Patent ID: 9173429
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A23L,C12C

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a non-fermented, non-alcoholic haze-free malt beverage comprising the following steps performed in the following order: (i) subjecting a wort to a heat treatment with a stabilisation agent; (ii) subjecting the heat-treated wort to a cold stabilisation step, wherein the wort is chilled and the solids from said chilled wort are separated to obtain a clarified wort; (iii) subjecting the clarified wort to a concentration step, wherein the dry matter content of the wort is increased to a dry matter content of at least 30% by weight to obtain a concentrate; (iv) subjecting the concentrate to a hot filtration step at a temperature in the range of about 30-90° C. to obtain the concentrated cereal-based extract; and (v) reconstituting the concentrated cereal-based extract with water to obtain a non-fermented, non-alcoholic haze-free malt beverage.