Purified beverage products and processes for making the same

Abstract

Processes of making purified beverage products are generally provided. More specifically, beverage products are provided that are made using a beverage-making process to form a beverage base. The beverage base is then fed through a plurality of purification steps, including, but not limited to, small pore filtering, ion exchange resins, adsorbent and / or absorbent resins, and charcoal and / or activated carbon to produce highly purified beverage base having significantly reduced levels of colors, flavors and aroma. The highly purified beverage base may then be converted into beverage product for consumption by adding flavors, sugar, preservatives, carbonation, and / or other ingredients for producing a desired end product. More specifically, brewed and / or fermented beverage products containing a quantity of alcohol therein may be introduced to the plurality of purification steps to form a highly purified alcohol beverage base product. The purification steps may or may not change the alcohol content of the alcohol beverage base.

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technical field [0001] The invention mainly provides a process for preparing purified beverage products. More specifically, provided beverage products are prepared using a beverage preparation process to form a beverage base. The beverage base is then subjected to multiple purifications including, but not limited to, small pore filtration, ion exchange resins, adsorption and / or adsorption resins, and charcoal and / or activated carbon to produce a highly purified beverage base that is significantly reduced in color, flavor and aroma . Thereafter, the highly purified beverage base is converted into a beverage product for consumption by adding flavorings, sugar, preservatives, carbonates, and / or other components required to produce the final product. More specifically, an alcohol-containing brewed and / or fermented beverage product is passed through multiple purification steps to form a high purity alcoholic beverage base product. The purification step may or may not alter the a...

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Problems solved by technology

[0007] In addition, typical fermented and / or brewed beverage products often contain minerals, such as metal ions iron and / or copper, which adversely affect the shelf life of fermented and / or brewed beverage products

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