Spectroscopic method and apparatus for prediction of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages quality parameters and properties
AssigneeSpectrametrix, LLC
InventorSydney Sukuta
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Abstract
Parameters of an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage can be determined through spectroscopic methods. In one example, the method includes obtaining a beverage sample and obtaining spectrographic data from the beverage. The spectroscopic data may be processed by a remote lab to determine a value range of the one or more beverage parameters, and a value of the one or more beverage parameters. The one or more beverage parameters may include one or more of beverage color, bitterness, Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN), yeast count and yeast viability.
Claims17
A method for determining one or more beverage parameters of a beverage comprising:
- (A) obtaining a beverage sample;
- (B) obtaining spectrographic data from the beverage sample;
- (C) determining by a data processor and from the spectrographic data, a value range of the one or more beverage parameters;
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- (D) determining by the data processor and from the spectrographic data, a value of the one or more beverage parameters;
- wherein the one or more beverage parameters comprise one or more of Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN) and yeast viability.
A system for analyzing a beverage comprising:
- (A) spectroscopic apparatus configured to receive a beverage sample and dispose the beverage sample in a light beam to obtain spectrographic data of the beverage sample;
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- (B) a data processor programmed to:
- (a) receive the spectrographic data from the spectroscopic apparatus;
- (b) determine a value range of at least one beverage parameter of the beverage sample, wherein the at least one beverage parameter comprises at least one of Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN) and yeast viability;
- (c) determine a value of the at least one beverage parameter from the spectrographic data.
A method for determining one or more beverage parameters of a beverage comprising:
- (A) obtaining a beverage sample;
- (B) obtaining spectrographic data from the beverage sample;
- (C) performing a range determining procedure for at least one parameter of the one or more beverage parameters that determines a range of parameter values for the at least one beverage parameter wherein the one or more beverage parameters comprises one or more of color and bitterness;
- (D) performing a quantification procedure on the determined range to determine one or more values for the at least one beverage parameter for the determined range;
- (E) wherein the range determining procedure comprises:
- (a) executing a universal calibration model that estimates a first range of parameter values that the spectroscopic data belongs to for the at least one beverage parameter;
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- (b) executing a parameter membership classifier model that estimates a second range of parameter values that the spectroscopic data belongs to for the at least one beverage parameter;
- (F) wherein the quantification procedure comprises:
- (a) retrieving at least one equation for calculating the at least one beverage parameter, wherein the at least one equation is dependent on the determined range for the at least one beverage parameter;
- (b) applying the at least one equation on the spectroscopic data to determine the one or more values for the at least one beverage parameter from the spectroscopic data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.