IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALT TO FACILITATE ITS TRANSPORT AND PRESERVE IT IN GOOD CONDITION." PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Prendergast, of Castlemaine Brewery, Sydney, in
the Colony of New South Wales, and Robert Free, of Mistley, in the County
of Essex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALT
TO FACILITATE ITS TRANSPORT AND PRESERVE IT IN GOOD CONDITION."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Prendergast and
Robert Free at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th October
1879.
"
IMPROVE-
ROBERT PRENDERGAST, of Castlemaine Brewery, Sydney, in the Colony of New
South Wales, and ROBERT FREE, of Mistley, in the County of Essex.
MENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALT TO FACILITATE ITS TRANSPORT AND PRESERVE
IT IN GOOD CONDITION."
The Invention has for its object improvements in the treatment of malt to
facilitate its transport and preserve it in good condition.
Heretofore when malt has been transported by sea or on land, or when it has
been stored, it has been usual to pack or store the same loosely either in sacks or in
bulk, by which means the malt has been liable to great deterioration in consequence
of its liability to absorb moisture, whilst it is very bulky and consequently costly
to transport.
The object of our present Invention is to obviate these difficulties. For this
purpose we take malt preferably immediately after it is manufactured and cooled,
and compress it in a hydraulic or other press to preferably a third or less of its
original bulk.
The compression may be effected in bags, sacks, or other coverings or cases, which
may afterwards have their mouths closed, or the malt may be first compressed and
then packed.
.
We also prefer to employ bags, sacks, or other coverings or cases which shall
effectually exclude the air from contact with the malt, although ordinary bags or
sacks may be employed, as when compressed, even if the air did affect the malt it
would do so only to a slight extent, as the action of the air could not take place
far beyond the outer surface of the compressed malt.
If desired, in order to facilitate the cohesion or agglomeration of the malt, a
small proportion of saccharine matter such, for instance, as cane sugar, and glucose,
or dextrine, or other suitable gummy or adhesive substance may be mixed with
the malt.
If desired the malt may be crushed before being submitted to the compression
process.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Robert Prendergast and Robert Free in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 27th April 1880.
56
IMPROVE-
ROBERT PRENDERGAST, of Castlemaine Brewery, Sydney, in the Colony of New
South Wales, and ROBERT FREE, of Mistley, in the County of Essex.
MENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALT TO FACILITATE ITS TRANSPORT AND PRESERVE
IT IN GOOD CONDITION."
The Invention has for its object improvements in the treatment of malt to
facilitate its transport and preserve it in good condition.
Heretofore when malt has been transported by sea or on land, or when it has
been stored, it has been usual to pack or store the same loosely either in sacks or in
bulk, by which means the malt has been liable to great deterioration in consequence
of its liability to absorb moisture, whilst it is very bulky and consequently costly to
transport.
The object of our present Invention is to obviate these difficulties. For this
purpose we take malt preferably immediately after it is manufactured and cooled ;
we then crush it by passing it through ordinary malt crushing rollers, after which
we compress it in a bydraulic or other press to preferably a third or less of its
original bulk.
The compression may be effected in bags, sacks, or other coverings or cases, which
may afterwards have their mouths closed, or the malt may be first compressed and
then packed.
We also prefer to employ bags, sacks, or other coverings or cases which shall
effectually exclude the air from contact with the malt, although ordinary bags or
sacks may be employed as, when compressed, even if the air did obtain access to the
malt, it would affect it only to a slight extent; as the action of the air could not take
place far beyond the outer surface of the compressed malt.
In carrying our Invention into effect we prefer to place the required quantity of
crushed malt to be compressed in a chamber or mould of the desired shape, in
which the follower of a press is caused to act upon the malt to compress it to the
required bulk; the compressed malt is then discharged from the compression
chamber or mould and placed in suitable bags, cases, or boxes.
If desired, in order to facilitate the cohesion or agglomeration of the malt, a small
proportion of saccharine matter, such, for instance, as cane sugar and glucose, or
dextrine, or other suitable gummy or adhesive substance, may be mixed with the
malt, in which case the crushing of the malt previous to compressing the same may
be dispensed with.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, and the mode in which
the same may be carried into effect, we would have it understood that what we
claim is,―
First. Treating malt by first crushing the same and then compressing it into a
comparatively small bulk, substantially as and for the purpose stated; and
Secondly: We claim treating malt, either crushed or not, by mixing a small
proportion of saccharine matter; dextrine, or other suitable gummy or adhesive
substance therewith, and then compressing the same into a comparatively small bulk,
substantially as and for the purpose stated.
In witness whereof, I, the said Robert Free, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eightv:
ROBERT FREE. (L.S.)