Natural bittering compounds from hops
AssigneeKalamazoo Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Blake Jones, Hershel Jude, Jr., Brian Patrick Buffin, Donald Richard Berdahl
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for adding bitter flavor to beer and other beverages. The present invention concerns the use of compositions comprising compounds that are present in hop extracts or in beer and result from natural processes that occur during processing or storage (aging) of hops or beer. The present invention further concerns the use of suitable amounts of a composition comprising humulinones for adding bitter flavor to beer and other beverages.
Claims19
A bitter, light-stable beer comprising a hop bittering composition comprising cis-humulinones.
A method for preparing a light-stable beer, such method comprising adding a light-stable natural hop tittering composition comprising cis-humulinones, wherein the light-stable natural hop bittering composition is added pre-fermentation, during fermentation, post-fermentation or to the finished beer.
A method for non-vegetative dry-hopping of beer, such method comprising adding a combination of cis-humulinones and hop essential oil, wherein the combination is added pre-fermentation, during fermentation post-fermentation, or to the finished beer.
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