Patent ID: 9499777
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: C12C

Claim Text:
1. A process for producing a malt-based beverage comprising barley, water and hops, comprising: a) grinding dry germinated barley with a yield in the range from 50 to 95% and dividing the dry germinated barley into an endosperm fraction and a bran fraction; b) separating the bran fraction by size and collecting the bran fraction having a particle size greater than 600 μm; c) separating the bran fraction having a particle size greater than 600 μm of step b) by gravity into a low-gravity section, namely, a husk fraction, and a high-gravity section, namely, an acrospire fraction; and d) using the husk fraction and the acrospire fraction, in combination with each other, as a starting material for the malt-based beverage, wherein the starting material comprises 0.01 to 50% by weight of the husk fraction and 2 to 30% by weight of the acrospire fraction, excluding water and hops.