Process for making beer containing an unfermented beer product
AssigneeHeineken Technisch Beheer B.V.
InventorsAdrianus H. Maria de Kort, Paul van Eerde
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Abstract
The invention relates to a beer having an alcohol content of maximally 3.5% by volume. For obtaining a beer of this type having good flavor properties, the invention is characterized in that the beer is a mixture of beer obtained by conventional fermentation and unfermented wort product reconstituted with water.
Claims27
Beer having an alcohol content of maximally 3.5% by volume, characterized in that it is a mixture devoid of green flavor of (A) beer obtained by means of a conventional fermentation and (B) unfermented wort product reconstituted with water, said wort product prior to reconstitution having a dry matter content of at least 50% by weight.
A process for preparing beer having an alcohol content of maximally 3.5% by volume, comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing beer obtained by means of a conventional fermentation;
- (B) providing an unfermented wort product having a dried matter content of at least 50% by weight;
- (C) reconstituting the unfermented wort product with water;
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- (D) mixing the reconstituted wort product and the beer in an appropriate ratio to provide a beer having an alcohol content of maximally 3.5% by volume.
A process for preparing beer having an alcohol content of maximally 3.5% by volume, comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing beer selected from top-fermented, bottom-fermented or wheat beers obtained by means of a conventional fermentation;
- (B) providing an unfermented spray-dried wort powder having a dried matter content of about 100% by weight;
- (C) reconstituting the unfermented wort powder with water, the reconstituted wort product having a dry matter content of 2.5-6% by weight;
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- (D) mixing the reconstituted wort product and the beer in an appropriate ratio to provide a beer having an alcohol content of maximally 3.5% by volume and characterized by an absence of green flavor, the mixture containing 10-95% by weight of reconstituted wort product, 5-90% by weight of conventionally fermented beer, and 0-5% by weight of other additives selected from a flavorant, foam stabilizer, carbon dioxide, coloring agent, pH adjusting agent and mixtures thereof.
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