KR20090000946A - Apparatus for manufacturing an alcohol - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for preparing a fermented liquor is provided to allow a fermented liquor to be manufactured automatically and easily irrespective of the season and space. An apparatus for preparing a fermented liquor comprises a fermentation container(110) where the raw material for a fermented liquor is stored; a heat supply part(130) which heats or cools the fermentation container; a control part(140) which controls the heat supply part, thereby controlling the fermentation temperature of the raw material for a fermented liquor; and an internal gas discharge part(150) which discharges the gas generated during the fermentation process of the fermentation container and blocks the inflow of the external air into the fermentation container.

Description

Fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus {Apparatus for manufacturing an alcohol}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a fermented wine manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

110: fermentation vessel

120: housing

130: heat supply unit

131: warmer

132: cooling unit

133: thermoelectric heating element

135: first blowing fan

136: second blowing fan

140: control unit

150: internal gas discharge unit

The present invention relates to a fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus, and more specifically, anyone in the home by automating the fermentation liquor manufacturing process can be made easily and simply, the temperature can be adjusted from time to time without the constraints of the season or space, its aroma and taste It relates to an apparatus for producing a fermented liquor that is taken advantage of.

It is no exaggeration to say that alcohol coexists with humanity. In Korea, since the Samhan era, sake with traditional methods have been made. Especially, in the Joseon Dynasty, hundreds of alcoholic beverages have been made.

In addition, traditional liquor has been handed down in every country in the world.For example, Mongolian sheep and horse's milk fermented liquor, horse wine, Japanese sake, European wine, Chinese white wine, Korean rice wine, etc. A distinctive liquor recipe has been established and developed, and it is proud of its taste.

In particular, fermented liquor contains a variety of substances that are beneficial to health, for example, organic acids, sugars, amino acids and more than a hundred kinds of elements are contained in a large amount, the efficacy of the anti-cancer effect has been verified. In addition, research on fermented liquor continues to progress and the results of many analyzes of the current efficacy is coming out.

Looking at the manufacturing method of the fermented wine described above are as follows. In general, molds containing alcohol-producing enzymes, such as yeast, glutinous rice, and barley, which are grown in cereals, are soaked in water and mixed with a proportion of water in a poison that can ferment the steamed rice from steaming. Fermented by Here, by filtering the remaining residue of the gourd rice remaining after the fermentation, the fermented liquor is completed. After fermentation is fully matured, the taste and nutrition are rich.

It is very difficult to make this series of fermented liquor making process at home. Currently, some makers who sell alcohol can make it at home.

However, the current manufacturing machine is almost a manual, only a fermentation barrel is provided, and since it does not have a function of temperature, time, aging and refrigeration, it is difficult to say that it is a fermentation wine maker in the true sense.

For example, such a manufacturing machine does not have a function of controlling and maintaining temperature and humidity in the manufacturing process, so it is inconvenient to directly adjust the temperature at which fermentation is possible at home, and it is difficult to maintain an appropriate fermentation temperature.

In addition, fermented liquor production itself is difficult in seasons (summer and winter) when the deviation and the appropriate fermentation temperature is large.

In addition, even if the fermented liquor is manufactured, sufficient maturation period is required, and in general households, it is not easy to provide an environment for ripening, which may change the taste of the fermented liquor or cause contamination by other germs during fermentation. There is a disadvantage that affects.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fermentation liquor making apparatus that can easily and simply make fermented liquor anyone in the home by automating the fermentation process.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for producing fermented liquor without being constrained by time or space such as seasons through optimized programs.

In addition, by using a thermoelectric heating element can be simply cooled and heated only by changing the electrode, provides a fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus having a single modular heat supply unit without a separate heating means and cooling means for room temperature fermentation and low temperature fermentation. can do.

In addition, the internal gas in the fermentation vessel is discharged to prevent the inflow of external air to maintain the optimum state of fermentation can provide a fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus utilizing the aroma and taste as it is.

