METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AGING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20240026256A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18375634

    申请日:2023-10-02

    申请人: Brian T Bolton

    发明人: Brian T Bolton

    IPC分类号: C12H1/16 C12H1/22 C12G3/07

    CPC分类号: C12H1/16 C12H1/22 C12G3/07

    摘要: A system and method for aging an alcoholic beverage, having a first housing, a second housing holding a liquid therein, the second housing having a wooden wall and positioned inside the first housing, and a gas transfer system fluidly coupled to the interior of the first housing, the gas transfer system executing a method, the method including (A) execute a complete pressurization cycle, the complete pressurization cycle comprising (i) causing a gas within the gas transfer system to pressurize the interior of the first housing to a first pressure for a first period of time, and, (ii) after the first period of time, causing the gas to pressurize the interior of the first housing to a second pressure less than the first pressure for a second period of time; and (B) repeat the complete pressurization cycle a plurality of times.

    Oak alternative with internally built in connectors and modified bung to oak wine, beer, spirits, and other liquids

    公开(公告)号:US11643624B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17381712

    申请日:2021-07-21

    申请人: Michael Azar

    发明人: Michael Azar

    摘要: An apparatus for aging a liquid in a container includes: an elongated bung having a top and a bottom, the bottom having a male or female connector; and an elongated wooden piece having a longitudinal axis, an upper end, a lower end, and a side, the upper end having a male or female connector adapted to connect to the male or female connector of the bottom of the elongated bung, whereby the elongated bung and the elongated wooden piece are removably connected by connecting the male or female connector of the bottom of the elongated bung with the male or female connector of the upper end of the elongated wooden piece. The bung may have a first opening, a side with another opening, the first opening being fluidly connected to the another opening by a pathway adapted to transmit a gas from the container through the first opening.

    WINE BARREL
    7.
    发明申请
    WINE BARREL 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180186509A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-05

    申请号:US15906307

    申请日:2018-02-27

    摘要: The present invention relates to a barrel lid, such as a wood wine barrel lid, that inhibits and withstands warping and/or deformation. In one embodiment, the anti-warping wine barrel head comprises a plurality of adjacent slats, a plurality of staves where at least one stave disposed between each pair of adjacent slats, a plurality of grooves disposed on a top and/or bottom surface of the barrel head where each groove is oriented at an angle with respect to the plurality of slats, and a plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves where at least one rod is disposed in each of the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves. In some embodiments, staves are double flanged or rectangular, and rods have a half-round cross-section or triangular cross-section. In other embodiments, a gasket may span the periphery of the barrel lid, for example, along a lip thereof. In some embodiments, a locking ring is utilized to secure wine barrel lid to the container or drum.

    CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR AGING A LIQUID
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180057781A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15801571

    申请日:2017-11-02

    申请人: Jonathan Roleder

    发明人: Jonathan Roleder

    摘要: A container assembly (10) for retaining a liquid (16) during aging of the liquid (16) comprises a container (12) and an oxygenator (230). The container (12) includes a container body (14) that defines a chamber (14A) that receives and retains the liquid (16). The oxygenator (230) is positioned substantially within the chamber (14A). The oxygenator (230) includes a fluid source (662), one or more diffusers (672), and a valve (670). The one or more diffusers (672) are in fluid communication with the fluid source (662). The valve (670) selectively controls the introduction of a fluid from the fluid source (662) into the liquid (16) through the one or more diffusers (672). The container assembly (10) further comprises an insert retainer assembly (338) and one or more flavor inserts (440) that are received and retained by the insert retainer assembly (338). The container (12) further includes a container aperture (20) that extends through the container body (14). The container aperture (20) can have a size that is less than approximately twenty-five percent of the total surface area of a top of the container body (14). Additionally, the container aperture (20) can extend outward radially from the center of the top of the container body (14).

    APPARATUS FOR STORAGE AND AGING OF WINE
    10.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS FOR STORAGE AND AGING OF WINE 审中-公开
    葡萄酒储存和老化设备

    公开(公告)号:US20170073140A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US14850091

    申请日:2015-09-10

    申请人: Vijay SINGH

    发明人: Vijay SINGH

    摘要: An apparatus for the storage and aging of wine that comprises of a disposable flexible bladder contained within a rigid support container. The flexible bladder has a fill/drain port connected to an internal dip tube that allows the bladder to be filled and emptied repeatedly without any contact with air. This allows the wine to remain fresh and unoxidized during storage and aging. The apparatus can be used in multiple support containers, such as barrels, IBCs, and tanks. The apparatus has no moving parts and uses disposable contact materials that eliminate washing and water usage. Single-use components ensure sanitary operation and this combined with the elimination of oxygen in contact with the wine produces consistently higher quality product.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于储存和老化葡萄酒的装置,其包含容纳在刚性支撑容器内的一次性柔性囊。 柔性气囊具有连接到内部浸入管的填充/排出端口,其允许气囊重复地填充并排空,而不与空气接触。 这样可以使酒在保存和老化过程中保持新鲜和无氧化。 该设备可用于多个支撑容器,例如桶,中型散货箱和罐。 该设备没有移动部件,并使用一次性接触材料,消除了洗涤和使用水。 一次性组件确保卫生操作,并结合消除与葡萄酒接触的氧气产生一贯更高质量的产品。