Home brewing apparatus
OwnerRalph P. Naishinventor
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Abstract
The conventional home brewing apparatus for beer includes a container with some form of heater therein and a bag for suspending grain in the container. A more efficient home brewing apparatus includes a container with a pump for withdrawing liquid from the bottom of the container and re-introducing the liquid into the container at the top thereof, separate heater and heater control elements, a liquid level indicator, a separate cooling coil for removable mounting in the container, and a multi-level grid structure for supporting the grain bag at a location spaced apart from the heater. The circulating of the liquid ensures that the temperature throughout the brewing liquid is uniform, and that there is consistency from batch to batch.
Claims6
An apparatus for use in the home brewing of alcoholic beverages comprising:
- (a) open topped container means for receiving brewing ingredients;
- (b) vented cover means for removable mounting on said container means to close the top end thereof;
- (c) heater means extending into said container means near the bottom thereof;
- (d) grid means for mounting in said container means above said heater means for supporting granular brewing ingredients, and for maintaining such ingredients separate from the heater means;
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- (e) circulation means in fluid communication with the upper and lower ends of said container means for circulating liquid from the lower end of said container means to the upper end thereof.
- (f) thermostat means extending into said container means in spaced apart relationship to said heater means for controlling operation of said heater means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.