TWI707035B - Wine making fermentation barrel - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a wine making fermentation barrel, which comprises a metal barrel and several pieces of culture bacteria bricks, wherein the metal barrel has a side wall on the circumference of the fermentation barrel, and the metal barrel is provided with a plurality of caulking grooves in the longitudinal parallel of the side wall. Each of the culture bacteria brick is arranged on the side wall, and the two sides of each of the culture bacteria brick are respectively embedded in the caulking groove. Based on this, each of the culture bacteria brick is positioned accordingly. The caulking groove was set on the side wall for setting the culture bacteria brick, and make the construction and maintenance of the culture bacteria brick easy and fast.

Description

Wine fermentation barrel

The invention relates to a grain wine making equipment; in particular, it refers to an innovative structural type revealer of a wine making fermentation barrel.

Grain wine is produced by using rice, wheat, sorghum or other grains as raw materials. The production of grain wine is mainly to wash the grains, cook them into a soft and rotten state, add koji bacteria and put them in a fermentation barrel for fermentation. For the mash, the mash is subsequently subjected to processes such as distillation or filtration for one to several times to obtain grain wine.

The early fermentation tanks used for grain fermentation were fixed fermentation tanks made of cement and brickwork. The fixed fermentation tanks were quite inconvenient in cleaning after fermentation and removing the glutinous grains. In recent years, a movable type has been used. Fermentation barrel, which is tied to the inner peripheral wall of a stainless steel barrel and puts a layer of concrete layer on the surface of the concrete layer adjacent to the inner space of the stainless steel barrel, and uses concrete as an adhesive to stick the red brick on the inner wall of the stainless steel barrel. The movable fermenting barrel and the tank turning machine can make it easy to remove the glutinous grains and clean the barrel. It can also be easily moved into the storage space when the fermentation is not performed.

The aforementioned fixed fermentation tanks and movable fermentation tanks use the red brick and cement surface to have many tiny pores. The bacteria produced by fermentation can be hidden in the pores. When cleaning in the future, the bacteria will not be completely removed. When starting a new fermentation process, the bacteria remaining in the aforementioned pores can trigger the new koji bacteria added to the grain, which is beneficial to shorten the fermentation time.

According to the investigation, the aforementioned conventional movable fermenter still has the following problems in actual use experience:

Putting a concrete layer in the stainless steel bucket, and then paving red bricks on the surface of the concrete layer, the construction process is complicated and it takes a long time. After the red brick paving is completed, it is necessary to wait for the concrete layer to dry and form a stable structure before subsequent operations can be carried out. However, after long-term use, the concrete layer or red brick is prone to cracking due to factors such as dry and wet changes, temperature changes, and due to the low bonding force between the stainless steel and concrete, the concrete layer and the red brick are likely to peel off. The red bricks are cracked and the concrete layer is peeled off. It is difficult to repair the original, and the cement constituting the concrete layer is an alkaline substance, and the mash is an acidic substance. The mash has an adverse effect on the structural stability of the concrete layer. Furthermore, the concrete layer is prone to peeling, which affects the quality of the wine juice. The alkaline concrete layer also has an adverse effect on the fermentation operation of the mash.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional movable fermenter technology, how to develop an innovative structure that can be more practical and practical is really awaiting the relevant industry to think about the goal and direction of breakthrough; in view of this , The inventor has been engaged in the manufacturing, development and design of related products for many years. Aiming at the above goals, after detailed design and careful evaluation, he finally obtained a practical invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a wine fermentation barrel. The technical problem to be solved is to think and innovate on how to develop a new wine fermentation barrel that is easy to construct and maintain, and has more ideal practicality. breakthrough.

Based on the foregoing objectives, the technical features of the present invention to solve the problem are mainly that the wine fermentation barrel includes:

A metal barrel, a fermentation tank is formed inside the metal barrel, the metal barrel has at least one side wall on the peripheral side of the fermentation tank, the metal barrel is longitudinally parallel with a plurality of embedding grooves on the side wall, and each of the embedding grooves adjacent to the side Face each other; and

Several pieces of bacteria-retaining bricks, the bacteria-retaining bricks form numerous tiny pores on a surface, and the bacteria produced by fermentation are stored in the pores;

Each of the bacteria-containing bricks is arranged on the side wall, the surface of the bacteria-containing brick faces the fermentation tank, and both sides of each of the bacteria-containing bricks are respectively embedded in each of the embedding grooves, and the bacteria-containing bricks are positioned accordingly.

