EP2148826A1 - Unite d'emballage prete a etre distribuee, contenant un liquide de type biere - Google Patents

Unite d'emballage prete a etre distribuee, contenant un liquide de type biere

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EP2148826A1
EP2148826A1 EP07729174A EP07729174A EP2148826A1 EP 2148826 A1 EP2148826 A1 EP 2148826A1 EP 07729174 A EP07729174 A EP 07729174A EP 07729174 A EP07729174 A EP 07729174A EP 2148826 A1 EP2148826 A1 EP 2148826A1
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beer
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Florian Koch
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Carbotek Holding GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents

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  • the present invention relates to a beer-like liquid, which could also be referred to as a beer intermediate, which is suitable in nature to be stored in a storable container z.
  • a beer intermediate which is suitable in nature to be stored in a storable container z.
  • the smooth process is usually ensured by well interlocking logistics processes of beer as a bottle and beer as Fassware.
  • the beer produced in a brewery, alcohol-free or with a certain alcohol content, such as 2% by volume, 4.5% by volume, vol -5.5% or more, is generally consumable in bulk for large customers such as restaurants Condition filled and delivered to this.
  • Many barrels have barrel-shaped or cylindrical shapes, so that the transport area of the delivery trucks is not optimally used.
  • the beer in the barrels is under pressure due to the CO 2 content, which is temperature-dependent, so that the beer transport is even qualified in some states as dangerous goods transport.
  • the barrels which are usually made of stainless steel, wood or aluminum, increase the transport weight, because they represent a significant proportion of the total load in terms of weight.
  • the barrels are because they represent a significant value for the respective brewery , returned to the breweries via circulation.
  • the logistical effort of cleaning barrels, sorting out damaged barrels and reprocessing the barrels so that they can be refilled, represents a large part of the activity in the bottling area of a brewery. It is also often the case that barrels are stolen, what for the affected breweries means a significant financial loss.
  • the invention goes a completely new way, not only unknown in the art but never imagined until the invention, although beer brewing has a millennia-old tradition.
  • the reduction of the CO 2 content to values of less than 1.5 g / kg of liquid eliminates all disadvantages associated with the CO 2 pressure. Nevertheless, the full taste, the quality and the taste and other peculiarities of the beer are fully preserved; unlike the production and distribution of the known beer concentrate, where not only the taste is changed, but the advantages of the invention with regard to the reduction of transportation and storage costs, etc. are not realized, as detailed below.
  • beer-like liquid according to the invention beer is completely brewed and remains completely intact in its contents. He is only deprived of CO 2 . The flavoring substances remain in the beer-like liquid, even the brewing water content remains unchanged.
  • the qualification of the transport of a beer-like liquid as dangerous goods transport can be successfully avoided.
  • the containers in which the liquid is stored and transported need not be or only slightly pressurized and are therefore not subject to legal pressure vessel regulations with regard to transport safety and storage conditions.
  • the CO 2 upper limit of the beer-like liquid is determined so that at an expected continuous temperature of the transported liquid, especially on the truck bed, no exceeding of a set pressure levels, such as 0.5 bar, can take place. For example, if the maximum expected temperature on the truck bed in the liquid to be transported is set at 50 ° C, then a CO 2 upper limit of 1, 3 to 1, 4 g per liter of beer intermediate can begin.
  • the present invention offers the advantage that the beer-like liquid can be filled in any liquid-tight and multi-layered container. It is preferably a composite packaging (eg Tetra Pak®, Tetra Brik® etc.) or a bag-in-box packaging. In the case of the latter packaging, the liquid is contained in an inner bag, which is usually made of film composite material, which in turn is protected and supported by a cardboard outer packaging.
  • the inner bag made of film composite material may, for.
  • the bag has a closure, which is preferably designed so that it can be connected to a carbonator or a line of the dispensing system, so that the beer-like product can be removed from the container, carbonized and fed to the dispensing.
  • the closure is preferably self-closing, so that the screw-on closes again after having been tapped, z. B. via a spring mechanism or a rubber membrane.
  • the said preferred packaging has a low weight and are advantageously stackable, since they are generally cuboid. Furthermore, they are inexpensive. They are used only once, which eliminates the return to the brewery and the washing and storage of barrels. As a result, calculations by the notifying party assume cost savings in the double-digit euro range per hectolitre of beer compared to known cask containers.
