Improvements in or connected with the Germination of Barley and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1896.
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1897-Accepted, 3rd July, 1897.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Germination of Barley
and Apparatus therefor.
I, KARL PATTERMANN of Littau, in the Province of Moravia, Austria, Brewer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an arrangement of the vessels in which the grain is
softened by which a speedy swelling and subsequent geminating of the barley
therein is effected. This is done by passing air under pressure through the
softening water and the barley to be swelled whereby
1, the germinating proceeds evenly afterwards.
2; the barley in the moistening vessels is caused to swell out to germination
point.
The trials which have been made have demonstrated that the employ of my
arrangement whereby air under pressure is passed through the barley during the
process of softening requires barely two thirds of the time hitherto considered
necessary for the germinating process.
The vessel is constructed with a perforated serpentine air tube a perforated false
bottom with space below or with a hollow perforated vessel placed therein.
It must be premised that the perforations of the serpentine tube of the bottom
and the vessel must always be so small that the grains of barley cannot fall into
the tube or into the space below the bottom or into the hollow vessel.
The perforated tube or the space below the bottom and the hollow vessel are
connected with an air pipe. Air is pumped through the pipe and passes under
pressure through the barley producing a very speedy swelling and germination of
the grains.
By means of this process the barley begins in a short time to germinate in the
swelling vessel which hitherto only took place after the barley had been spread
for some time upon the floors.
In order to force air through several softening vessels at the same time, the air
pipes may be provided with branch pipes through which air is pumped by means
of an air pump worked by hand or power and each softening vessel can be detached
by means of taps arranged on the branch pipes.
In one modification the connection of an air pipe with a branch pipe is effected
this makes it possible to lift the pipe with the tube and the vessel out of the soften-
ing vessel. The pipes are fitted with screw threads and are coupled by means of a
coupling. When it is necessary to lift out the pipe and the vessel the coupling
has to be released.
Dated this 29th day of August 1896.
Improvements in or connected with the Germination of Barley
and Apparatus therefor.
I, KARL PATTERMANN, of Littau, in the Province of Moravia, Austria, Brewer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
[Price 8d 1

page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to apparatus for steeping barley, to effect the quick
shooting or germination thereof to be called apparatus for malt vegetation. This
is effected by passing air under pressure through the softening water and the barley
to be swelled, whereby.-
1. The germinating proceeds evenly afterwards.
2. The barley in the moistening vessels is caused to swell out to germination
point.
The trials which have been made have demonstrated that the employment of
my invention whereby air under pressure is passed through the barley during the
process of softening requires barely two thirds of the time hitherto considered
necessary for the germinating process.
The accompanying drawings illustrate several examples of arranging my
mechanism for the required purpose.
Fig. 1. Sectional elevation of apparatus on line - Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Plan of apparatus with a serpentine tubes, arranged on the bottom and
provided with a number of small holes or perforations /.
Fig. 3. Vertical section of apparatus provided with a double bottom, the
uppermost of which b' is perforated with small holes 7.
Fig. 4, A. vertical section of apparatus the lower part of which is conical.in
which is placed a hollow vessel g perforated on top with small holes and suspended.
in such a way, that a space remains between its bottom, and the conical bottom.of
the apparatus.
Fig. 5. Plan of Fig. 4.
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Fig. 6. Sectional elevation of apparatus similar to Fig. 4, in which the piper is
provided with collars or shoulders e el to secure the hollow vessels g' g³ in position.
The piper is supported in the vessel by the stays s¹.
It must be premised that the perforations of the serpentine tube s of the
bottom and the hollow vessels g g' g must always be so small that the grains of
barley cannot fall into the tube s or into the space e below the bottom bor into
the interior of the hollow vessel g g' g².
As shown in the drawings the perforated tubes and the space c below the
bottom b' and the hollow vessels g gg2 are connected with a pipe 7. Air is pumped
through the pipe r and passes under pressure through the barley producing a very
speedy swelling and germination of the grains. By means of this process the
barley begins in a short time to germinate in the swelling vessel which hitherto
only took place after the barley had been for some time spread upon the floors.
In the vessels represented in Figs. 1-3, the swollen barley has to be lifted out
whilst in the swelling vessel shown in Figures 4 and 6, it may be run out by means
of the tap h¹ below.
In the form of vessel represented in Fig. 6, the air passes through both hollow
vessels g g placed in the lower conical part the air passing through the grain
in the space between the two vessels and then through the grain above the upper
hollow vessel.
In order to force air through several softening vessels at the same time, the
air pipes r may be provided with branch pipes r through which air is pumped by
means of an air pumped worked by hand or power and each vessel can be detached
by means of taps h arranged on the branch pipes r'.
In Fig. 4 the connection of the piper with the branch pipe r is represented this
makes it possible to lift the pipe r with the serpentine tube s or the vessels g g¹ g³
out of the softening vessel. The pipes r r are fitted with screw threads and are
coupled by means of a sleeve or coupling m. When it is desired to lift out the
pipe r and the serpentine tube s or the hollow vessel g the coupling m has to
be placed in the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 4.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The swelling or softening vessels constructed with a serpentine tube s or hollow
vessels g g g2 provided with perforations connected by means of a pipe r, and
branch pipes with an air pump for the purpose of forcing air under pressure
through the barley and water in the vessel or vessels, to produce a quick germina-
tion and swelling of the barley (Figs. 14 and 6).
2. The arrangement of the apparatus (particularised under Claim 1) consisting
of a perforated bottom b', and a bottom b forming a space, out of which the pumped-
in air circulates through the barley, passing through the holes 7 (Fig. 3).
0011 Jon of Hav 1807
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.