a complete product line comprised of more than 2500 food and beverage ingredients.