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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Derek R Laws, Bexley Heath, GB;
Assignee:
The Brewing Research Foundation, Surrey, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426600 ; 426448 ;
Abstract
A method for the production of isomerized hop preparations comprising admixing whole or powdered hops with a solid or aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal salt. The invention provides that the resultant admixture is simultaneously subjected to a pressure of at least 2 Kg/cm.sup.2 and at a temperature of at least 80.degree. C. in a closed vessel, thereby to form a hop preparation high in iso-.alpha.-acids and with substantially undegraded hop oils. The closed vessel is preferably an extrusion cooker.