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| 099276000 | Primary-alcoholic fermentations with subsequent and/or prior operations | 26 |
| 20090193978 | Conical fermentor - An improved homebrewing conical fermentor having pressure capability for CO2 pumping and carbonation, without welding onto the tank, which can lead to contamination of the fermenting product. In addition, the fermentor support legs remain permanently affixed to the tank without introducing any welding flaws on the inside of the tank. A removable access hatch is provided, again without any welding onto the tank lid. A lid seal is provided with a bead that improves sealing capability against the tank lip. Lastly, a removable lid design utilizing a band clam that eliminates the need to weld the lid to the tank and allows for easy access to the interior of the fermentor for cleaning and sanitation. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090217822 | Method and apparatus for controlling the amount of dissolved gas in a liquid - This is a method for regulating pressure inside of a vessel containing a fermenting liquid for the purpose of regulating the amount of dissolved gas in the liquid. This is achieved by replacing the safety relief valve spring on the pressure vessel with a selected spring of known tension to maintain the desired pressure in the vessel. The method will vent excess pressure in the vessel automatically by having the spring compress more under the increased tension from the relief valve, thereby opening the valve and releasing excess gas until the pressure drops to the desired level and closing the valve. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100011963 | Fluid transfer apparatus - A fluid transfer apparatus includes a cam locking assembly and a cooperating seal member apparatus. The cam locking assembly is in communication with the cooperating seal member apparatus. The cam lock assembly is affixed or connected with the cooperating seal member apparatus through complementary threading in some preferred embodiments. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100024656 | ALCOHOLIZATION DEVICE - The present invention discloses an alcoholization device comprising a frame and a chip. The chip is inlaid inside the frame, and the frame covers the rim of the chip to protect the chip. The chip emits a light having a wavelength of between 2500 and 3500 μm, which can accelerate the aging process of a farm product, such as wine or tea. The alcoholization device of the present invention can eliminate the sour and harsh tastes of wine or the unwanted smells of tea and present the flavor and fragrance thereof in a short time. Therefore, the present invention can use a shorter time to age farm products to a quality level that consumers can accept. Therefore, the present invention can fast promote the quality of wine and tea to meet the requirement of consumers. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110011269 | GRAIN WINE MANUFACTURING KIT USING A FILTER BAG - This invention provides a grain wine manufacturing kit which enables a consumer to manufacture grain wine easily. The disclosed gain wine manufacturing kit comprises a filter bag; and grain wine fermentation ingredients including dried and steamed grain and fermentation microorganisms which are filled in the filter bag. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110094387 | REDUCTION OF THE COOLING TIME OF THE BEER IN PROCESSING TANKS BY INJECTING CARBON DIOXIDE GAS - A method and apparatus for cooling liquids, specifically beer, is disclosed. The method and apparatus utilize fluid carbon dioxide injected into a cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus is submerged vertically in the beer when it is contained in a tank with the aim of cooling it. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094388 | FLUID GENERATION SYSTEM - Provided is a fluid generation system including an inlet fluid manifold coupleable to an inlet fluid source, and a feed manifold coupled to an output of a feeding/mixing system. Further included may be two or more fermentation units and two or more blending units. An inlet and outlet of each of the fermentation units may be coupled to the feed manifold and concentrate fluid manifold, respectively. Furthermore, a first inlet of each of the blending units may be coupled to the concentrate fluid manifold and a second inlet of each of the blending units may be coupled to the inlet fluid manifold, and an outlet of each of the blending units may be coupleable to an outlet fluid source. The fluid generation unit, in this embodiment, may also includes a controller for controlling a flow of fluid between the manifolds and fermentation and blending units. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120000367 | Brewery Facility for Producing and Bottling Beer - The invention relates to a brewery plant ( | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120145011 | USER-FRIENDLY START-UP MODE OF A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - An electric beverage preparation machine has: an arrangement ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130199376 | Apparatuses and Systems of Fermentation - A fermentation method and system which includes providing juice to be fermented into a container. The juice having a cap that is a collection of solid components of grapes. The cap has a permeable consistency and floats in the juice. The method includes moving a portion of the juice from below the cap upward into contact with the cap. