JP6712015B2 - Liquor storage device and liquor storage method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a storage device and a storage method for storing alcoholic beverages such as shochu.

It is known that the aging of alcoholic beverages is promoted by shaking the alcoholic beverages when storing alcoholic beverages such as shochu. For example, during storage of alcoholic beverages, aging is performed by periodically opening the lid of the container and stirring the alcoholic beverage inside by hand or by mechanical power. Regarding this swing, Patent Document 1 describes an example of a method of storing alcoholic beverages by submerging the alcoholic beverages in the sea and utilizing the movement of seawater.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-84940

However, when liquor is packed in a storage bottle, it sinks to the bottom of the sea due to its own weight and is unlikely to move greatly, so the effect of aging by rocking obtained by the movement of seawater is limited. Therefore, it takes a long period of time to reach a sufficiently matured state.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such a situation, and it is possible to effectively give the sway obtained by the movement of seawater to the liquor and sufficiently ripen the liquor in a short period of time. An object of the present invention is to provide a liquor storage device and a liquor storage method.

In order to solve the above problems, the liquor storage device of the present invention is a liquor storage device in which a container storing liquor floats in the sea and is stored by being shaken by seawater, It is equipped with a rope that is attached to the weight and hangs down in the sea, and a container that is attached to the rope and stores liquor.The container is a float provided at the end opposite to the side where the rope is attached. According to the neutral buoyancy force received by the float, the storage device is characterized by swinging by the movement of seawater, with the position perpendicular to the rope as the center position.

Due to the neutral buoyancy that the float receives, the container that stores alcoholic beverages swings vertically due to the movement of seawater, with the position perpendicular to the rope as the center position. Can be stirred for a long time, and aging by stirring becomes easy to accelerate. Therefore, the time required for aging can be shortened, and liquor having a good taste can be shipped in a short period of time.

In the liquor storage device of the present invention, the container can be configured to be divided into a plurality of rooms separated by a wall provided along the longitudinal direction.

By dividing into several rooms, different kinds of liquor can be stored in one container. In addition, since the storage device swings up and down with the connection part with the rope as a fulcrum, there is a difference in the swing width of the swing between the side close to the rope and the side far from the rope, which causes the degree of agitation Difference occurs. Therefore, by storing in a room in the container according to the stirring level required for brewing, it becomes possible to perform storage according to the required stirring level using one container.

The method of storing liquor of the present invention is a method of storing liquor stored in a container and floating in the sea, and is stored by being shaken by seawater, wherein a weight is attached to a rope hanging in the sea. Attach the storage device, attach the float to the end of the storage device on the side opposite to the side attached to the rope, and the neutral buoyancy force received by the float makes the storage device vertical to the rope as the center position, The feature is that it oscillates according to the movement of seawater.

Due to the neutral buoyancy that the float receives, the container moves vertically with the position where it is perpendicular to the rope as the seawater moves, so it is possible to stir the alcohol efficiently by the seawater shaking. , Aging by stirring becomes easier to promote. Therefore, the time required for aging can be shortened, and liquor having a good taste can be shipped in a short period of time.

In the liquor storage method of the present invention, the container can be divided into a plurality of rooms separated by a wall provided along the longitudinal direction, and the liquor can be stored in each of the plurality of rooms.

By dividing into several rooms, different kinds of liquor can be stored in one container. In addition, since the storage device swings up and down with the connection part with the rope as a fulcrum, there is a difference in the swing width of the swing between the side close to the rope and the side far from the rope, which causes the degree of agitation Difference occurs. Therefore, by storing in a room in the container according to the stirring level required for brewing, it becomes possible to perform storage according to the required stirring level using one container.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the rocking|fluctuation obtained by the movement of seawater is given to liquor effectively, and the liquor storage apparatus and the liquor storage method which can fully ripen liquor in a short period of time are implement|achieved. be able to.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the liquor storage apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the liquor storage apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, a liquor storage device and a liquor storage method of the present invention will be described based on its embodiments.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a liquor storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The liquor storage device 1 promotes aging of liquor by storing a liquor storage container 2 floating in the sea 4 below the sea surface 3 and being shaken by seawater to be stored. Alcohol includes wine, whiskey, rum, awamori, sake, sake, western liquor, fruit liquor, Chinese liquor, condiment liquor, etc. in addition to shochu.

The storage device 1 includes a rope 6 to which a weight 5 is attached and which hangs down in the sea 4, and a container 2 which is attached to the rope 6 and stores liquor. The container 2 is provided with a float 8 provided at an end 7 on the side opposite to the side attached to the rope 6, and due to the neutral buoyancy force received by the float 8, the container 2 is perpendicular to the rope 6. The center position is a horizontal position that is parallel to the sea surface, that is, a vertical position is rocked by the movement of seawater. An example of the movement of seawater is swaying due to tidal currents and waves. The volume and weight of the float 8 are set so that neutral buoyancy can be obtained so that the position where the container 2 is perpendicular to the rope 6 becomes the center position of the swing, and the material for forming the float 8 is set. As an example, a resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene or styrene can be selected. Neutral buoyancy means a neutral buoyancy condition that neither floats nor sinks in water.

