Patent ID: 11918960
Assignee: AIR GAS, INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. System for dosing SO2 into wine barrels, comprising a compressed gas cylinder containing compressed liquefied SO2 under its own vapor pressure, a dosing wand fluidly connected to said cylinder that comprises a hollow needle dispensing nozzle at a terminal end thereof, a hose in fluid communication between said cylinder and said dosing wand, and a SO2 batch flow controller in fluid communication between said cylinder and said hollow needle dispensing nozzle, said hollow needle dispensing nozzle being adapted and configured to pierce through an elastomeric bung of a wine barrel and having at least one aperture at a terminal end thereof to allow gaseous SO2 to be dispensed into an interior of the wine barrel.