Patent ID: 6871579
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: C12C,C12H

Abstract:
1. A unit for after-fermentation of a beverage comprising: (a) an isothermal vessel comprising a cooling jacket and thermal shell insulating means for insulating the vessel; said isothermal vessel further comprising deposit space means, comprising a deposit space at a bottom of the isothermal vessel, for preventing yeast deposited in the vessel and settled in the deposit space from mixing with beverage in a portion of the vessel outside of the deposit space during transport of the vessel; (b) beverage dispensing means for dispensing beverage from the isothermal vessel; (c) valve means for operational connection of the cooling jacket to, and disconnection of the cooling jacket from, a cooling system; and (d) base means for supporting the isothermal vessel, the beverage dispensing means and the valve means on a common base such that they are transportable as a unit on the base means.