A floating body 9 that floats on the sea surface 3 is attached to the upper end of the rope 6, and the floating body 9 moves up and down on the sea surface 3 and the storage device 1 in the sea rocks accordingly. The floating body 9 is set so as not to drift. Further, below the weight 5, and at the lower end of the rope 6, a contact body 11 that comes into contact with the seabed 10 is attached. The portion of the rope 6 between the weight 5 and the contact body 11 is set to have a length that allows it to bend, and the rope 6 is positioned from the sea surface 3 to the position of the weight 5 according to the depth of the seabed 10. It is possible to droop up to. It is preferable that the storage device 2 is installed in a sea area having a water depth of 20 m or more and at a water temperature where corals inhabit. In such an area, an appropriate water pressure and a good temperature environment are maintained, and the effects of seawater flow and seasonal fluctuations are obtained.

Due to the neutral buoyancy that the float 8 receives, the container 2 in which alcohol is stored swings up and down with the movement of seawater around a position perpendicular to the rope 6 as a center position. Can be efficiently stirred, and aging by stirring can be facilitated. Therefore, the time required for aging can be shortened, and liquor having a good taste can be shipped in a short period of time.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a liquor storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
2 has the same basic structure as that shown in FIG. 1, but the container 2 is divided into a plurality of chambers 12 along the longitudinal direction of the container 2. Here, the longitudinal direction of the container 2 means the direction from the joint portion 13 with the rope 6 to the end portion 7 on the side opposite to the side attached to the rope 6.

By dividing the container 2 into a plurality of rooms 12 separated by a wall 14, different kinds of liquor can be stored in the respective rooms 12, so that different kinds of liquor can be stored in one container. be able to. Further, since the container 2 swings up and down with the joint portion 13 with the rope 6 as a fulcrum, the amplitude on the side far from the rope 6 becomes large on the side close to the rope 6 and the side far from the rope 6. The difference in the degree of rocking causes a difference in the degree of stirring of alcoholic beverages. This is also the case when the container 2 swings in the horizontal direction with the joint portion 13 with the rope 6 as a fulcrum, and the amplitude on the side far from the rope 6 becomes large, resulting in a difference in swing width. .. Therefore, by storing the liquor in the room 12 in the container 2 according to the stirring level required for brewing, it becomes possible to perform storage according to the required stirring level using one container 2. .. It should be noted that the storage device 2 may be further divided into a plurality of rooms 12 in the vertical direction. Also, existing bottled liquor can be placed in the container 2 to form a plurality of rooms 12.

The liquor storage method of the present invention is performed using the above-described liquor storage device. The liquor is stored in a container 2 and floated in the sea 4, and is stored by being shaken by seawater. A storage method, in which a weight 5 is attached and a storage container 2 is attached to a rope 6 that hangs down in the sea 4, and a float 8 is attached to an end 7 of the storage device 2 on the side opposite to the side attached to the rope 6. In this method, the buoyancy of the liquor 8 is caused by the neutral buoyancy of the float 8 so that the container 2 is vertically pivoted with respect to the rope 6 and is vertically swung by the movement of seawater. ..

Since the storage container 2 is positioned in a horizontal position parallel to the sea surface 3, in addition to the vertical movement of the storage container 2 as a whole, the operation of swinging up and down with the joint portion 13 with the rope 6 as a fulcrum is performed. Since the salt water is added, the liquor can be efficiently stirred by the rocking of the sea water, and the aging by stirring can be facilitated. In addition, since the storage device 2 is also subjected to an operation of horizontally swinging around the joint portion 13 with the rope 6 as a fulcrum, it is possible to swing in various directions and effectively obtain the aging effect by stirring. You can

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention effectively gives a sway obtained by the movement of seawater to liquor, and as a liquor storage device and a liquor storage method capable of sufficiently aging liquor in a short period of time, such as shochu. It can be widely used for the storage of alcoholic beverages.

1 Storage Device 2 Storage Device 3 Sea Surface 4 Underwater 5 Weight 6 Rope 7 End 8 Float 9 Floating Body 10 Seabed 11 Contact Body 12 Room 13 Joint Part 14 Wall

Claims (4)

A storage device for alcoholic beverages, in which a container containing alcoholic beverages floats in the sea and is shaken by seawater to be stored.A rope attached with a weight and hanging down into the sea, and an alcoholic beverage attached to the rope And a container provided with a container, and the container has a float provided at the end opposite to the side attached to the rope, and the neutral buoyancy force received by the float causes the container to move against the rope. A liquor storage device characterized by swinging by the movement of seawater with a vertical position as the center position. The liquor storage device according to claim 1, wherein the container is divided into a plurality of rooms separated by a wall provided along a longitudinal direction. A method of storing liquor that stores liquor in a container, floats it in the sea, and shakes it by seawater to store it.A container is attached to a rope that is attached with a weight and hangs down in the sea. A float is attached to the end of the container on the side opposite to the side where the container floats vertically with respect to the rope due to the neutral buoyancy force received by the float so that it can be swung by the movement of seawater. A method of storing alcoholic beverages characterized by the fact that The method for storing liquor according to claim 3, wherein the container is divided into a plurality of rooms separated by a wall provided along a longitudinal direction, and the liquor is stored in each of the plurality of rooms.

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