Oxygenation device for craft beer wort

Abstract

The utility model discloses a craft beer wort oxygenating device which comprises a mixing kettle, the top end of the mixing kettle is rotatably provided with a connecting pipe through a sealing bearing, the connecting pipe is communicated with a plurality of groups of aeration pipes on the outer wall of an inner cavity of the mixing kettle, and the top end of the mixing kettle is fixedly provided with a top shell. And the connecting pipe is rotationally connected with the top end of the top shell through a sealing bearing, the top end of the connecting pipe is connected with a driving assembly, the outer wall of the top shell communicates with an air inlet pipe, and a plurality of air holes are formed in the outer wall, located in an inner cavity of the top shell, of the connecting pipe. According to the utility model, the motor drives the connecting pipe and the aeration pipe to rotate so as to stir wort, meanwhile, sterile oxygen can be injected into the inner cavity of the top shell through the air inlet pipe, and the sterile oxygen can enter the aeration pipe through the air holes in the connecting pipe, so that bubbles discharged by the aeration pipe can be fully mixed with the wort, and further the wort can be in complete contact with the sterile oxygen.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of wort oxygenation, and specifically relates to a craft beer wort oxygenation device. BACKGROUND

[0002] A key step of beer fermentation is to cool wort to a specified temperature, and then to send the wort into a fermenter after adding a certain amount of yeast and oxygen. Dissolved oxygen is a necessary condition for yeast to reproduce in the early stage of fermentation, and the full mixing of oxygen and wort is a key step to ensure the success of fermentation. Currently, wort oxygenation is usually carried out by using a Venturi tube. The Venturi tube increases the flow rate through a converging section, air is sucked in through a nozzle, and vortexes are formed to make the wort contact and mix with dispersed and fine air bubbles. In this rapid wort oxygenation process, the wort flows linearly, which makes it difficult for the wort to fully contact the air bubbles, and thus leads to the phenomenon that some wort is not fully oxygenated. Therefore, the present application provides a craft beer wort oxygenation device to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0003] To solve the above problems, i.e., to solve the problems raised in the background, the present application provides a craft beer wort oxygenation device, which comprises a mixing kettle, a liquid injection pipe is connected to one side of the top of the mixing kettle, a liquid discharge valve is connected to the bottom of the mixing kettle, a connecting pipe is rotatably arranged on the top of the mixing kettle through a sealing bearing, and a plurality of groups of aeration pipes are connected to the outer wall of the connecting pipe in the inner cavity of the mixing kettle.

[0004] A top shell is fixedly arranged on the top of the mixing kettle, the connecting pipe is rotatably connected to the top of the top shell through a sealing bearing, a driving assembly is connected to the top of the connecting pipe, an air inlet pipe is connected to the outer wall of the top shell, and a plurality of air holes are formed in the outer wall of the connecting pipe in the inner cavity of the top shell.

[0005] Preferably, the driving assembly comprises a motor and a speed reducer, the motor and the speed reducer are mounted on the top of the top shell through a support, and the output end of the motor is fixedly connected to the top of the connecting pipe through the speed reducer.

[0006] Preferably, an exhaust pipe is connected to one side of the top of the mixing kettle, and a one-way valve is arranged on the pipeline of the exhaust pipe.

[0007] Preferably, a liquid level sensor is embeddedly mounted on the outer wall of the mixing kettle above the aeration pipes.

[0008] Preferably, the inner cavity of the mixing kettle is arc-shaped at the bottom, a support frame is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inner cavity of the mixing kettle, and the bottom of the connecting pipe is rotatably connected to the support frame.

[0009] Preferably, the mixing kettle is composed of a top cover and a tank body, and the top cover and the tank body are fixedly connected through bolts.

[0010] Preferably, a plurality of ceramic microspheres are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the mixing kettle, and the plurality of ceramic microspheres are arranged in equidistant distribution.

[0011] The beneficial technical effects of the present application are as follows: the connecting pipe and the aeration pipe are rotated by the motor, the wort is agitated, at the same time, sterile oxygen is injected into the inner cavity of the top shell through the air inlet pipe, the sterile oxygen enters the aeration pipe through the air holes on the connecting pipe, the bubbles discharged from the aeration pipe can be fully mixed with the wort, the wort can be fully contacted with the sterile oxygen, and the problem that the quality of part of the wort is affected due to insufficient oxygenation is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 The sectional structure schematic view of the present application is shown.

