Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Primary-alcoholic fermentations with subsequent and/or prior...
Patent
1997-10-09
1999-10-26
Alexander, Reginald L.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Primary-alcoholic fermentations with subsequent and/or prior...
99277, C12C 1300
Patent
active
059708468
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention refers to a brewery installation, in particular a small-sized brewery installation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Small-sized brewery installations are produced and assembled similar as large brewery plants, with the individual components and means mounted in a building and interconnected by tube and/or pipes. From the EP 0 087 139 it has become known to fixedly mount the water conditioner means, the brewing means, the tanks for fermentation and storing and other means necessary to produce beer within containers, with the individual containers containing the installation components adapted to be interconnected. By the assembly of brewery installation components in containers the complete brewery plant can be established on arbitrary places. It is merely necessary to interconnect the delivered containers in order to make the brewery installation operable.
The establishing and the operation of brewery installations can meet a lot of problems, in particular at locations where it is difficult to acquire land or which cause high costs and where educated personnel or know how is not available. Furthermore, long-lasting certification procedures by authorities might be necessary.
It is an object of the invention to provide a brewery installation, in particular a small-sized brewery installation which is completely mobile and independent.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a brewery installation wherein water conditioner means, brewing means, the tanks for fermentation and storing and other means necessary to produce beer are completely arranged on a buoyant body. The buoyant body is preferably a driven vessel, ship or boat. In particular, the ship or boat is seaworthy. However, the buoyant body can also be towed by a tug boat.
Due to the arrangement on a buoyant body, in particular on a seaworthy ship, the brewery installation can be established at a favourable site, with the vessel additionally containing guest rooms wherein the dispense of beer takes place as is the case with so-called inhouse breweries. The invention has the advantage that the brewery installation can be used in dependence of touristic seasons and may change its place if for instance it is no more interesting under touristic aspects. The location of the brewery installation on a vessel has the further advantage that in regions, where lands can be acquired only with very high prices, the vessel may be tied down at a suitable and low price mooring area. Normally, such mooring areas are available in many countries and regions.
Preferably, the brewery installation according to the invention is located in a lower deck in case more than one deck is provided. It is understood that the brewing means includes a chimney or other exhaust means. These are preferably extended above the upper deck.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the brewing means is located in the center of the vessel or on the longitudinal axis thereof, respectively, in order to not affect the attitude or position of the vessel. The necessary fermentation and storage tanks are preferably located on opposing longitudinal sides of the buoyant body. The weight of the tanks on opposite sides are approximately the same so that particularly trimming problems for the vessel do not occur.
The remaining space between the components of the installation under deck can be used as guest rooms, with according to an embodiment of the invention a wall surrounding the brewing means which is at least partially transparent. The view on the pans for wort and mash of copper material may be regarded as an improvement of the appearance of the guest room. In case of an intermediate deck this can be approximately completely used as guest room; also the use of the upper deck is possible under respective weather conditions.
The brewery installation according to the invention can be operated completely autonomous, i.e. can be also provided with energy supply means and water conditioner means. For the water conditioner means desalination means can be
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patent: 490524 (1893-01-01), Werner
patent: 4542683 (1985-09-01), Wilkinson
Alexander Reginald L.
Roehr Wolfgang
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