A New or Improved Process or Manufacture of Non-injurious Beverages from Liquids Containing Alcohol.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1893-4ccepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Process or Manufacture of Non-injurious
Beverages from Liquids Containing Alcohol.
I, WILHELM ROHOWSKY of Hoch Kretscham near Nassiedel, Silesia, in the
Empire of Germany, Revenue Receiver do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention refers to the manufacture of beverages from alcohol or from
liquids of an alcoholic nature, and substantially consists in the alcohol or the
said liquids being treated or mixed with oxygen gas or carbonic acid or deutoxide
or binoxide of hydrogen or ozone gas or condensed oxygen gas as hereafter
described, the object being the reduction or abolition of evil consequences arising
from alcoholic indulgence in brandy, liqueurs, wine, and the like to those who
drink the beverages prepared according to my invention. Alcohol treated with
proper quantities of oxygen or carbonic acid according to my invention may be
consumed in far larger quantities than alcohol which has not been so treated
without the injurious consequences which hitherto have been more or less con-
nected with the consumption of alcohol, while when so treated it is not injurious
but on the contrary is productive of beneficial results upon the health of the
consumers.
According to my invention I treat or mix alcohol or liquid of an alcoholic nature
with a small quantity of oxygen or carbonic acid say every 100 gr. of alcohol with
1 to 2 gr. deutoxide of hydrogen, or 1 to 2 gr. ozone gas or 0.5-1 gr. condensed
oxygen gas, or 2-4 gr. carbonic acid.
Instead of deutoxide of hydrogen, ozone water (antibaktericon) may be added to
the spirit. The alcohol when mixed with carbonic acid is put into bottles similar
to seltzer and soda waters.
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BREWER & SON,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Process or Manufacture of Non-injurious
Beverages from Liquids Containing Alcohol.
I, WILHELM ROHOWSKY, of Hoch Kretscham, near Nassiedel, Silesia, in the
Empire of Germany, Revenue Receiver, 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 refers to the manufacture of beverages from alcohol, or from
liquids of an alcoholic nature, and consists essentially in the alcohol or the said
liquids being treated or mixed with oxygen gas, or peroxide of hydrogen, or with
ozone gas (condensed oxygen gas), as hereafter described, and the object being the
reduction or abolition of evil consequences of alcoholic indulgence in brandy,
liqueurs, wine, and the like, for those who drink the beverages prepared according
to this invention. The alcohol treated as hereafter described may be consumed in
far larger quantities by human beings than that which has not been so treated,
without any of the injurious consequences which hitherto have been always more or
less connected with the consumption of alcohol. The enjoyment of the alcohol
treated as follows is moreover not only non-injurious, but is even productive of
beneficial results upon the health of the drinkers.

page_text: When a large quantity of alcohol is introduced into human bodies, it requires for
its assimilation considerable quantities of oxygen, which tends to injure the health
of human beings. In order to avoid this, the alcohol before its introduction into
the body is treated with a suitable mixture.
This suitable mixture in many cases consists of 1.5 grammes of pure peroxide of
hydrogen and 100 grammes of pure alcohol. One decigramme of pure ozone has
the same effect as one gramme of peroxide, the latter being best used in a solution
containing from 1 to 3 per cent. thereof. 25 grammes of ozone are dissolved in one
litre of water; therefore, in 10 grammes of pure alcohol there are 50 grammes of
the solution containing 3 per cent. of peroxide, or 60 grammes of the above
mentioned solution of ozone are mixed with 100 grammes of pure alcohol.
It will thus be easily seen what quantity of peroxide or ozone solution should be
added to any liquid containing an ascertained quantity of alcohol. For instance, if
it be desired to produce brandy of 20 degrees Baumé from alcohol of 80 degrees
Baumé (the latter containing about 800 grammes of pure alcohol to the litre)
eight times fifty being equal to 400 grammes of peroxide solution, containing
three per cent. of peroxide, as mentioned above, must be mixed with the above
mentioned litre containing 800 grammes of alcohol, and this should be increased to
four litres by adding thereto two thousand six hundred grammes of water.
If a solution containing one gramme of peroxide and one hundred grammes of
water be employed, twelve hundred grammes of this solution and eighteen hundred
grammes of water would be required.
If brandy of 30 degrees Baumé is to be produced by this process, three times
fifty, equal to one hundred and fifty grammes of peroxide solution containing
three per cent. of peroxide, should be added to one litre of brandy containing three
hundred grammes of pure alcohol, because to one gramme of pure alcohol one half
gramme of the peroxide solution must always be added.
Brandy, sweet liqueurs, gin, sweet wines, and dry Hungarian wines are the most
suitable for treatment by the above mentioned solutions.
As regards inferior qualities of wine, brandy, and sweet liqueurs, every quantity
which contains 100 grammes of alcohol should be mixed with 15 grammes of
peroxide of hydrogen or 1-5 decigrammes of ozone solution..
Brandies containing a great proportion of fusel oil, require for each quantity
containing 100 grammes of alcohol, the mixing with two grammes of peroxide, or
two decigrammes of ozone solution.
In the case of beverages containing a small proportion of fusel oil, such as rum,
cognac brandy, arrack, and wine, every quantity of these containing 100 grammes
of alcohol should be mixed with one gramine of peroxide and 0-1 grammes of ozone
solution.
To one litre of rum of 55 degrees Baumé containing about 550 grammes of
alcohol, about 5.5 grammes of peroxide of hydrogen equal to 183 grammes of the
solution mentioned above, have to be added.
With a solution containing 2.5 per cent. of peroxide, 220 grammes would be
necessary to one litre of rum, as mentioned above.
With one litre of cognac of 42 degrees Bé. (Baumé) containing 420 grammes of
alcohol, 140 grammes of the solution, containing three per cent. of peroxide, should
be mixed, and so on.
These additions to the liquids to be converted into beverages may be made some
days before, or immediately before use.
After having poured the solution into the liquid to be converted into a beverage,
the solution requires to be stirred up with a non-metallic spoon, or the vessel
containing the mixture should be shaken. These operations must be repeated,
and after the solution has been allowed to stand, the non-soluble parts thereof
will settle at the bottom of the vessel in which the solution is contained.
This separation of products of oxidation and their settling down.at the bottom
of the vessel is an essential feature of this invention.

page_text: 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 :-
The new or improved process or manufacture of non-injurious beverages from
alcohol or liquids of an alcoholic nature, consisting essentially in the alcohol or
the said liquids being treated or mixed with oxygen gas, or peroxide of hydrogen,
or with ozone gas (condensed oxygen gas), all substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described.
Dad thin 12th day of Luna 1902
BREWER & SON,
Agents.