IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF ALE, ΒΕΕΕ, PORTER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS DURING THE PROCESS OF FERMENTATION."
Year: 1860

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Barker, the younger, of Huyton Brewery,
near Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, for the Invention of
“IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF ALE, ΒΕΕΕ,
PORTER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS DURING THE PROCESS OF FERMENTATION."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Barker at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
21st May 1860.
I, WILLIAM BARKER, the younger, of Huyton Brewery, near Liverpool, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF ALE, BEER,
PORTER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS DURING THE PROCESS OF FERMENTATION," to be as
follows (that is to say) :-
This Invention has for its object a simple apparatus to be used for regu-
lating the temperature of beer, porter, and other liquors when in a state of
fermentation in casks or other like close vessels, and consists in the use of a..
bent pipe inserted through the bung hole, or other orifice through which the
products of fermentation rise. A stream of cold water is circulated through
the pipe when it is desired to reduce the temperature of the worts, and when
an increased temperature is wanted a stream of warm water is passed through
the pipe. The pipe is provided with suitable feed and stop-cocks, and may be
so arranged that it can be applied to any desired number of barrels or other

page_text: vessels at one time, but it is preferred to confine each set of the bent pipes,
and so forth, to about six vessels. It is proposed to form the parts of the
pipe which are submerged in the fermenting liquor of copper or brass coated
with tin, and connecting these portions of the pipe together by flexible or
jointed tubing so as to form a continuous passage for the flow of the water
through the whole length of the pipe..
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Barker in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
21st November 1860.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
BARKER, the younger, of Huyton Brewery, near Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty, in the twenty-second year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Barker, the younger, Her especial licence that I, the said William
Barker, the younger, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such
others as I, the said William Barker, the younger, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from
time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of
Man, an Invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR REGULATING THE TEM-
PERATURE OF ALE, BEER, PORTER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS DURING THE PROCESS of
FERMENTATION," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said William
Barker, the younger, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in
writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should par-
ticularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and imme-
diately after the date of the said Letters Patent. .
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Barker, the younger, de
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement (that is to say):-
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page_text: This my said Invention has for its object a simple apparatus to be used
for regulating the temperature of beer, porter, and other liquors, when in a
state of fermentation in casks or other like vessels, and consists in the use of'
a bent tube or pipe inserted 'through the bung hole, or other orifice through
which the products of fermentation rise, a stream of cold water being
circulated through the pipe, when I desire to reduce the temperature of the
liquor or worts; and when I wish to increase the temperature, I pass a
stream of water through the pipe, or water in vapour (i.e. steam) may some-.
times be advantageously substituted for the liquid water. The pipe I provide:
with suitable feed and stop-cocks, and may be so arranged that it can be
applied to any desired number of barrels or other vessels at one time; a fresh
stream of water being used to regulate the temperature of, say, the contents.
of every twelve barrels. I prefer to form the parts of the pipe which are
submerged in the liquor of copper or brass, coated with tin, and connecting
these portions of the pipe together by flexible or jointed tubing, so as to
form a continuous passage for the flow of the water through the whole length '
of the pipe.
In preparing the liquid for fermentation, I have found that this my said
Invention may be used with great advantage in cooling the worts in the
"coolers," "squares," "rounds," pontos, or other vessels previous to being
introduced into close vessels; and that the whole nature and best mode I am
aware of for putting the same into practical use may be the more readily
seen and understood, I have hereto, in addition to showing its application to
the regulation of the temperature of the worts in close vessels, annexed
Drawings showing how it may be readily applied to "coolers," "squares,"
and "pontos." Like letters and figures marked on the Drawings are intended
to denote similar parts.
Figure 1 (Sheet 1) shows a partial top view or plan of a cooler fitted with
my improved temperating tubes or pipes, and Figure 2 (Sheet 1) is a
:sectional elevation of the same: A are bent tubes or pipes, which are here
shown of, say, about half an inch bore, placed in tiers of three, and their ends
connected with and opening into B, the supply and outlet elbow pipes;
C, small vertical stays to support the small horizontal pipes A; D, a rectan-
gular wooden frame, upon which the horizontal temperating pipes are sus-
pended, and which may be hinged to the cooler to allow of its being readily
raised up out of the body of the cooler to admit of being cleaned, and so
forth, and to which is also attached E, vertical diaphragms or partitions of
wood for causing the worts to travel past each set of temperating tubes; F,
the sides and bottom of the cooler.
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page_text: Figure 3 (Sheet 2) is a vertical sectional elevation of a "ponto," showing
the application of my improved temperating apparatus; A, the ponto; B,
the temperating tube inserted through an orifice in the top of the vessel. To
one end of this I attach the supply pipe, and to the other end a waste or
discharge pipe; C, small metal stays for holding the bent pipe in position.
Figure 4 (Sheet 2) is a top view or plan of the apparatus fitted in triplicate
to a "square," and Figure 5 (Sheet 2) is a sectional elevation of the same.
A similar arrangement of the apparatus is also applicable to "rounds." A,
the "square" B, B', and B2, three sets of bent temperating tubes; one end
of each set of tubes I provide with a flexible or jointed supply pipe, and the
other end with a similar discharge pipe; C, stay pieces for holding the pipes
in form.
Figure 6 (Sheet 3) is a sectional elevation of three. puncheons or barrels,
illustrating my Invention applied thereto. A are the bent pipes or tubes
through which the temperating fluid passes, and which are connected together
by B, the flexible connecting tubes which are attached to the bent tubes A
by union or other suitable joints; C, the supply orifice; D, the discharge
orifice; E, the yeast trough upon which the barrels rest.
Having now fully described and ascertained the nature of this my said
Invention for improvement in the treatment of ale, porter, and other fermented
liquors, and how I believe the same may be best rendered practically useful,
I would wish it to be understood that it is not necessary to follow, nor do I
confine myself to the precise details, relative proportions, or dimensions herein-
before described, as it will be readily seen that the same may be variously
modified without departing from the Invention; but what I do claim is the
construction and use of the apparatus herein-before described and set forth for
regulating the temperature of ale, beer, porter, or other fermented liquors
during their manufacture..
In witness whereof, I, the said William Barker, the younger, have here-
unto set my hand and affixed my seal, this Twentieth day of November,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty.
WILLIAM (L.S.) BARKER, JUN*.
Witness,
WILLIAM WALKER,
of 44, Castle Street, Liverpool.