Method and device for optimising green malt for a brewing process and the obtained green malt
AssigneeBW PROCESTECHNIEK, naamloze vennootschap
InventorsGert Chapelle, Guido Aerts
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Abstract
A method for optimising green malt for a brewing process. The green malt is cut up into cut green malt in a first fragmentation step the cut-up green malt is ground into fragmented green malt in a second fragmentation step. A device for optimising green malt for a brewing process and it also relates to an obtained green malt.
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A method for optimising green malt for a brewing process, wherein the green malt is cut up into cut green malt in a first fragmentation step and wherein the cut-up green malt is ground into fragmented green malt in a second fragmentation step, wherein in the first fragmentation step the green malt is temporarily retained in perforations of a perforated body while a portion of the green malt protrudes from the body, which protruding portion of the retained green malt is cut up with a blade, and following which the thus cut-up green malt is moved through perforations of the perforated body.
A device for optimising green malt for a brewing process, comprising:
- a cutting device configured to cut up green malt into thus cut-up green malt;
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- a grinding device in series with the cutting device, the grinding device connected to the cutting device, the grinding device configured to grind the cut-up green malt into thus fragmented green malt,
- wherein the cutting device comprises a housing provided on one side with a first opening for receiving green malt and provided on the other side with a second opening for allowing the cut-up green malt to flow away,
- wherein within the housing a counterweight, a perforated disc with perforations to hold the green malt and a cutting assembly comprising a blade are arranged around a central rotatable and drivable shaft,
- wherein the cutting assembly faces the first opening, the counterweight faces the second opening and the perforated disc is located between the cutting assembly and the counterweight, and
- wherein the cutting assembly and the counterweight are to be connected to the shaft.
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