Flavor enhanced hop materials
AssigneeAbstrax Tech Inc.
InventorsIain W.H. OSWALD, Marcos A. Ojeda, Eugene Lee, Kevin A. KOBY, Ross W. Hunsinger, Thomas J. Martin, JR.
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Abstract
Compositions which include hop materials infused with exogenous flavorant matrix and methods for infusing hop materials with a flavorant matrix are provided, wherein the method includes emulsifying a flavorant additive into a carrier system to provide a flavorant matrix; and infusing the hop material with the flavorant matrix.
Claims20
A method for infusing hop materials with a flavorant matrix, the method comprising:
- emulsifying a flavorant additive into a carrier system to provide a flavorant matrix;
- and infusing the hop material with the flavorant matrix.
A method for extracting hop oil from hops, the method comprising:
- contacting hops or hop pellets with butane solvent at a suitable temperature for a suitable period of time to provide an extract comprising a butane-rich liquid and vegetal hop material;
- separating the butane-rich liquid from the residual vegetal hop material;
- and
- processing the butane-rich liquid by removing butane to provide hop oil.
A method for incorporating bittering acids into beer using a water-soluble flavorant matrix, wherein the method comprises:
- emulsifying a flavorant additive comprising one or more bittering acids to provide a water-soluble flavorant matrix;
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- adding the flavorant matrix to the beer during or after the brewing process.
A composition comprising an exogenous flavorant matrix incorporated into a vegetal hop material, wherein the flavorant matrix comprises a flavorant additive selected from hop acids, hop oil, hop extract, flavor blends, non-hop derived flavorant compound, or a combination of any two or more thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.