The main effects and advantages of the present invention are that the side wall utilizes the embedding groove to set the bacteria-retaining brick, and the construction and maintenance of the bacteria-retaining brick are easy and fast.

Each figure shows several embodiments of the wine fermentation barrel of the present invention, but these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and are not limited by this structure in the patent application.

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, a preferred embodiment of the wine fermentation barrel of the present invention includes a metal barrel 10 and several bacteria-containing bricks 20, wherein a fermentation tank 11 is formed inside the metal barrel 10, and the metal The barrel 10 forms a plurality of side walls 12 on the circumferential side of the fermentation tank 11, the metal barrel 10 is provided with a plurality of embedding grooves 13 longitudinally and parallelly on each of the side walls 12, and the embedding grooves 13 adjacent to each other in the lateral direction are opposite to each other. The bacteria brick 20 is a plate-shaped body made by sintering clay, and the bacteria containing brick 20 forms many tiny pores on a surface 22. According to the bacteria produced by fermentation, the bacteria are stored in the pores. The side wall 12 faces the inside of the fermentation tank 11, and the surface 22 of each of the bacteria-containing bricks 20 faces the fermentation tank 11, and both sides of each of the bacteria-containing bricks 20 are respectively embedded in the embedding grooves 13, accordingly Position each of the bacteria-containing bricks 20 on each of the side walls 12.

The bacteria-containing brick 20 can optionally be replaced with concrete foam or stone slab or other plate-like or block-like materials with numerous tiny pores formed on the surface.

With the above-mentioned structural composition and technical features, the metal bucket 10 is provided with the bacteria-containing brick 20 on the side wall 12 using the embedding groove 13. The laying, maintenance and replacement of the bacteria-containing brick 20 can be carried out without using tools. The construction, maintenance and replacement are easy and fast, no cement or other chemical adhesives are required, and will not adversely affect the fermentation of mash. If the bacteria-containing brick 20 is cracked or damaged, it can be easily replaced.

The side wall 12 is provided with a plurality of positioning structures 30 in parallel longitudinally. The positioning structure 30 is mainly composed of a connecting portion 32 and two limiting portions 34. One end of the connecting portion 32 is connected to the side wall 12, and each limiting portion 34 is connected to each other. Connected to the other end of the connecting portion 32, so that the embedding groove 13 is formed between each of the limiting portions 34 and the side wall 12, and the two sides of the bacteria-containing brick 20 are respectively embedded in the limiting portion 34 and the side wall 12 between.

Each of the positioning structures 30 is longitudinally and parallelly arranged on the side wall 12. When the bacteria-containing brick 20 is to be laid, the bacteria-containing brick 20 can be slidably embedded on two adjacent positioning structures 30 from top to bottom. The restriction portion 34 is used to restrict the bacteria-containing bricks 20 from the inner direction of the fermentation tank 11, and each of the bacteria-containing bricks 20 can be effectively positioned.

The metal barrel 10 is provided with a removable seal 14 on the top edge of each side wall 12, and the seal 14 forms a stop on the top edge of the bacteria-contained brick 20. According to this, when the mash fermentation is completed, the metal barrel needs to be turned over 10 When the glutinous rice is unloaded, the seal 14 can prevent the bacteria-containing brick 20 from sliding out of the embedding groove 13.

The shape of the metal bucket 10 can be changed and replaced as needed, and it is not limited to what is illustrated in the drawings. As the shape of the metal bucket 10 changes, the number of the sidewalls 12 will increase or decrease accordingly; for example, suppose that the metal bucket 10 If it is replaced with a round barrel, the metal barrel 10 has a round side wall 12.

Furthermore, the metal barrel 10 of this embodiment has four side walls 12, and this embodiment can also be replaced with only one of the side walls 12 being laid with the bacteria-containing brick 20, and furthermore, the bacteria-containing brick 20 is arranged The side wall 12 does not mean that the present invention restricts the bacteria containing brick 20 to cover the inner side of the side wall 12.

The metal barrel 10 is provided with a shaft hole 15 on both sides. When the mash fermentation is completed and the mash is to be removed from the fermentation tank 11, the shaft arm of a groove turning machine (not shown) can be shafted into each shaft hole 15. Those who are able to perform trough turning operations.

As shown in Figure 6, another embodiment differs from the preferred embodiment mainly in that the end of the limiting portion 34 extends obliquely toward the side wall 12 with a resisting portion 36, and the end of the resisting portion 36 resists The surface 22 of the bacteria-containing brick 20 makes the bacteria-containing brick 20 abut against the side wall 12 accordingly.

