101 |
Process for Reducing Ethanol Loss While Developing Desirable Organoleptics During Wooden Barrel Aging of Alcoholic Beverage |
US14599820 |
2015-01-19 |
US20160017265A1 |
2016-01-21 |
Seetharaman Chidambarakrishnan; Sumita S. Ranganathan; Robert Babrowicz; Angela Elizabeth Morgan |
An alcoholic beverage is aged in at least one wooden barrel after the barrel is covered by a film having an oxygen transmission rate of at least 0.5 cc/m2/day and an ethanol transmission rate of less than 30 g/m2/day. The beverage acquires one or more specific flavor components in an amount of 50%, 75%, 90%, or 100% relative to amounts of one or more of the same flavor components in a control alcoholic beverage aged in at least one wooden barrel without the film thereon. Covering the barrel with the film reduces the angels' share evaporative loss, while allowing the beverage to develop desirable flavor components during aging. In another embodiment, the process reduces angels' share evaporative loss while achieving organoleptics indistinguishable from a control. |
102 |
Installation for Customizing Alcoholic Drinks and Fragrances |
US14252329 |
2014-04-14 |
US20140216265A1 |
2014-08-07 |
Jose Luis Godoy Varo |
Applicable to an alcoholic beverage comprising wine and spirits comprising controlling a surrounding environment of a bottle or bottles containing said beverage, applying a pressure which follows any profile of values over time, with a value equal to, greater than or less than atmospheric pressure, inducing an interaction between the surrounding environment and the inside of the bottle.An installation is used that comprises a sealed enclosure capable of storing bottles of said alcoholic beverage closed with caps, and a system controlling the pressure and composition of the atmosphere in the environment of the bottles in said tight enclosure. |
103 |
Beverage barrel bladder system and apparatus |
US12589927 |
2009-10-30 |
US08365758B2 |
2013-02-05 |
Mark A. Maiocco |
A bladder system and apparatus for use with a beverage barrel or container, to reduce undesirable head-space in a wooden container of a beverage, especially a fermented beverage, such as wine. The system continuously protects the beverage contained in a wooden barrel from the harmful effects of oxidation at the air-to-fluid interface in the head-space and compensates for ullage, attributable to evaporation, leakage or sampling losses. The system includes an inflation stem connected to a barrel bladder inflatable by filling with an inflation gas. The inflation stem includes a liquid level sensor and inserts into a bung opening. The fluid level is sensed and a gas valve opens to fill the bladder, reducing head-space within the barrel. The system can combine the control of several barrels and optionally with other sensors, to create a barrel monitoring and control network. |
104 |
Process and apparatus for inner wall toasting of casks for wine guard by hot air convection |
US10674584 |
2003-09-29 |
US20040191383A1 |
2004-09-30 |
Alejandro
Fantoni
Salas; Adolfo
Fernandez
Mesa |
A process and apparatus for inner wall toasting of casks for wine guard by hot air convection, with controlled temperature which allows setting desired cask heating time and temperature. The process comprises: (a) connecting the inside of the cask to mechanical elements to form a hermetic toasting chamber wherein no aromatic compounds are liberated to the outside; (b) circulating an air stream within said chamber; (c) directly or indirectly heating said air stream to a temperature varying from 140null C. to about 230null C.; (d) directing said air stream to the inner cask walls; (e) capturing said air stream at the cask outlet; (f) directly or indirectly reheating said captured air stream to a temperature between 140null C. to about 230null C.; (g) recycling said reheated air stream to the inner cask walls; and (h) maintaining stage (g) for a required time to achieve the desired temperature and/or toasting. |
105 |
Anaerobic fermentation method and apparatus |
US10289033 |
2002-11-06 |
US20040086608A1 |
2004-05-06 |
Andre
J.
Pazik; Daniel
C.
