Apparatus and method for producing oxygen-sensitive beveragesThe present invention provides an apparatus for producing oxygen-sensitive products, comprising a deaerator with an inlet for a product to be deaerated and a device arranged downstream of the deaerator for thermal treatment of the at least partially deaerated product with a heater, a heat holder and a cooler, where the deaerator has a stripping gas feed line for directly introducing stripping gas into an interior of the deaerator.