Beer-taste fermented malt beverage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12286608-B2
Application number	US-202117613260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2021
Priority date	Jan 28, 2020
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

Abstract

An object of the invention is to provide a beer-taste fermented malt beverage with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v), which has beer-like fermented feeling and robust feeling of drinking, and does not give a watery drinking feeling. The means for solving the problems is a beer-taste fermented malt beverage with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v), containing a wort fermented liquid, more than 5.3 ppm and less than 80 ppm of pyruvic acid, more than 29.2 ppm and less than 90 ppm of succinic acid, and having a genuine extract concentration of more than 2.0% (w/w).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A beer-taste fermented malt beverage with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v), comprising:
an alcohol-removed wort fermented liquid with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v),
20 to 75 ppm of pyruvic acid,
35 to 85 ppm of succinic acid, and
having a genuine extract concentration of more than 2.5% (w/w).

2. The beer-taste fermented malt beverage according to claim 1 , further comprising a pH adjusting agent and having a pH of less than 4.2.

3. The beer-taste fermented malt beverage according to claim 2 , wherein the pH adjusting agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of phytic acid, lactic acid, lactic acid bacteria, phosphoric acid, malic acid, sulfurous anhydride and tartaric acid.

4. The beer-taste fermented malt beverage according to claim 1 , having a bitterness value of 5 to 100 BU.

5. The beer-taste fermented malt beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the alcohol-removed wort fermented liquid comprises a wort fermented liquid having an apparent final degree of fermentation of 45 to 80%.

6. The beer-taste fermented malt beverage according to claim 1 , having a malt use ratio of 25% or more.

7. The beer-taste fermented malt beverage of claim 1 , wherein the alcohol removed wort fermented liquid has an alcohol concentration from 0.02 to 0.1% (v/v).

8. A method for producing a beer-taste fermented malt beverage with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v), comprising an alcohol-removed wort fermented liquid with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v), 20 to 75 ppm of pyruvic acid, 35 to 85 ppm of succinic acid, and having a genuine extract concentration of more than 2.5% (w/w),
the method comprising:
a step of obtaining a wort fermented liquid; and
a step of reducing the alcohol concentration in the wort fermented liquid to less than 1% (v/v) by removing alcohol from the wort fermented liquid through vacuum distillation.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of reducing the alcohol concentration reduces the alcohol concentration to from 0.02 to 0.1% (v/v).

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wort fermented liquid has an apparent final degree of fermentation of 45 to 80%.

11. A method for reducing a watery drinking feeling of a beer-taste fermented malt beverage with an alcohol concentration of less than 1% (v/v) and comprising an alcohol-removed wort fermented liquid,
the method comprising:
adjusting a pyruvic acid concentration of the beverage to 20 to 75 ppm;
adjusting a succinic acid concentration of the beverage to 35 to 85 ppm;
adjusting a genuine extract concentration of the beverage to more than 2.5% (w/w); and
adjusting the alcohol concentration of the beverage to less than 1% (v/v).

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of adjusting the alcohol concentration adjusts the alcohol concentration to from 0.02 to 0.1% (v/v).

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the alcohol-removed wort fermented liquid comprises a wort fermented liquid having an apparent final degree of fermentation of 45 to 80%.

Assignees

• Asahi Group Holdings Ltd

Inventors

• Kubota Jun
• MAEKAWA Syotaro

Classifications

• C12C11/003

  Fermentation of beerwort · CPC title

• A23L2/68

  Acidifying substances · CPC title

• A23L2/56

  Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60) · CPC title

• C12C7/053

  part of the mash being non-cereal material · CPC title

• C12C5/026

  Beer flavouring preparations · CPC title