Abstract:
An extreme acceleration of the process of aging spirits to obtain aged liquors includes circulating the spirits through a cavitation zone within a controlled cavitation reactor and exposing the spirits therein to high energy cavitation induced Shockwaves. Sources of flavor and color such as charred wood chips may be added to the spirits to provide the color and flavor of liquors aged for years in traditional charred oak barrels. The method and apparatus of the present invention obtains the same conversion of undesirable alcohols, flavor extraction, and color as years of aging in an oak barrel but does so in a matter of minutes or hours. The apparatus and method also can be used in conjunction with traditional aging techniques and methods and the total aging time is still reduced dramatically.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes methods, devices, and systems for introducing cavitations into a liquid. In some implementations, the methods and devices allow for small batch processing of a liquid with a transducer, which introduces ultrasonic energy into the liquid causing cavitations. In some instances, the cavitations may fragment or degrade compounds within the liquid and enhance the quality of the liquid. This disclosure also describes methods and systems of introducing cavitations into a liquid via a continuous flow system to process a large quantity of liquid.
Abstract:
An improved system and process for rapidly producing distilled spirits having characteristics associated with a much longer maturation process is provided. The method involves contacting wood with an unmatured distilled spirit under heated conditions and contacting the resulting heat-treated spirit with actinic light. The disclosure provides embodiments where a spirit is sequentially processed through heat and actinic light treatment. The disclosure also provides embodiments where a heat-treated spirit is mixed with a spirit that has been separately treated with light to give characteristics of a mature spirit.
Abstract:
A fluid steriliser comprising a fluid duct having a UV transmissive wall providing a surface area for irradiation, wherein the cross section of the duct is between 1x10 -4 m 2 and 5x10 -2 m 2 and the thickness of the duct defines the depth of fluid flow adjacent the UV transmissive wall of no more than 50mm; a source of UV radiation arranged to irradiate fluid flowing in the duct through the UV transmissive wall such that the UV radiation incident on fluid in the duct has a UV power density; a plurality of mixing stages configured to provide turbulent flow in the fluid and spaced apart along the length of the duct wherein the segments of the duct between the mixing stages are arranged to provide flow adjacent the UV transmissive wall; a flow control means arranged to control the linear speed of fluid flow along the duct based on the length of the duct and the UV power density so that at least 300 Joules of UV energy per square metre of the surface area for irradiation is provided to the fluid during the dwell time of the fluid in the duct.
Abstract translation:一种流体灭菌器,包括具有提供用于照射的表面积的UV透射壁的流体管道,其中管道的横截面在1×10 -4 m 2和5×10 -2 m 2之间,并且管道的厚度限定相邻的流体流动深度 紫外线透射墙不超过50mm; UV辐射源被布置成通过UV透射壁照射在管道中流动的流体,使得入射在管道中的流体的UV辐射具有UV功率密度; 多个混合阶段被配置为在流体中提供湍流并沿着管道的长度间隔开,其中混合阶段之间的管道段被设置成提供邻近UV透射壁的流动; 流量控制装置,其布置成基于管道的长度和UV功率密度来控制沿着管道的流体流动的线速度,使得每平方米的用于照射的表面积的至少300焦耳的紫外线能量被提供给 流体在管道中的流体停留时间内的流体。
Abstract:
An improved system and process for rapidly producing distilled spirits having characteristics associated with a much longer maturation process is provided. The method involves contacting wood with an unmatured distilled spirit under heated conditions and contacting the resulting heat-treated spirit with actinic light. The disclosure provides embodiments where a spirit is sequentially processed through heat and actinic light treatment. The disclosure also provides embodiments where a heat-treated spirit is mixed with a spirit that has been separately treated with light to give characteristics of a mature spirit. Air may also be percolated through a mature spirit in a container with a headspace at a gauge pressure between about -25 inHg and about -30 inHg, until the alcohol concentration of the mature spirit is reduced by between about 1% to about 2% by volume, and until the total volume of the mature spirit is reduced by about 10% or less.
Abstract:
A fluid steriliser comprising a fluid duct having a UV transmissive wall providing a surface area for irradiation, wherein the cross section of the duct is between 1x10-4 m2 and 5x10-2 m2 and the thickness of the duct defines the depth of fluid flow adjacent the UV transmissive wall of no more than 50mm; a source of UV radiation arranged to irradiate fluid flowing in the duct through the UV transmissive wall such that the UV radiation incident on fluid in the duct has a UV power density; a plurality of mixing stages configured to provide turbulent flow in the fluid and spaced apart along the length of the duct wherein the segments of the duct between the mixing stages are arranged to provide flow adjacent the UV transmissive wall; a flow control means arranged to control the linear speed of fluid flow along the duct based on the length of the duct and the UV power density so that at least 300 Joules of UV energy per square metre of the surface area for irradiation is provided to the fluid during the dwell time of the fluid in the duct.
Abstract translation:一种流体消毒器,其包括流体导管,该流体导管具有提供用于照射的表面区域的紫外透射壁,其中导管的横截面在1×10 -4 m 2和5×10 -2 m 2之间,并且导管的厚度限定流体流动的相邻深度 紫外透射壁不超过50mm; 紫外线辐射源,其被布置为辐射在所述管道中流过所述紫外透射壁的流体,使得入射在所述管道中的流体上的所述紫外辐射具有紫外线功率密度; 多个混合级,所述多个混合级被配置成提供流体中的湍流并且沿着管道的长度间隔开,其中混合级之间的管道的区段被布置为提供邻近UV透射壁的流动; 流量控制装置,其被布置成基于管道的长度和UV功率密度来控制沿着管道的流体流动的线速度,使得每平方米用于辐照的表面区域的至少300焦耳的UV能量被提供给 流体在管道中停留时间期间的流体。
Abstract:
Neodimium magnets (optimally 14000.00-40000.00 Gauss) attached externally to bottling pipelines of conventionally produced Pasteurized or non Pasteurized beer. The beer flows through the pipes in a constant, optimally 100-200 cm/s speed and using saturate process. With this manufacturing technology given first of all beer and/or other type liquid products is used them in food, food & dietary supplement, pharmaceutical consumption.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for eliminating/reducing compounds that have a musty taste/odour in materials that are to come into contact with foodstuffs and in foods or drinks, based on the reduction/elimination of TCA (2, 4, 6-trichloranisole) in materials that are to come into contact with foodstuffs and in foods or drinks, in particular cork stoppers. The present invention also relates to the products treated with this method. The method of the invention is based on the irradiation with gamma rays of the abovementioned products with an intensity and duration (radiation dose) that causes the molecular degradation of the TCA molecule, thus eliminating or reducing this compound to a level below the detection limit for consumers.
Abstract:
Beer in a barrel (1) is dispensed via supply line (2) to a dispense tap (3). A light source (5) provided between the barrel (1) and the tap (3) illuminates the beer with light having a wavelength of between 350-500 nanometers in order to cause the beer deliberately to become light-struck. That is to say deliberate irradiation of the beer prior to dispense causes the production of 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol (MBT) and this improves the post-dispense flavour stability of the beer since it is no longer liable to change flavour if left in the sun.
Abstract:
A method for improving an organoleptic properties of beverage substance, comprising steps of; pouring a magnetized liquid into a container; and soaking the beverage substance into the container, in such way that the magnetized liquid weaken intra-molecular bonding and enhance the inter-molecular bonding of the liquid molecules to form a magnetic field such that the organoleptic properties of the beverage substance improved without having direct contact to the substance using a magnetized liquid.