Improved Means for Venting Casks of Fermenting Beer.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application 28th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Venting Casks of Fermenting Beer.
I CHARLES HENRY HILL of Number 41 Albert Street Saint Pauls Bristol Store-
keeper do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention is designed to form a simple apparatus for venting beer and
preventing the same from running away to waste as shewn by the drawing herewith
as follows.
A is a venting cup-B is a tapered tube passing through the centre of the cup
(being soldered to the bottom of the cup) the part projecting from the bottom of the
cup is intended to be inserted in the bung of the cask (a hole having been previously
made in the bung for its reception with an ordinary brewer's gimblett)-C is a
longer tube, one end of which is soldered to the side of the venting cup-such tube
being intended to pass over the side of the cask and, D is a hook soldered on and
near the other end of the tube for the purpose of hanging on a suitable cup or can
for receiving the beer.
At the top part of tube B it is intended to insert a porous spile through which the
beer in process of fermentation will be forced out into the venting cup, from thence
into the long tube and eventually into the cup or can placed on the hook to receive
it. The whole of the parts before described will be made of copper and tin.
Dated this 26th day of September 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Venting Casks of Fermenting Beer.
I CHARLES HENRY HILL of No. 41 Albert Street, Saint-Pauls, Bristol, Storckcuper
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to means for avoiding waste by recovering the overflow
which usually takes place through the spile hole during the fermentation in cask of
fermented beverages such for instance as beers of all kinds.
For this purpose I provide a holder for, preferably, a porous spile, as hereinafter
described reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which A is a cup
having at about its centre a tapered tube B into the upper end of which the porous
spile (not shown) may be fitted. The lower end of the tube B is intended to be
secured in a spile hole which may conveniently be made in the bung of the cask by
means of a brewer's gimlet in the usual way.
By this arrangement any overflow of liquid which may take place owing to the
progress of the fermenting process, will be received in the cup A whence it may be
conducted by a spout C which may be fitted with a hook D near its extremity upon
which a can or suitable vessel may be suspended to collect the overflow and thus avoid
any waste.
In order to exclude dust the cup A may be provided with a hinged cover E and
the can or vessel employed for collecting the overflow liquid may also be provided
with a suitable cover having an opening to admit the extremity of the spout C.

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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
A spile holder for venting casks containing fermenting liquors, having a receptacle
surrounding the spile to arrest the overflow of liquid and conduct it by means of a
spout to a can or other vessel in which it is to be collected, to avoid waste substantially
as described.
Datad th: 27th day of Iun 1800
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.