Method for the production and/or storage of a liquid provided for drinking consumption or of a pre-product for such a liquid, liquid container provided for use in the method, and use of the liquid container in the method

• Main Author: Bauer, Alois
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.05.2018
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; AGEING; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CLARIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATERTREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PASTEURISATION; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF; PRESERVATION; PURIFICATION; SPIRITS; STERILISATION; STORING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRANSPORTING; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention relates to a method for the production and/or storage of a liquid (or fluid) provided for drinking consumption, to a liquid container provided for performing the method, and to a use thereof in the method. The method for the production and/or storage of a liquid provided for drinking consumption or of a pre-product for such a liquid, comprises the following steps: (i) providing the liquid container (10), which comprises a container (12) that is open on one side and a an inner wall surface (16) that is formed at least partially as a surface of a solid natural stone (18); (ii) cooling down at least a partial section of the liquid container (10) with respect to air temperature; (iii) filling in of a liquid into the liquid container (10) that has been cooled down according to step (ii); and (iv) initiating a step of a chemical and/or biochemical conversion of the liquid that has been filled in, such as a fermentation or a conversion of sugar to alcohol, for generating the liquid or a pre-product, wherein during the conversion no further measure for cooling the liquid container (10) and/or the liquid residing in the liquid container (10) is taken. The method uses the relatively high heat capacity of the natural stone material, which allows to dispense with additional cooling, for example external cooling with cooling water, when the chemical and/or biochemical conversion, which may comprise an exothermic reaction in which heat is generated, is effected.