Apparatus for Mixing Water with Malt for Supply to Mash-tuns.
Year: 1889

page_text: ate of Application, 26th Aug., 1889-Accepted. 28th Sept, 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Mixing Water with Malt for Supply to Mash-tuns.
IDÉSIRÉ ROMAIN JEAN JACQUES GUSTAVE MOREL of 6 Place Ste. Croix Arras,
Pas-de-Calais in the Republic of Franco do hereby declare the nature of this Invention
and in what manuer the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my Invention is to provide simple and efficient apparatus for mixing
water with malt for supply to mash tuns the said apparatus being cheap in first cost
and easily repaired and cleaned.
The apparatus constituting this Invention is to be fixed upon the rim of the mash
tun or in other suitable position and is situated under the hopper which contains the
crushed or bruised malt to be used in the mash tun.
The said apparatus is represented in the accompanying Drawing whereon Figure 1
is a vertical section through the centre of the apparatus and Figure 2 is a transverse
section taken on the line X Y of Figure 1.
The apparatus consists of a tube or passage T pierced at t t with small holes preferably
less in number at the part abc than at the part a b'c' as shewn in Figure 2. Around the
said tube T at the part pierced with the holes t is disposed a larger tube T¹ or jacket
forming an envelope leaving a chamber or space A for the reception of water of the
proper temperature for mixing with the malt which water is fed into the space A by the
cock R on the supply pipe S for the said water.
At the upper part of the apparatus is the cleaning space or box B which may be
of sheet metal and of a diameter or area equal to that of the tube or passage T. This
box is provided with a door extending preferably through nearly its complete height
for inspection and cleansing purposes. At the upper part of the box B is the
hopper C for the malt the said malt being supplied to the box B by the valve D.
The said malt descends from the hopper and enters the cleaning box B and thence
passes into the pipe or passage T and as it passes the holes tit meets the shower of
water of the necessary temperature which water is admitted by the cock R and after
passing into the chamber A is distributed through the holes in the form of a shower
upon the malt so that an intimate mixture of water with the malt is effected before
they pass together to the mash tun.
When it is desired to clean the apparatus this can readily be done by opening
the door in the box B and then the pipe can be brushed the cock R if desired being
opened to give a supply of cleansing water.
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.
An apparatus for mixing water with malt for supply to mash tuns the said
apparatus consisting of a perforated tube or passage T provided with a water chamber
or jacket T and with means for cleaning and means for supplying malt and water
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 26th day of August 1889.
J. H. JOHNSON & CO.,
Agents.