JPH0787772B2 - Method for producing solid beer and solid beer - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for solidifying beer and a solidified beer obtained thereby.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Beer has been used as a favorite product for quenching thirst and activating the mind and body since ancient times, and its manufacturing method has been almost completed. As shown in FIG. 3, as a conventionally known production method thereof, as shown in FIG. 3, barley is stored, selected, soaked, germinated, dried, and stored.
Fermentation 3, post-fermentation (storing) 4, and microfiltration 5 are brewing process B, and further, there are product process C such as sagging 6, bottles 7 and cans 8 and use after storage D. It becomes E.

In the post-fermentation (storage) 4, the young beer is aged and the internal pressure of the storage tank is adjusted to dissolve carbon dioxide into the beer. In the microfiltration 5, the beer is made so as not to cause turbidity by microorganisms. The product is subjected to a thorough microfiltration process. It is also possible to omit each of these two steps. When post-fermentation (storing) 4 is omitted, carbon dioxide gas is introduced into the beer by the carbon dioxide injection method, and microfiltration 5 is omitted. In this case, unfiltered cloudy beer can be obtained as a product.

Since beer is a quality sensitive product, special attention needs to be paid to the number of storage days, storage temperature, and contact with light during storage and during distribution. , To prevent the generation of sunlight odor.
However, even if beer is stored for a long period of time or treated roughly at the distribution stage, not only the taste and smell problems but also protein turbidity due to oxidative polymerization of proteins occur. I try to remove molecular proteins.

[0005]

However, in order to prepare for various problems that may occur in the subsequent distribution stage and other steps in the brewing process B, the more the various treatments are performed in advance, the less the naturalness becomes. It is undeniable that the taste of beer becomes pale and the thickness of beer decreases.
Moreover, although the unfiltered cloudy beer obtained by omitting the filtration step does not impair the naturalness so much,
There is a problem in timely availability due to lack of storability.

Further, since beer is a liquid, it is necessary to fill containers such as barrels, bottles, and aluminum cans in the product process C. However, as described above, beer is sensitive to quality, so the properties and shapes of various containers are large. Therefore, careful and time-consuming handling at the storage D stage and the distribution stage is required.

Moreover, it is no longer permitted to dispose of the container after the stage of use E, and various considerations are required from the standpoint of resource reuse regarding how to recover the used container in order to solve the problem of waste pollution. Has become. Moreover, while containers are indispensable for beer products, the use of containers such as barrels, bottles and cans accounts for a large proportion of the production cost of beer products.

Therefore, in the present invention, it is considered to break down the common sense that beer is a liquid and to solidify it, and to solve various problems caused by beer which existed only in the conventional liquid. It is intended to provide a method of producing solidified beer and a solidified beer thereof.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, as a method for producing solidified beer according to the present invention, beer whose carbon dioxide concentration has been adjusted to a high concentration in advance in a brewing process is used as a raw material beer, and the raw material beer is put into a container and rapidly frozen. It is processed and shaped and frozen into a shape and condition that suits the application.

Further, beer from which microfiltration treatment is omitted in the brewing process is used as raw material beer, and the raw material beer is put into a container and subjected to quick freezing treatment to be shaped and frozen in a shape and state suitable for the intended use.

Alternatively, beer whose carbon dioxide concentration has been adjusted to a high concentration in advance in the brewing process and which has not been subjected to the microfiltration process in the brewing process is used as the raw material beer, and the raw material beer is put into a container and subjected to quick freezing treatment for use. It is shaped and frozen into a combined shape and state.

In each of these production methods, the raw beer may be cooled to a low temperature before freezing and then subjected to quick freezing treatment in the atmosphere.

In such a manufacturing method according to the present invention,
You can use the container that holds the raw beer as it is as a packaging container so that it can be frozen and stored as it is after shaping and freezing, or after shaping and freezing the raw beer, take it out of the container and wrap paper, aluminum foil, plastic, etc. under cooling and air conditioning. It can be separately packaged in a container so that it can be frozen and stored.

Then, the solidified beer produced by the production method according to the present invention is shaped into a shape and state suitable for the intended use.
It is formed by freezing, and its shape / frozen state is intended to be any of a rod shape, a cubic shape, a rough sorbet shape, a completely solidified shape, a semi-liquid shape, or a paste shape. .

In the above description and the following description, the term "beer" is used as a term having a broad concept including beer as defined by Liquor Tax Law and low-alcohol beer-like beverages.

[0016]

[Function] Beer that has undergone the brewing process is used as raw material beer, and this raw material beer is put into a container for quick freezing treatment and subjected to quick freezing treatment, so that the conventional liquid beer is shaped into a shape and state suitable for the intended use.・ Can be frozen to be solidified beer. At this time, by using beer with beer whose carbon dioxide concentration has been adjusted to a high concentration in the brewing process as raw material beer, carbon dioxide deviates during quick freezing treatment work in the atmosphere. Can be made into solid beer without compromising the taste and quality of the raw material beer.

