Patent ID: 7214402
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: C12C

Abstract:
1. A method for distributed production of commercial volumes of beer, comprising: a) producing multiple barrels of hopped wort in a brew kettle; b) transferring and chilling the hopped wort to a holding vessel, wherein the hopped wort is chilled to a temperature of approximately 29° F. to 40° F.; c) transferring the chilled hopped wort from the holding vessel into an insulated, aerobic, and unpressurized transportation vessel on a vehicle; d) transporting the chilled hopped wort to one of a plurality of brewing pubs; e) transferring the chilled hopped wort from the transportation vessel on the vehicle into a fermentation vessel at the brew pub; f) elevating the chilled hopped wort to an appropriate fermentation temperature; and g) adding a predetermined amount of yeast cells to the hopped wort in a fermentation vessel to produce beer.