In order to achieve the above object, the fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, a fermentation vessel as a space for storing the fermentation liquor raw material, a heat supply for heating or cooling the fermentation vessel, and the heat supply to control the fermentation of the fermented liquor raw material It may include a control unit for controlling the temperature, and an internal gas discharge unit for discharging the gas generated during the fermentation process in the fermentation vessel to the outside and preventing the outside air from flowing into the fermentation vessel.

In addition, the heat supply unit, a heating unit for heating the fermentation vessel to ferment the fermentation broth raw material at room temperature, a cooling unit for cooling the fermentation vessel so that the fermentation liquor raw material is low temperature fermentation, and connected to the warmer and the cooling unit current It characterized in that it comprises a thermoelectric heating element for endothermic or heat generating according to the direction, and a power supply for supplying power to the thermoelectric heating element.

In addition, the heating unit and the cooling unit is characterized in that each blowing fan is provided.

The heat supply unit may include a heating device for heating the fermentation vessel so that the fermentation broth raw material is fermented to room temperature, and a cooling device for cooling the fermentation vessel so that the fermentation broth raw material is fermented at low temperature. The cooling apparatus may be water-cooled or air-cooled. Characterized in that implemented.

In addition, it characterized in that it comprises a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the fermented alcohol raw material.

In addition, the material of the fermentation vessel is characterized in that the material does not corrode and the thermal conductivity is good.

In addition, the fermentation vessel lid is fastened to the upper portion of the fermentation vessel, characterized in that it comprises a fermentation vessel lid and a packing for sealing the fermentation vessel.

Hereinafter, another fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a fermented wine production apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of the fermented wine production apparatus.

The fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus is a household fermentation liquor making machine for automating a series of liquor making processes, the constitution of which provides a fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus for producing a liquid containing water and alcohol by fermenting a raw material of alcohol.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fermentation wine manufacturing apparatus 100 is a space in which water and fermented wine raw material (hereinafter referred to as fermented wine raw material) are stored to cover the fermentation vessel 110 and the fermentation vessel and installed outside. (120), the heat supply 130 for heating or cooling the fermentation vessel 110, and the heat supply 130 to control the high temperature fermentation, low temperature fermentation, fermentation temperature of the fermented liquor raw material in the fermentation vessel (110) It is provided with a control unit 140 for controlling the back (hereinafter, fermentation temperature).

Here, the fermentation vessel 110, which is a space in which the fermented liquor raw material is accommodated, is not subject to its shape in various forms, such as a circle, a rectangle, a polygon, and the like. In addition, the material of the fermentation vessel may be made of plastics or metal as a material that does not corrode during the fermentation of the stored fermented liquor raw material, it is particularly preferably made of a metal material with excellent thermal conductivity.

The fermentation vessel lid 115 is fastened to an upper portion of the fermentation vessel 110 to cover the fermentation gas from leaking out during fermentation of the fermented liquor raw material stored therein. At this time, the fermentation vessel lid 115 is fastened with the fermentation vessel 110 in a variety of forms, such as a folding hinge is not specially bound to the fastening method. In addition, even if the cover with the fermentation vessel lid 115, the fermentation gas may be leaked in a fine gap so that the packing portion (not shown) for sealing the fermentation vessel lid 115 and the fermentation vessel 110 upper portion may be further provided. Can be. In addition, the packing portion can be implemented in the form of a rubber packing or O-ring to seal the micro-gap.

Fermentation vessel lid 115 is provided with an internal gas discharge unit 150 for discharging the gas generated during the fermentation process in the fermentation vessel 110 to the outside and blocking the outside air from flowing into the fermentation vessel 110. do. At this time, the internal gas discharge unit 150 may be configured in the form of an air rock (air rock) for discharging the internal gas and blocking the inflow of external air, it is preferable to be disposed in the center of the lid of the fermentation vessel.