Further, beer from which microfiltration treatment has been omitted in the brewing process is put into a container as raw material beer and subjected to quick freezing treatment to shape and freeze the conventional liquid beer into a shape and state suitable for the intended use. With solidified beer, it is possible to obtain a solidified beer having a thick and umami taste without impairing the naturalness which has been lost by conventional microfiltration.

If the beer whose carbon dioxide concentration has been adjusted to a high concentration in advance in the brewing process and the microfiltration process has been omitted is used as the raw material beer, there is a great concern that carbon dioxide will deviate during the rapid freezing process in the atmosphere. In addition, it is possible to obtain solid beer excellent in thickness and umami without sacrificing the naturalness which has been lost by conventional microfiltration.

In addition, if the raw material beer is cooled to a low temperature before freezing in each of these production methods, the quick freezing process can be more easily performed in the atmosphere.

Further, if the container for containing the raw beer in each of the above-mentioned production methods is used as it is as a packaging container and it is frozen and stored as it is after shaping and freezing, the shaping and freezing process becomes the frozen storage process as it is, which is efficient. A method for producing solidified beer can be provided. Alternatively, after shaping and freezing the raw beer by each of the above-mentioned manufacturing methods, it is taken out of the container and separately wrapped in a packaging container such as paper, aluminum foil, and plastic under air-conditioning for freezing and preservation. Unlike the container required for, the packaging cost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the problem of industrial pollution can be sufficiently solved.

Solid beer obtained by previously shaping and freezing into a shape and state suitable for the intended use by the above production method is
With conventional liquid beer, it is not intended at all, it can be in the shape / form such as rod-shaped, cubic-shaped, granular, rough / sorbet-shaped, completely solidified, semi-liquid-shaped or paste-shaped, flowability, portability, It is possible to further enhance the function as a favorite product with excellent storage stability.

[0022]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For the sake of convenience of explanation, the same parts as those of the conventional one are designated by the same reference numerals and the duplicated description will be omitted.

First, the beer that has been subjected to the brewing process B is used as a raw material beer 10. Next, this raw material beer 10 is gently placed in a container 11 for quick freezing treatment so as not to give stimulation to avoid gas separation, and is subjected to quick freezing treatment 12, whereby the taste and quality of the raw material beer 10 is improved. The solidified beer 13 is shaped and frozen into a shape and state suitable for the intended use without damaging it. At that time, carbon dioxide gas is usually infused into the young beer in the four stages of post-fermentation in the brewing process B. However, if the carbon dioxide concentration is adjusted to a high concentration in advance, the carbon dioxide gas will be generated in the quick freezing process 12 under the atmosphere. You don't have to worry so much about the deviation of.

Further, since beer is solidified and refrigerated so that problems such as microbial turbidity and oxidative deterioration do not occur, it is not necessary to make filtration particularly precise in the brewing step B, and, for example, as in unfiltered turbid beer, beer Depending on the type, it is possible to select and use the raw material beer 10 that omits general filtration. In this case, it is possible to obtain the solidified beer 13 in which the taste and the naturalness are maintained as they are.

If the raw beer 10 is placed in the container 11 and cooled in advance to a low temperature before freezing, the quick freezing process 12 can be easily performed in the atmosphere.

In order to subject the raw material beer 10 to the quick freezing treatment 12 by these production methods, it is necessary to put it in a container 11 so that it can be used as it is as a packaging container 14 and can be frozen as it is after shaping and freezing. If it is saved, the shaping / freezing is performed as is in the freezing save 15.

Of course, it is also possible to use a separate packaging container 14. The solidified beer 13 may be taken out from the container 11 and separately packaged in a packaging container 14 of paper, aluminum foil, plastic, or the like under cooling and air conditioning, and the frozen storage 15 may be performed.

Further, if the raw material beer 10 is subjected to the quick freezing treatment 12 in a shape and a state suitable for the intended use 16, for example, a bar shape which is not intended in the conventional liquid beer at all,
Solid beer 13 can be obtained in many shapes such as cubic shape, ball shape, triangular pyramid shape, etc., and also in various states such as lame, sorbet, completely solidified, semi-liquid or paste. .

In the example of FIG. 2, the supporting stick 16 is inserted into the raw material beer 10 contained in the container 11 and subjected to the quick freezing treatment 12 to obtain a completely frozen solidified beer 17 in the form of a flat bar. Then, the paper 18 which is taken out from the container 11 and on which a thin aluminum layer is formed is used as the packaging container 14 and is wholly packaged.

