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US 11,084,708 B2Granted
Compact apparatus for fermentation and pressing of wine
OwnerVijay Singhinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for the production of red wine is provided. This compact device is suitable for home and hobby use. The fermenting wine is contained inside a single-use plastic bag, eliminating cleaning. A reusable rubber bladder is inflated periodically to squeeze the cap and disperse it. At the conclusion of the fermentation, a perforated device is inserted into the fermentation bag and pneumatic bladders are sequentially inflated to press out the wine while retaining the waste skins and seeds.
Claims6
A device for the production of wine comprising:
- a rigid outer container having a bottom and a sidewall,
- a hermetically sealed fermentation bag sized to fit side the rigid outer container configured to be filled with a liquid and having a relief valve coupled to an opening in the fermentation bag, and
- means for agitating and wetting a cap formed in the liquid in the fermentation bag by providing equal radially inward directed pressure to all sides of the fermentation bag so that the liquid is forced in a vertical direction through the cap,
- wherein the means for agitating comprises an inflation bladder having an upper and lower chamber separated by a horizontally extending seam,
- wherein the upper chamber has an inflation tube configured to be coupled to a pressurized air source and the lower chamber has a second inflation tube configured to be coupled to the pressurized air source.
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