Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Beer.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Aug., 1892-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Beer.
I, PIERRE ANTONIN ROCHE, of 145, Quai Valmy, Paris, in the Republic of
France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the manufacture of beer, and has for its object to render
the same ferruginous. It consists in passing an electric current through the beer,
into which iron has been introduced in the form of very thin wires for augmenting
the surface of action, or in any other suitable form. By the combined action of
the electric current and of the iron the beer is rapidly charged with a notable
quantity of iron in solution without making the liquid turbid.
Besides acquiring remarkable properties in this manner by reason of the incorpo-
ration of iron, the beer does not change its natural taste.
By the methods heretofore employed for rendering beer ferruginous especially by
those which consist in adding to the beer a solution of an iron salt prepared before-
hand the beverages are made very turbid and most unpleasant to the taste.
My improved method is therefore clearly differentiated from all others by the
fact that neither the colour, limpidity nor the particular taste of any beer is
affected.
Dated this 16th day of November 1891
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Beer.
I PIERRE ANTONIN ROCHE, of 145, Quai Valmy, Paris in the Republic of
France 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 :-
My invention relates to the manufacture of beer, and has for its object to render
the same ferruginous. It consists in passing an electric current through the beer,
into which iron has been introduced preferably in the form of very thin wires in
order to expose a large surface of metal to the action of the beer, or in any other
suitable form. By the combined action of the electric current and of the iron the
beer is rapidly charged with a considerable quantity of iron in solution, without
making the liquid turbid and whilst acquiring remarkable properties in this manner
by the addition of iron the beer does not lose its natural taste.
By the methods heretofore employed for rendering beer ferruginous, especially
by those which consist in adding to the beer a solution of an iron salt prepared
beforehand, the beverages are made very turbid and most unpleasant to the
taste.
My improved method is therefore distinctly different from all others inasmuch as
neither the colour limpidity nor the particular taste of any beer is affected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is―
1. A process of adding ferruginous properties to beer which consists in
submitting it to the combined action of an electric current, and of iron in the form
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page_text: of wire, or other suitable shape, the said process comprising various advantages, as
herein before described.
2. As a new article of manufacture ferruginous beer prepared according to this
process, the said beer differing from all others in its various characteristics, as
herein before set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.