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US 2019/0249125 A1Published application
Alcoholic beverage concentrate process
AssigneeBedford Systems LLC
InventorsPeter Rae Peterson, Thomas J. Novak
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Abstract
Methods and systems for forming a concentrate from an alcoholic beverage, such as a beverage made by fermentation processes. A membrane process may be used to reduce water and alcohol content, followed by freeze concentration to further reduce water content.
Claims20
A method of producing concentrates for an alcoholic beverage, comprising:
- forming a retentate by removing alcohol from the alcoholic beverage;
- reducing water content of the retentate;
- and
- forming a beverage concentrate from the retentate having a solids concentration greater than a solids concentration of the alcoholic beverage, and having an alcohol concentration less than an alcohol concentration of the alcoholic beverage.
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A method of producing concentrates for a beverage container using an alcoholic beverage, comprising:
- forming a beverage concentrate from the alcoholic beverage by:
- reducing an alcohol content of the alcoholic beverage;
- and
- increasing a solids concentration of a reduced-alcohol concentration form of the alcoholic beverage;
- and
- reintroducing concentrated alcohol or aroma materials removed during the operation of reducing to the beverage concentrate.
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A method of producing concentrates for a beverage container using an alcoholic beverage, comprising:
- separating the alcoholic beverage into a permeate and a retentate, the permeate having an increased alcohol content from the alcoholic beverage;
- increasing a solids concentration of the retentate by removing water;
- and
- sealing a beverage concentrate formed using at least one of the permeate or the retentate in the beverage container, the container being adaptable for piercing by a beverage machine for producing a single-serve beverage.
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