Arrangement for making homemade beer per serving and a brewer apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home brewing methods require lengthy fermentation processes, are expensive, and produce only large quantities of beer, often resulting in overfoaming and a lack of customization options, which are not suitable for craft beer enthusiasts who prefer traditional flavors.
Innovation Solution
A two-stage brewing process where the industrial stage handles malting, mashing, and fermentation, while the domestic stage focuses on fast aromatization and gas absorption to produce a single serving of beer without yeast, using a brewer apparatus with a liquid transfer unit, gas transfer unit, and a sealing tool to prevent overfoaming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If yeast fermentation is used in home brewing, then traditional beer flavor is achieved, but the process becomes lengthy (several days) and requires large, expensive equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The brewing process is divided into two distinct stages: an industrial pre-fabrication stage that produces concentrated beer base without active yeast, and a domestic finalization stage that completes brewing in minutes. This segmentation allows the time-consuming fermentation to occur industrially while home brewing becomes a rapid process.
Solution Approach 2:
The industrial stage performs preliminary brewing actions including malting, mashing, lautering, and boiling with hops to create a concentrated beer base. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for lengthy fermentation at home, as the concentrate is ready for final assembly without active yeast that would require days to ferment.
2Reliability
If industrial brewing methods are copied in miniature form, then complete brewing process is achieved, but equipment becomes large and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The complex fermentation stage is extracted from the home brewing process and relocated to industrial pre-fabrication. The domestic apparatus only needs to handle the simple tasks of mixing concentrate with water, adding aroma hops, and dispensing, dramatically reducing equipment complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of copying the entire industrial brewing process in miniature, the invention copies only the essential final assembly steps. The industrial stage produces a standardized concentrate that simplifies the domestic process to basic mixing and dispensing operations.
3Productivity
If large amounts of beer are produced at once, then economies of scale are achieved, but customization and single-serving options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The brewing process is segmented into industrial production of concentrated base (achieving economies of scale) and domestic customization (enabling single-serving flexibility). This allows high-volume efficient production while maintaining adaptability at the consumer level.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the concentration parameter of the beer product. By producing highly concentrated beer base industrially, the system achieves production efficiency while allowing consumers to adjust final volume and strength at home, enabling both large and small serving sizes with full customization.
4Reliability
If conventional brewing processes are used, then traditional beer quality is achieved, but overfoaming occurs during filling and packaging
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the physical state parameter of the beer from fermented liquid with active yeast to a concentrated non-fermenting base. This parameter change eliminates ongoing fermentation that causes overfoaming, while the concentrate can be filled and packaged smoothly. Carbonation is added separately in controlled amounts.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick, inexpensive production of customized beer servings within minutes, eliminating the need for fermentation and minimizing equipment costs, while preventing overfoaming and allowing for varied flavors and packaging designs.
Implementation Method 1
a liquid transfer unit, which transfers the beer concentrate from the beer component container into the end product container
Implementation Method 2
a gas transfer unit, which transfers the gas from the gas cartridge into the end product container to be absorbed by the beer
Data Source
AI summary
The object of the invention is to provide an arrangement for brewing homemade beer per serving, which comprises an industrial stage of an industrial arrangement performing pre-fabrication and a domestic stage for home use performing fermentation-free brewing of beer along with preparation for consumption. The invention also describes a brewer apparatus (1) for use at home as well as the application method of the arrangement.The brewer apparatus (1) is comprising at least one receiver unit (2) suitable for the addition and removal of a beer component container (5a, 5b), a liquid transfer unit (3) empties into the receiver unit (2), a filling member (4, 4b) is connected to the receiver unit (2), and a filling member (4, 4b) is connected to a gas transfer unit (8) suitable for delivering carbon dioxide into the end product container (9) or to a siphon (30). The filling member (4, 4b) prevents the overflowing of the beer foam at the bottling by overpressure.