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130220133 | Point-of-Production Brewing System - A point-of-production brewing system which utilizes commercially available ocean and over-the-road shipping containers as a means to create a modular brewing system. Point-of-production brewing system is comprised of a system of modules for transporting and producing an alcoholic beverage and includes a wort production equipment module, a fermentation/maturation equipment module and a packaging module. The modular design allows for the system to be rapidly deployed and utilized to produce an alcoholic beverage on site. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130340624 | FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT - A portable assembly for cooling the contents of a fermentation vessel is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly comprises an insulated, cylindrical enclosure having a fixed bottom and a removable lid. A flexible heat exchanger is cylindrically disposed within the enclosure and encircles the fermentation vessel. In one embodiment, the flexible heat exchanger is connected to a vessel containing thermally conductive fluid by flexible tubes that extend outside the enclosure. In one embodiment, a heating element is used to heat the fermentation vessel. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140123855 | SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING PROTEIN FROM A FERMENTATION PRODUCT - A method of producing bioproducts from a feedstock in a system configured to produce ethanol and distillers grains from a fermentation product is disclosed. A system configured to process feedstock into a fermentation product and bioproducts including ethanol and meal is disclosed. A bioproduct produced from a fermentation product produced from a feedstock in a biorefining system is disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140144328 | CONICAL BREWING DEVICE WITH NESTING SUPPORTING MEMBER - Brewing assemblies and kits are generally disclosed herein. In particular, a brewing assembly comprising an upper member having a generally conical lower portion and a base member having a funnel shaped portion wherein the lower portion of the upper member is arranged to nest with the funnel shaped portion of the base member is disclosed. The present disclosure also describes brewing kits comprising a fermenter, a lid arranged to close a top opening of the fermenter, a tap connectable to a tap opening of the fermenter, and a base member having a substantially continuous and generally conical portion arranged to mate with a generally conical lower portion of the fermenter. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140157992 | MAGNETIC SUSPENSION DENSITY MEASURING DEVICE FOR USE IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED OPERATING METHOD - A density measuring device is described having: a housing, internally defining a first chamber, designed to contain a fluid the density of which it is desired to measure, and housing, in a measurement operating condition, a float, designed to be immersed in the fluid; and an electronic circuit that detects a value of the density as a function of a thrust sustained by the float due to the effect of the fluid; the housing further defines a second chamber, designed to contain a filling gas and to house the float in a cleaning operating condition of the float, distinct from the measurement operating condition, for removing gas bubbles and/or solid particles that have adhered to an outer surface of the float during the measurement operating condition. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140360376 | RECOVERY OF HIGHER ALCOHOLS FROM DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - This invention is directed to methods for recovery of C3-C6 alcohols from dilute aqueous solutions, such as fermentation broths. Such methods provide improved volumetric productivity for the fermentation and allows recovery of the alcohol. Such methods also allow for reduced energy use in the production and drying of spent fermentation broth due to increased effective concentration of the alcohol product by the simultaneous fermentation and recovery process which increases the quantity of alcohol produced and recovered per quantity of fermentation broth dried. Thus, the invention allows for production and recovery of C3-C6 alcohols at low capital and reduced operating costs. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150075386 | Pedal-Powered Brewing System - A brewing system that includes bicycle-driven generators to offset, or supply, the electricity used in the brewing process. The brewing system includes at least one bicycle, a bicycle generator associated with each bicycle, and electrical components to store the electricity generators and/or feed the electricity back into a power grid. The electricity is then drawn on during the brewing process. There is also provided a data collector for receiving the electricity generated by each bicycle, a computer for monitoring and recording the electricity generated by each bicycle, and a video monitor that displays real-time statistics of the electricity produced by each bicycle. