US 4,495,204 AGranted

Neutral tasting alcoholic beverage

AssigneeThe Molson Companies Limited

InventorsRobert L. Weaver, Joris E. A. Van Gheluwe, John A. McKee

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Abstract

A neutral tasting alcoholic beverage prepared by mashing a well modified standard brewers malt, with hops and water at a temperature of 40.degree. C. to 45.degree. C. for a period of time of between 10 to 30 minutes, and thereafter raising the temperature to from 60.degree. C. to 62.degree. C. to obtain a wort. The wort, in an amount of from 2% to 20%, is mixed with a fermentable carbohydrate and water at a temperature of between 80.degree. C. and 90.degree. C. in an amount of from 80% to 98%, to obtain a fermentable solution, which is then cooled to between 14.degree. C. to 20.degree. C., and pitched with brewers yeast. It is then fermented for from 4 to 8 days at from 14.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. and thereafter cooled to 0.degree. C. for from 4 to 7 days, and filtered to obtain the neutral tasting alcoholic beverage.

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Dependent claims

A method of producing a neutral tasting alcoholic beverage comprising the steps of:

(i) mashing a well modified standard brewers malt, with hops and water at a temperature of 40.degree. C. to 45.degree. C. for a period of time of between 10 to 30 minutes, and thereafter raising the temperature to from 60.degree. C. to 62.degree. C. to obtain a wort;
(ii) mixing the thereby obtained wort in an amount of from 2% to 20% with a fermentable carbohydrate and water at a temperature of between 80.degree. C. and 90.degree. C. in an amount of from 80% to 98%, to obtain a fermentable solution;
(iii) cooling the thereby obtained solution to between 14.degree. C. to 20.degree. C., pitching the cooled solution with brewers yeast and fermenting the solution for from 4 to 8 days at from 14.degree. C. to 20.degree. C., and
(iv) thereafter cooling the fermented solution to 0.degree. C. for from 4 to 7 days, and filtering the solution to obtain a neutral tasting alcoholic beverage.

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