[0013] Reference signs 1, mixing kettle; 2, liquid injection pipe; 3, liquid discharge valve; 4, connecting pipe; 5, aeration pipe; 6, top shell; 7, air inlet pipe; 8, air hole; 9, motor; 10, speed reducer; 11, exhaust pipe; 12, one-way valve; 13, liquid level sensor; 14, support frame; 15, ceramic microsphere. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application.

[0015] The utility model provides a kind of fine brewing beer wort oxygenation device, including mixing kettle 1, the top side of mixing kettle 1 is connected with the liquid injection pipe 2 of communication, and the bottom end of mixing kettle 1 is connected with the liquid discharge valve 3 of communication, the top of mixing kettle 1 is rotatably provided with connecting pipe 4 by sealing bearing, and the outer wall of connecting pipe 4 in the inner chamber of mixing kettle 1 is connected with several groups of aeration pipe 5, the top of mixing kettle 1 is fixedly provided with top shell 6, connecting pipe 4 is rotatably connected with the top of top shell 6 by sealing bearing, and the top of connecting pipe 4 is connected with motor 9 and speed reducer 10, motor 9 and speed reducer 10 are mounted on the top of top shell 6 by support, the output end of motor 9 is fixedly connected with the input end of speed reducer 10, the output end of speed reducer 10 is fixedly connected with the top of connecting pipe 4, rotating is driven by motor 9 connecting pipe 4 and aeration pipe 5, the agitation to wort is realized, the outer wall of top shell 6 is connected with air inlet pipe 7, and the outer wall of connecting pipe 4 in the inner chamber of top shell 6 is provided with several air holes 8, air inlet pipe 7 can be connected with sterile oxygen generator, and sterile oxygen enters the inner chamber of top shell 6 through air inlet pipe 7, and enters connecting pipe 4 through air hole 8, and sterile oxygen in connecting pipe 4 can be discharged through aeration pipe 5, the oxygenation to wort is realized, and under the rotation of aeration pipe 5, the composition contact mixing of sterile oxygen and wort is realized, the oxygenation quality to wort is guaranteed, the inner wall of mixing kettle 1 is fixedly provided with several ceramic microspheres 15, and the several ceramic microspheres 15 are equidistantly distributed, the design of ceramic microsphere 15 can change the path when wort is agitated, and then the more efficient mixing of wort and sterile oxygen can be realized.

[0016] Specifically, the top side of mixing kettle 1 is connected with exhaust pipe 11 of communication, one-way valve 12 is arranged on the pipeline of exhaust pipe 11, exhaust pipe 11 is used for discharging sterile oxygen mixed with wort, and the design of one-way valve 12 avoids external gas from entering mixing pipe, to provide sterile environment for wort, liquid level sensor 13 is embeddedly installed on the outer wall above aeration pipe 5 of mixing kettle 1, wort can be stopped from being injected into mixing kettle 1 after being detected by liquid level sensor 13, the inner chamber bottom of mixing kettle 1 is arranged in arc shape, which can guarantee that the inner chamber of mixing kettle 1 can be completely discharged after oxygenation, the inner chamber bottom of mixing kettle 1 is fixedly provided with support frame 14, the bottom end of connecting pipe 4 is rotatably connected with support frame 14, which guarantees the stability of the rotation of connecting pipe 4, mixing kettle 1 is composed of top cover and tank body, and the top cover and tank body are fixedly connected by bolt, and the detachable mixing kettle 1 can facilitate subsequent repair and maintenance work.

[0017] Through the person skilled in the art, all electrical components and parts in the case are general standard parts or parts known to those skilled in the art, the structure and principle of which can be known by technical personnel through technical manual or through conventional experimental method, the model and the scheme are adapted to be normal operation, all electrical components and the power supply matched with them are connected through wires, and according to the actual situation, a suitable controller is selected to meet the control requirement, and the specific connection and control sequence should be referred to the working principle of the following working principle, the working sequence of each electrical component is completed, and the detailed connection means is a public technical knowledge in the art, and the electrical control is not described.

