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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christiaan Willem Versteegh, Delft, NL;
Assignee:
Heineken Technical Services B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 93 ; 424 941 ; 426 11 ; 426 16 ; 426 28 ; 426 29 ; 426 30 ; 435 41 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of wort, including the continuous enzymatic conversion of malt in one rotating disc contactor and separation of spent grain from mash in a separation unit. Further, a process for the continuous preparation of wort, including the continuous gelatinization and enzymatic liquefaction of a mixture based on unmalted grain, malt and/or an enzyme source and water in a rotating disc contactor, addition of malt and/or enzyme source to the product obtained, enzymatic conversion of the product obtained and separation of the spent grain from the mash in a separation unit.