Product and method for stabilization/chill proofing of fermented liquids
AssigneeActive Minerals International, LLC
InventorsBo Wang, Dennis Parker
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Abstract
A product and method for reducing chill haze in a fermented liquid is disclosed. The product may comprise attapulgite or sepiolite or mixture thereof. The product or the attapulgite or the sepiolite may have a particle size distribution having a d50 of 5-19 microns or 10-19 microns. The product or the attapulgite or the sepiolite may have: a pore volume of 0.5-1.9 mL/g or 0.7-1.5; and/or a porosity of 30-90% or 40-80% or 45-75%. The attapulgite or sepiolite or mixture thereof may comprise particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm. The product may have a Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 20-200 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid.
Claims20
A product for reducing chill haze in a fermented liquid, the product comprising attapulgite or sepiolite,
- wherein the product or the attapulgite or the sepiolite has a particle size distribution having a d50 of 5-19 microns or 10-19 microns,
- wherein the product or the attapulgite or the sepiolite has a pore volume of 0.5-1.9 mL/g or 0.7-1.5 mL/g,
- wherein the product or the attapulgite or sepiolite has a porosity of 30-90% or 40-80% or 45-75%,
- wherein the attapulgite comprises particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm or the sepiolite comprises particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm,
- wherein the product has a Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 20-200 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 50-100% at a loading of 30-180 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 35-100 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 50-100% at a loading of 75-100 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid.
A method of producing a product for reducing chill haze in a fermented liquid, the method comprising:
- heat treating attapulgite and/or sepiolite at a temperature of 200-600° C. or 250-600° C. to produce a heat treated material;
- wherein the product comprises the heat treated material,
- wherein the product or heat treated attapulgite or heat treated sepiolite has a particle size distribution having a d50 of 5-19 microns or 10-19 microns,
- wherein the product or heat treated attapulgite or heat treated sepiolite has a pore volume of 0.5-1.9 mL/g or 0.7-1.5 mL/g,
- wherein the product or heat treated attapulgite or heat treated sepiolite has a porosity of 30-90% or 40-80% or 45-75%,
- wherein the heat treated attapulgite comprises particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm or the heat treated sepiolite comprises particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm,
- wherein the product has a Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 20-200 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 50-100% at a loading of 30-180 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 35-100 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 50-100% at a loading of 75-100 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid.
A method for reducing chill haze in a fermented liquid, the fermented liquid including beer, wine, cider or vinegar, the method comprising:
- contacting or mixing the fermented liquid with a product comprising heat treated attapulgite or heat treated sepiolite;
- and
- recovering the product from the fermented liquid to obtain a resultant fermented liquid that has a lower chill haze or has a lower amount of protein and/or polyphenol than the fermented liquid had prior to the contacting or mixing,
- wherein the product has a Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 20-200 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 50-100% at a loading of 30-180 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 40-100% at a loading of 35-100 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid, or Stabilizing Power of 50-100% at a loading of 75-100 g of the product per HL of fermented liquid,
- wherein the heat treated attapulgite comprises particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm or the heat treated sepiolite comprises particles having an intrinsic pore size in the range of 6-50 nm or 10-50 nm or 15-35 nm or 20-30 nm,
- wherein the product or the heat treated attapulgite or the heat treated sepiolite has a particle size distribution having a d50 of 5-19 microns or 10-19 microns,
- wherein the product or the heat treated attapulgite or the heat treated sepiolite has (a) a pore volume of 0.5-1.9 mL/g or 0.7-1.5 mL/g,
- wherein the product or the heat treated attapulgite or heat treated sepiolite has a porosity of 30-90% or 40-80% or 45-75%.
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