[0018] Working principle: when the wort needs to be oxygenated, the wort at the appropriate temperature is injected into the mixing kettle 1 through the liquid injection pipe 2 and the liquid level sensor 13 is started, when the liquid level sensor 13 detects the wort, the wort injection into the mixing kettle 1 is stopped, at this time, the air inlet pipe 7 is connected with the sterile oxygen generator and the motor 9 is started, the sterile oxygen enters the inner cavity of the top shell 6 through the air inlet pipe 7, and enters the connecting pipe 4 through the air hole 8, the sterile oxygen in the connecting pipe 4 can be discharged through the aeration pipe 5, the oxygenation of the wort is realized, at the same time, the working of the motor 9 can reduce the output speed through the speed reducer 10, and drive the connecting pipe 4 and the aeration pipe 5 to rotate, realize the mixing and stirring of the wort and the sterile oxygen, and after the sterile oxygen is mixed with the wort and oxygenated, it is discharged at the exhaust pipe 11, after the oxygenation is completed, the wort can be discharged from the mixing kettle 1 through the liquid discharge valve 3 at the bottom of the mixing kettle 1, so as to ensure the stability of the wort oxygenation.

[0019] Although the utility model has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, various improvements can be made and equivalent parts can be replaced without departing from the scope of the utility model, especially, as long as there is no structural conflict, the technical features mentioned in each embodiment can be combined in any way. The utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the text, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

[0020] In the description of the utility model, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and other terms indicating direction or positional relationship are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0021] In addition, it needs to be explained that, in the description of the utility model, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the term "mount", "link", "connect" should be broad sense understanding, for example, can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or integrally connected; can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection; can be directly connected, also can pass through the indirect connection of intermediate medium, can be two element internal communication. For the person skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0022] The term "comprising" or any other similar word is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, article, or apparatus / device that comprises a list of elements is not limited to those elements, but can include other elements not expressly listed, or also include elements inherent in the process, article, or apparatus / device.

[0023] So far, the technical scheme of the utility model has been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but the person skilled in the art can easily understand that the protection scope of the utility model is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without deviating from the principles of the utility model, the person skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or replacements to the related technical features, and the technical schemes after these changes or replacements will fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A kind of fine brewing beer wort oxygenation device, including mixing kettle (1), the top side of the mixing kettle (1) is connected with liquid injection pipe (2), and the bottom end of the mixing kettle (1) is connected with liquid discharge valve (3), characterized in that: The top end of the mixing kettle (1) is rotatably provided with a connecting pipe (4) through a sealing bearing, the connecting pipe (4) is in communication with a plurality of groups of aeration pipes (5) on the outer wall of the inner cavity of the mixing kettle (1); The top end of the mixing kettle (1) is fixedly provided with a top shell (6), the connecting pipe (4) is rotatably connected with the top end of the top shell (6) through a sealing bearing, and the top end of the connecting pipe (4) is connected with a driving assembly, the outer wall of the top shell (6) is in communication with an air inlet pipe (7), and the outer wall of the inner cavity of the top shell (6) is provided with a plurality of air holes (8).

2. A wort oxygenation device for craft beer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a motor (9) and a speed reducer (10), the motor (9) and the speed reducer (10) are mounted on the top of the top shell (6) through a support, and the output end of the motor (9) is fixedly connected with the top end of the connecting pipe (4) through the speed reducer (10).

3. A wort oxygenation device for craft beer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top side of the mixing kettle (1) is connected with an exhaust pipe (11) in communication, and the pipeline of the exhaust pipe (11) is provided with a one-way valve (12).

4. A wort oxygenation device for craft beer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the mixing kettle (1) above the aeration pipe (5) is embeddedly installed with a liquid level sensor (13).

5. A wort oxygenation device for craft beer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner cavity of the mixing kettle (1) is arc-shaped, and the inner cavity of the mixing kettle (1) is fixedly provided with a support frame (14), and the bottom end of the connecting pipe (4) is rotatably connected with the support frame (14).

6. A wort oxygenation device for craft beer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mixing kettle (1) is composed of a top cover and a tank body, and the top cover and the tank body are fixedly connected through bolts.

7. A wort oxygenation device for craft beer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of ceramic microspheres (15) are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the mixing kettle (1), and a plurality of ceramic microspheres (15) are arranged at equal intervals.

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