In use 16, if it is thawed rapidly in a microwave oven or the like and liquefied, it can be drunk as liquid beer with a refreshing feeling without losing carbon dioxide. In the above-mentioned examples, it is needless to say that a beer-like beverage of low alcohol can be used as the raw material beer.

[0031]

Since the present invention has the contents described above, it can be expected to have many practical effects as listed below.

According to the production method of the present invention, solid beer can be obtained in place of the conventional liquid beer without deteriorating the taste and quality of the raw beer. In addition, by making the raw material beer that does not require the microfiltration process in the brewing process in particular, it is possible to obtain a solid beer having a thick and umami taste without impairing the naturalness which has been lost by the conventional microfiltration.

At that time, by cooling the raw material beer to a low temperature state before freezing, the quick freezing process under the atmosphere becomes easy.

Further, by using the container for storing the raw material beer as it is as a packaging container and shaping and freezing it and then freezing and preserving it, the shaping and freezing process can be directly frozen and stored, which is efficient. Alternatively, after shaping and freezing the solidified beer, it can be taken out of the container and separately stored in a packaging container such as paper, aluminum foil, plastic, etc. under cooling and air conditioning so that it can be frozen and stored. Unlike the required container, the packaging cost and manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the problem of waste pollution can be sufficiently solved.

The solidified beer, which has been shaped and frozen in advance into a shape and condition suitable for the intended use by the production method of the present invention, has a rod shape, a cubic shape, a granular shape, a rough sorbet shape, a perfect shape, which has never been intended for a conventional liquid beer. It can be obtained in a solid state, a semi-liquid state, a paste state, or the like, and can further enhance the function as a favorite product excellent in distribution, portability, and storability.

The solid beer need only be transported by a refrigerated vehicle or stored in a refrigerated warehouse, and beer that is sensitive to temperature and light can be easily managed. Such treatment for long-term storage / distribution, that is, removal of high-molecular-weight proteins with an adsorbent is not required, and thus the taste can be improved without lightening the taste or reducing the thickness. it can.

The solidified beer according to the present invention is based on the sugariness of the conventional frozen desserts as represented by ice cream and sorbet, while it has a refreshing feeling avoiding the sugariness. It can be provided as a certain product.
In particular, when a low-alcohol beer-like beverage is used as a raw material, a wide range of tastes can be accommodated regardless of time, place, age and the like. In addition, when the solidified beer is made into a coarse sorbet, it can be provided as a food / beverage substitute with a refreshing feeling in the midsummer and other seasons.

In addition, solidified beer is excellent in portability as long as it is provided with a cold storage means such as a cold storage and a cold storage bag. For example, a suitable number of solid ice can be stored in the cold storage bag together with dry ice for the purpose of storing dry ice. Putting beer together makes it extremely convenient for going out and going out.

Further, when beer is used as a seasoning for cooking, it is only necessary to use an appropriate number of solidified beers, so that the beer can be used as a seasoning with a fresh taste instead of the remaining beer without waste. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a process explanatory view showing a method for producing solidified beer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of solidified beer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a process explanatory view showing a conventional beer production method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B Brewing process 10 Raw beer 11 Container 12 Rapid freezing treatment 13, 17 Solid beer 14 Packaging container 15 Cryopreservation

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A beer whose carbon dioxide concentration has been adjusted to a high concentration in advance in a brewing process is used as a raw material beer, and this raw material beer is put into a container and subjected to quick freezing treatment to obtain a shape and a shape suitable for the intended use.
A method of producing solid beer that is shaped and frozen into a state. 2. A beer obtained by omitting the microfiltration treatment in the brewing process is used as a raw material beer, and the raw beer is put into a container and subjected to quick freezing treatment to be shaped and frozen into a shape and state suitable for the purpose of use, solidification. How to make beer. 3. A beer whose carbon dioxide concentration has been adjusted to a high concentration in the brewing process and which has not been subjected to microfiltration treatment is used as a raw material beer.・ A method of producing solid beer that is shaped and frozen into a state. 4. The method for producing solidified beer according to claim 1, wherein the raw beer is cooled to a low temperature before freezing and then subjected to quick freezing treatment in the atmosphere. . 5. The method for producing solidified beer according to claim 1, wherein the container for containing the raw beer is used as a packaging container as it is, and after being shaped and frozen, it is frozen and stored as it is. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein after shaping and freezing the raw beer, it is taken out of the container and separately stored in a packaging container of paper, aluminum foil, plastic or the like under cooling and air conditioning, and stored frozen.
The method for producing solidified beer according to any one of 1. 7. A solidified beer obtained by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The solidified beer according to claim 7, wherein the shaped / frozen shape / state is any one of a rod shape, a cubic shape, a granular shape, a rough sorbet shape, a completely solidified shape, a semi-liquid shape or a paste shape. .