AGITATION TANK FOR STORING YEAST SOLUTION, METHOD OF PRODUCING FERMENTED FOODS SUCH AS BEER USING THE AGITATION TANK, AND AGITATING VANES PROVIDED IN THE AGITATION TANK

Title:

AGITATION TANK FOR STORING YEAST SOLUTION, METHOD OF PRODUCING FERMENTED FOODS SUCH AS BEER USING THE AGITATION TANK, AND AGITATING VANES PROVIDED IN THE AGITATION TANK

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/055295

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An agitation tank for storing a yeast solution to be supplied to a fermentation tank where fermented foods such as beer are fermented, characterized in that agitating vanes provided in the above agitation tank are so constructed that a maximum diameter of a rotating body formed when the agitating vanes rotate is 60 to 90 % of the inner diameter of the agitation tank, and the height of the rotating body is at least 70 % of a standard depth of a yeast solution stored normally in the tank.

Inventors:

ITO HISAYOSHI (JP)
OKAMOTO YUKIMICHI (JP)
KAWAMURA KIMITO (JP)
JIMBO EIICHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2000/001490

Publication Date:

September 21, 2000

Filing Date:

March 10, 2000

Export Citation:

Click for automatic bibliography generation Help

Assignee:

SHINKO PANTEC CO LTD (JP)
ASAHI BREWERIES LTD (JP)
ITO HISAYOSHI (JP)
OKAMOTO YUKIMICHI (JP)
KAWAMURA KIMITO (JP)
JIMBO EIICHI (JP)

International Classes:

C12C11/02; C12C13/00; C12M1/02; (IPC1-7): C12C13/00; C12C11/02; C12M1/06

Domestic Patent References:

WO1999013052A1

1999-03-18

Foreign References:

US5399014A	1995-03-21
JPH0734928U	1995-06-27
JPH08281089A	1996-10-29
JPH09285725A	1997-11-04
JPH0530962A	1993-02-09
EP0698662A2	1996-02-28

Other References: