Abstract

A method of simulating wooden-barrel aging of an ethanol-based liquid includes placing wood particles into a chamber, adding the liquid to the chamber, actively mixing the liquid and wood particles within the chamber for a predetermined amount of time, and, at the conclusion of the predetermined amount of time, forcing the liquid through at least one filter into a conduit in fluid communication with the chamber.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12H 1/22 - Ageing or ripening by storing, e.g. lagering of beer
• C12H 3/02 - Methods for reducing the alcohol content of fermented solutions or alcoholic beverages to obtain low-alcohol or non-alcoholic beverages by evaporating
• B04B 1/14 - Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles with discharging outlets in the plane of the maximum diameter of the bowl with periodical discharge
• C12G 3/07 - Flavouring with wood extracts, e.g. generated by contact with woodWood pretreatment therefor
• C12H 1/065 - Separation by centrifugation
• C12H 1/07 - Separation by filtration
• B01D 1/00 - Evaporating