Kornacki |
A method and apparatus for monitoring a liquid undergoing anaerobic fermentation in a vessel is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an airlock containing a fluid for sealing the vessel and an electrical circuit operatively arranged to pass a current through the fluid to detect passage of bubbles through the airlock. |
106 |
Wine barrel reconditioning method and apparatus |
US342377 |
1994-11-18 |
US5630265A |
1997-05-20 |
Christopher S. Stone |
A method and apparatus for reconditioning wood wine barrels. An open wine barrel is placed on a barrel rotator stand and positioned into a planer-cutter apparatus. Cutting parameters are set, and a horizontal screw advances the cutter into the barrel, cutting a swath the length of the barrel stave. The cutting process is repeated through the number of passes required. The barrel is dried, placed on a toasting rotator stand, and positioned under a toaster so that the toaster elements are inside the barrel. An expansion mechanism places the toaster elements adjacent the barrel interior surface, and the barrel ends are closed. After toasting, the expansion assembly is retracted and the barrel is removed. The barrel heads are run through a planer, dried, and sanded, and placed in a head toaster. The head toaster doors swing closed placing the heads adjacent oscillating firebars. |
107 |
Tank breather |
US536506 |
1990-06-12 |
US5058621A |
1991-10-22 |
Hein R. Thumm |
In this invention, a breather device for a tank comprises a closed reservoir above the container but having a conduit which depends into the container and has an opening which determines liquid level in the container. The container comprises air inlet means which will allow entry of air into the container from above liquid level, and a breather tube which opens into the container below liquid level (or vice versa) so that liquid normally closes the air flow path to the breather tube, but the depth of water level is so small that a slight pressure differential only is required to cause sufficient displacememt of water to open that air flow path. |
108 |
Rectangular container for the aging of alcoholic beverages |
US612342 |
1975-09-11 |
US4093099A |
1978-06-06 |
James E. Spooner |
A wooden box-like container for the aging of alcoholic beverages. The container is in the form of a box having six panels or sides in which any three mutually adjacent panels are mutually perpendicular to one another and join one another at a corner. Any one of the panels of a group of three mutually adjacent panels contacts one adjacent panel in face to edge relation and the third panel of the group in edge to face relation. Each of the corners are formed in this fashion and all of the panels are held together in tight box-like form by prestressing means. This preserves the liquid tight contact at the face to edge and edge to face junction of the panels. Where the panels meet a cubical gap is left which is plugged by plug means. The prestressing means may be in the form of clamps of headers connected by prestress rods provided with tightening nuts. To provide substantially uniform loading at the line of contact between the header of head and the panel the header member may be prestressed in a parabolic pattern. |
109 |
Wine decanter |
US37351973 |
1973-06-25 |
US3868047A |
1975-02-25 |
BERSANO DONALD |
A device for decanting wine so that practically all of the wine in a bottle may be emptied therefrom without agitating the dregs and other solid matter that normally rests on the bottom in the bottle. In this device the wine bottle is supported substantially in a predetermined position by a cradle that is pivotally supported by a frame. Means is provided for gradually tilting the bottle as wine is decanted therefrom while the operator observes a light positioned below the neck of the bottle to observe if any dregs or other solid matter is being carried by the wine.
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110 |
Closure for fermentation vessels |
US70456746 |
1946-10-21 |
US2606687A |
1952-08-12 |
JOSEF MAREK |
|
111 |
Container treating machine |
US562535 |
1935-02-08 |
US2141470A |
1938-12-27 |
HARRY GEOFFREY M |
|
112 |
Inspection lamp |
US5082435 |
1935-11-21 |
US2089611A |
1937-08-10 |
KOERBER WILLIAM G |
|
113 |
Rack |
US66867333 |
1933-05-01 |
US2005938A |
1935-06-25 |
GRAVES HARRY D |
|
114 |
Bung withdrawal machinery |
US69354933 |
1933-10-14 |
US2004211A |
1935-06-11 |
MUNZINGER ALBERT M |
|
115 |
Bung extractor |
US72673134 |
1934-05-21 |
US1988971A |
1935-01-22 |
THEODORE MAYNZ; HUWERTH HERBERT W |
|
116 |
Liquid trap or seal and method of making the same |
US53251731 |
1931-04-24 |
US1977885A |
1934-10-23 |
MADAN EDWARD K |
|
117 |
Vent device |
US65295233 |
1933-01-21 |
US1929181A |
1933-10-03 |
THOMPSON LEROY J |
|
118 |
Fermentation bung |
US57991731 |
1931-12-09 |
US1866763A |
1932-07-12 |
FISCHER JOSEPH B |
|
119 |
Gas or the like venting device |
US18270427 |
1927-04-11 |
US1737560A |
1929-12-03 |
BERGER FRANK P |
|
120 |
Gas-venting device |
US26912128 |
1928-04-11 |
US1734361A |
1929-11-05 |
BLOOM EDGAR J |
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