The heat supply unit 130 includes a heating unit 131 for heating the fermentation vessel 110 to ferment the fermentation broth raw material at room temperature, a cooling unit 132 for cooling the fermentation vessel 110 so as to ferment the fermentation broth raw material at low temperature, and A thermoelectric element heating element 133 connected to the heating unit 131 and the cooling unit 132 and endothermic or generating heat according to a current direction, and a power supply unit supplying power to the thermoelectric element heating element 133 (not shown). ).

Here, the warmer 131 is connected to the fermentation vessel 110 to heat the fermentation vessel 110 to high temperature fermentation, the cooling unit 132 is connected to the fermentation vessel 110 to the fermentation vessel 110 The cooling unit performs a low temperature fermentation. The heating unit 131 and the cooling unit 132 are preferably metal plates of different types or semiconductor plates having different electrical conduction methods. In addition, the power supply unit may be implemented as a device for applying heat to the thermoelectric heating element 133 using a heating wire or a heating device such as a heater.

The thermoelectric element heating element 133 is connected to the heating element 131 and the cooling unit 132. When the electric current flows through the thermoelectric element element heating element 133 through the power supply unit, 131 is endothermic to ferment the fermentation vessel 110 at a high temperature, the cooling unit 132 is heated to low-temperature fermentation of the fermentation vessel 110. It connects two types of metal tips, and when current flows through it, one terminal absorbs heat in the current direction and the other terminal uses the Peltier effect that generates heat. Is easy.

For example, the fermentation vessel 110 is heated by connecting the heating portion 131 in the positive (+) current direction, while the fermentation vessel 110 is cooled by connecting the cooling portion 132 in the negative (-) current direction. You can. Thus, it can be made into a heating state or a cooling state according to the current direction, and vice versa.

In this way, the thermoelectric heating element 133 can be heated and cooled simply by changing the electrode (according to the current direction), and thus, fermented liquor can be easily manufactured. In particular, not only the endothermic / exothermic transition is possible, but also the endothermic / exothermic amount is adjusted according to the amount of current, which is more advantageous for producing home fermented liquor having a smaller capacity.

In addition, the heat supply unit 130 can switch the heating and cooling state by simply changing the electrode by using the thermoelectric heating element 133, thereby cooling the heating means and the fermentation vessel for heating the fermentation vessel as in the prior art. It can be configured as one heat supply without each cooling means for.

The heating unit 131 and the cooling unit 132 are respectively provided with a blowing fan 135, 136, the first blowing fan 135 to directly cool the heated heater 131, to prevent malfunction Can be. As the second blower fan 136 generates heat, the heated air around the cooling unit 132 is cooled through a convection effect, and there is a purpose of preventing malfunction or preventing noise.

As such, when the second blowing fan 136 is provided in the cooling unit 132 in addition to the heating unit 131, the cooling unit 132 and the second blowing fan 136 may implement an air-cooled cooling device. The heating unit 131 may be implemented as a heating apparatus, and thus the heating unit 131 may be provided with a heating unit and a cooling unit, respectively, without requiring a separate thermoelectric element. In addition, the cooling unit 132 may be a water-cooled cooling device through the cooling water injection.

A temperature sensor (not shown) for measuring the temperature of the fermented alcohol raw material in the fermentation vessel 110 and a control unit 140 for controlling the heat supply unit 130, the control unit 140 in the fermentation vessel 110 It controls and maintains the temperature of fermented liquor raw materials. In addition, the display unit 170 for displaying the fermentation state and the control state, and the input unit 190 for the user key input may be further provided.

In general, the fermentation temperature is maintained at approximately 18 ~ 20 ℃ to maintain the best fermented wine is difficult to manufacture in summer or winter, but in the manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention in the optimum state according to the type of fermented wine without restrictions according to this You can set the temperature. For example, the temperature for room temperature fermentation is maintained at a state of 25 ~ 27 ℃, the temperature for low temperature fermentation is preferably maintained at a state of 15 ~ 17 ℃.