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150128809 | HOME BEER BREWING CARBOY - For fermentation of wort during home beer brewing, a food grade plastic or glass cylindrical bottle is used which includes materials to reduce or eliminate UV light transmission through the bottle, and to minimize oxygen ingress into the bottle during fermentation where the bottle includes a flared neck gradually widening in circumference when approaching a bottle opening surrounded by a rim and the opening has dimensions capable of allowing a hand and arm inside the bottle for cleaning | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150128810 | MINI-KEG GROWLER - A number of variations may include a growler, which may include a cap that may include an a sealing means such as an o-ring, and a container defining a cavity and having a neck portion constructed and arranged to mechanically engage and sealing close the cavity when the cap is connected to the container. A method may include providing a growler, filling the growler with a fermentable liquid, sealing the growler, and fermenting the liquid within the sealed growler. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150322389 | FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WIDE-MOUTH FERMENTATION CARBOY - The disclosure concerns a filter assembly adapted for use with a wide mouth carboy in the field of home brewing, and home brewing kits comprising the same. The filter assembly generally includes a carboy lid adapted to engage a fermentation carboy, a mesh filter tube extending from a bottom side of the carboy lid, wherein through an aperture of the lid and into the volume within the mesh filter tube is defined a mesh cavity. Materials can be introduced into the mesh cavity for brewing applications. An agitation probe forms part of the home brewing kit and is used for: (i) agitating the materials within the mesh cavity during a brewing process; (ii) pressing the materials to extract fluids therefrom; or (iii) a combination thereof. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150329808 | Remotely Operable And Self-Automated Beer Brewing System - The present disclosure provides a system and method for automatically brewing beer in a three-vessel system. The system comprises valves, flow-rate restrictors, pumps, various heating elements, a hot liquor tank, a mash tun, a boil kettle, a fermenter, and other elements for dispensing and collecting liquid, chiller plates, etc. All these elements are electrically inter-connected to each other and can be remotely operated. A person of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that there are various ways in which said elements can be electrically inter-connected and operated. In at least one embodiment, a system is shown in which beer is automatically brewed from the step in which heated water from the hot liquor tank is mixed with grains in the mash tun, to where the mixture of boiled, hopped, then cooled beer wort is transferred from the boil kettle to the fermenter. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150337250 | Liquid Container for the Manufacture and/or Storage of a Liquid Provided for Drinking Consumption, Method for Manufacturing Thereof and Use Thereof - A liquid container for producing and/or storing liquids, in particular alcohol-containing liquids, intended for consumption comprises a container that is open at one end, can be closed by a lid and container walls with an inner wall surface that is at least partially, in particular substantially entirely, in the form of a surface of a solid natural stone. Also described are various methods for producing such liquid containers and a method for producing and/or storing drinkable liquids using such containers. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160068791 | WINE PUMP-OVER DEVICE - A device for distributing a fermented liquid uniformly over a fermented cap includes a joint member, an impeller, a shaft and a flow conditioner. The joint member has a top opening, a bottom opening, a side opening, a through-opening extending from the top opening to the bottom opening and a side-through-opening extending from the side opening to the through-opening. The impeller includes a one-piece conical shaped body that has a central-through-opening. The shaft extends through the through-opening of the joint member and through the central-through-opening of the impeller. The flow conditioner extends from the bottom of the joint member and surrounds the shaft. The bottom of the flow conditioner is shaped to match the shape of the fermentation tank. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160186108 | CONTAINER SYSTEM FOR BREWING BEER - A brewing system may include a first container defining an interior space for brewing a liquid. The first container may include a plurality of legs extending from a lower portion of the first container, and a lid removably connectable to an upper opening of the first container. The first container may be stackable on an identical second container such that the plurality of legs of the first container are seated in one or more slots on opposing sides of a lid of the identical second container. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20190144803 | FERMENTER | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190144804 | BEVERAGE MAKER | 05-16-2019 |