In order to make the bacteria-containing brick 20 easy to slide up and down between two adjacent positioning structures 30, the distance between the limiting portion 34 and the side wall 12 may be slightly larger than the thickness of the bacteria-containing brick 20. The distance between the end of the resisting portion 36 and the side wall 12 is slightly smaller than or equal to the thickness of the bacteria-containing brick 20, and the distance between the end of the resisting portion 36 and the side wall 12 is smaller than that of the bacteria-containing brick 20 According to this, when the bacteria-containing brick 20 is installed, the bacteria-containing brick 20 can force the end of the resisting portion 36 to be elastically deformed in a direction away from the side wall 12, so that the bacteria-containing brick 20 is easy to slide into After laying, after the bacteria-containing brick 20 is set in position, the resisting portion 36 can be used to elastically resist the bacteria-containing brick 20, so that the bacteria-containing brick 20 can firmly lean against the side wall 12 without external force. Shaking phenomenon occurs due to influence, so as to prevent the bacteria-containing brick 20 from breaking.

10: Metal bucket １１: Fermentation tank 12: Side wall 13: Insert groove 14: Seal 15: Shaft hole 20: Tibetan bacteria brick 22: Surface 30: Positioning structure 32: Connection part 34: Restricted part 36: Resistance Department 2: The magnified part of the bacteria-containing brick is shown in Figure 2 4: Part of the positioning structure is enlarged and shown in Figure 4

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the part of Figure 1 on the bacteria-containing brick. Figure 3 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with the seal removed. Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 3 in the positioning structure. Figure 5 is a side sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged top view of a positioning structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10: Metal bucket

11: Fermentation tank

12: side wall

14: Seal

15: Shaft hole

20: Tibetan bacteria brick

22: Surface

30: Positioning structure

2: The magnified part of the bacteria-containing brick is shown in Figure 2

Claims (8)

A wine fermentation barrel includes: a metal barrel forming a fermentation tank inside the metal barrel; the metal barrel has at least one side wall on the peripheral side of the fermentation tank; The adjacent embedding grooves are opposite to each other; and several pieces of bacteria-retaining bricks, which form numerous tiny pores on a surface, according to which the bacteria produced by fermentation are stored in the pores; each of the bacteria-retaining bricks is arranged in the The side wall, the surface of the bacteria-containing brick faces the fermentation tank, the two sides of each bacteria-containing brick are respectively embedded in the embedding grooves, and the bacteria-containing bricks are positioned accordingly; the side walls are longitudinally parallel with several positioning structures , The positioning structure is mainly composed of a connecting portion and two limiting portions, one end of the connecting portion is connected with the side wall, each of the limiting portions is connected with the other end of the connecting portion, so that each of the limiting portions and the side wall The embedding grooves are respectively formed therebetween, and the two sides of the bacteria-containing brick are respectively embedded and extended between the limiting portions and the side walls. For the wine fermentation barrel described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the end of the restricting portion extends obliquely toward the side wall with a resisting portion, and the end of the resisting portion abuts the surface of the bacteria-containing brick, so The bacteria-containing brick is against the side wall. For the wine fermentation barrel described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the distance between the end of the holding portion and the side wall is less than or equal to the thickness of the bacteria-containing brick, so that the holding portion is against the bacteria-containing brick. As described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the distance between the end of the holding part and the side wall is smaller than the thickness of the bacteria-containing brick, so that the holding part elastically resists the bacteria-containing brick . Such as the wine fermentation barrel described in any one of items 1 to 4 in the scope of patent application, wherein the metal barrel is provided with a removable seal on the top edge of the side wall, and the seal forms the top edge of the bacteria-containing brick Stop. For example, the wine fermentation barrel described in any one of items 1 to 4 in the scope of patent application, wherein the metal barrel is provided with a plurality of side walls on the peripheral side of the fermentation tank, and each side wall is respectively provided with a plurality of the bacteria brick. For example, the wine fermentation barrel described in any one of items 1 to 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the metal barrel is provided with a shaft hole on both sides respectively, so that the shaft arm of a groove turning machine is inserted into each shaft Hole, those who perform trough turning operations. For the wine fermentation barrel described in any one of items 1 to 4 in the scope of the patent application, the bacteria-containing brick is a plate-shaped body or a concrete foam or a slab made of sintered clay.

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