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US 2002/0119217 A1Published application
Production for tequila
OwnerGordon K. Whitney, Theodore S. Lioutas +2inventors
InventorsGordon K. Whitney, Theodore S. Lioutas, Lincoln W. Henderson, Larry Combs
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Abstract
The leaves of the blue agave plant, heretofore considered as waste, are processed to produce additional tequila by a process comprising reducing the size of the leaves, mixing with water, macerating the tissue by physical force to release sugars from the leaves, and subjecting the leaves to alcohol fermentation, either alone or in combination with tequila production from the piña of the blue agave plant.
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A method to obtain alcohol from the leaves of the blue agave plant, which comprise the following steps:
- a) reduce the size of the leaves from the blue agave plant;
- b) add water to the leaves;
- c) subject the water-leaf mixture to physical force to macerate the tissues and release sugars;
- d) subject the sugars obtained from step 3 to alcohol fermentation and yeast microbial cell growth to produce alcohol.
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