Hereinafter, referring to Figure 2 look at the control process in the fermentation wine manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

First, the temperature in the fermentation vessel 110 is measured through the temperature sensor 117, and the signal detected through the temperature sensor 117 is transmitted to the controller 140. At this time, it may be set to an optimized program for the temperature, aging temperature, etc. (hereinafter, referred to as a reference value) for maintaining the optimum fermentation state according to the type of fermented wine. At this time, the reference value may be set to a high temperature fermentation, low temperature fermentation, the temperature of aging, etc. as an optimized program. In addition, the program may further include a separate memory 180 in which the program is stored or may be programmed and embedded in the controller 140. In addition, the optimized program can be updated in real time.

Subsequently, the controller 140 compares the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 117 with the reference value, and when the temperature is lower than the reference value, the fermentation vessel 110 is heated through the heat supply unit 130, and when the temperature is lower than the reference value, the heat supply unit ( The fermentation vessel 110 is cooled through 130. In addition, the switching of the heating or cooling method in the heat supply unit 130 uses a method of changing the electrode supplying power to the thermoelectric element, that is, changing the direction of the current, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Thereafter, the fermentation liquor raw material in the fermentation vessel 110 through the feedback control process of the control unit 140 and the temperature sensor 117 is fermented in an optimized state.

In the above description, but mainly the fermented liquor is not limited to this, it can be applied to various types of liquor, or an apparatus for producing a fermentation material other than alcohol.

Although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Do.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention can adjust the fermentation temperature, if necessary, to solve the problem that was difficult to manufacture the fermented liquor in the summer or winter of the conventional time or space constraints Fermented liquor can be prepared without receiving.

In addition, by using a thermoelectric heating element, there is an advantage that the cooling and heating can be performed simply by changing the electrode. In particular, the heating means and the cooling means for room temperature fermentation and low temperature fermentation can be miniaturized and reduced in weight by including a single modular heat supply unit.

In addition, it is possible to provide a fermentation liquor production apparatus using the aroma and taste as it is by blocking the internal gas discharge and inflow of external air.

Claims (8)

Fermentation vessel and a space for storing fermented liquor raw materials, A heat supply unit for heating or cooling the fermentation vessel; A control unit for controlling the heat supply unit to adjust the fermentation temperature of the fermented wine raw material; Fermentation liquor production apparatus characterized in that it comprises an internal gas discharge unit for discharging the gas generated during the fermentation process in the fermentation vessel to the outside and prevent the outside air from flowing into the fermentation vessel. The method of claim 1, The heat supply unit includes a heating unit for heating the fermentation vessel so that the fermentation broth raw material is fermented to room temperature, a cooling unit for cooling the fermentation vessel so that the fermentation broth raw material is low temperature fermentation, and connected to the heating unit and the cooling unit in a current direction. Fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus comprising a thermoelectric heating element that is endothermic or heat generated, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the thermoelectric heating element. The method of claim 2, Fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the blowing fan is provided in the warm portion. The method of claim 1, The heat supply unit, a heating device for heating the fermentation vessel so that the fermented liquor raw material at room temperature fermentation, and a fermentation liquor manufacturing apparatus comprising a cooling device for cooling the fermentation vessel so that the fermented liquor raw material low temperature fermentation. The method of claim 4, wherein The cooling device is fermented liquor production apparatus, characterized in that implemented in water-cooled or air-cooled. The method of claim 1, Fermentation liquor production apparatus comprising a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the fermented wine raw material. The method of claim 1, Fermentation liquor production apparatus, characterized in that the material of the fermentation vessel is not corroded and has good thermal conductivity. The method of claim 1, Fermentation vessel lid is fastened to the top of the fermentation vessel, fermentation liquor production apparatus, characterized in that the fermentation vessel lid and the packing portion for sealing the fermentation vessel is included.

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