  • Beer is understood to be a beverage which, in addition to the main constituent, contains water, the extract from the brewing, digested starch source, frequently cereals such as barley, and hops with its various constituents, and optionally alcohol CO 2 . Traffic expects beer to contain CO 2 . Only by containing CO 2 foam is produced and the drink bubbles. As enjoyable beer is considered if it has at least a CO 2 content of 3 g / kg and more.
  • Unspired beers ie beers brewed without application of backpressure, contain at least 3 g / kg CO 2 .
  • the common beers which are brewed with back pressure, contain depending on the type of beer about 5 - 7 g / kg CO 2 .
  • a beer-like liquid with a CO 2 content of less than 3 g / kg is considered by the experts to be incapable of consumption.
  • the brewing, beer storage and beer bottling technology therefore undertakes various efforts to achieve the desired CO 2 content during the brewing process and, after brewing, to preserve the CO 2 bound in the finished beer as loss-free as possible.
  • a distributable packaging unit is provided with a beer-like liquid.
  • the beer-type liquid is one which has all the usual constituents of beer but has a reduced CO 2 content of 1.5 g / kg of liquid or less.
  • the CO 2 content is less than 1 g / kg of liquid, in particular 0.5 g / kg or even lower.
  • the beer-type liquid is not a beer concentrate but a "finished" beer but with a reduced CO 2 content, so that the beer contains as constituents at least about 89-94% by weight of water and about 3.0%.
  • the beer-like liquid has preferably been brewed from grain salt, hops, brewing water and yeast and the CO 2 resulting from the fermentation has been removed by decarbonization This also distinguishes the subject matter of the prior art:
  • the containers used hitherto, such as barrels and bottles, are single-layered
  • One advantage of a multi-layer container is that a high density is achieved at a low weight can be achieved.
  • the beer-type liquid except for the CO 2 content is "normal" beer, it can be prepared from a finished brewed beer by adding a pre-existing CO 2 content of, for example, 5-6 g / kg CO 2 is added to the beer-type liquid before consumption, eg in a bar of a restaurant immediately before the beer is poured in. By carbonating, the CO 2 content is restored to the usual level of 5-6 g / kg, thereby making beer from the beer-like liquid again.
  • the container in which the beer-like liquid is is preferably oxygen diffusion-inhibiting. More preferably, the container has a maximum oxygen permeability of 0.1 mg / month / liter container volume. Beer is an oxygen-sensitive liquid that suffers quality losses due to oxidation processes. As a result, the container is as oxygen-tight as possible. Furthermore, the oxygen content of the liquid is at most 1 mg / l of liquid, in particular a maximum of 0.5 mg / l. Thus, possibly together with a low oxygen permeability of the container, a longer shelf life can be achieved without sacrificing quality by oxidation.
  • the container is a barely printable container or even a pressureless container.
  • a container is then designated if it can withstand up to 0.5 bar overpressure.
  • Even a very small amount of CO 2 generates an overpressure with increasing temperatures in a closed system. Therefore, the filling tank must withstand certain minimum pressures.
  • the above value is based on the consideration that at a CO 2 content of about 1 g / kg up to a temperature of about 40 ° C no CO 2 escapes from the liquid at all. Only at a temperature of about 80 ° C is a pressure of about 0.5 bar. Consequently, in the CO 2 content of not more than 1, 5 g / kg according to the invention, the transport safety guaranteed at any time even at higher temperatures. As a result, it is crucial that the container used does not fall under the pressure vessel regulation. This is important because it eliminates safety requirements, the implementation of which would generate high costs.
  • the beer-like liquid is not, as stated above, in a pressure vessel, which is subject to the pressure vessel ordinance or similar legal requirements, but is filled in any suitable and food-grade container, as long as this container meets the requirements of the main claim, namely that the container Includes liquid, liquid-tight and multi-layered and is suitable both as a transport and as a storage container.
  • Particularly preferred examples are composite packaging and bag-in-box containers.

Abstract

L'invention concerne une unité d'emballage prête à être distribuée, contenant un liquide de type bière qui renferme, comme constituants, environ 89 à 94 % en masse d'eau et environ 3,0 à 5,5 % en masse d'extrait de bière, y compris des substances amères de houblon, et présente une teneur en CO<SUB>2</SUB> inférieure ou égale à 1,5 g/kg de liquide, le liquide de type bière se trouvant dans un réservoir de transport et de stockage multicouche, étanche aux liquides et renfermant le liquide.
EP07729174A 2007-05-15 2007-05-15 Unite d'emballage prete a etre distribuee, contenant un liquide de type biere Withdrawn EP2148826A1 (fr)

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