Brewery installation

• US 5,970,846 A
• Filed: 10/09/1997
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wolfgang Roehr
• Original Assignee: Wolfgang Roehr
• Inventors: Roehr, Wolfgang
• Primary Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, REGINALD
• Application Number:
  US08/930,143
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 99/276, 99/278, 99/277, 99/277.1, 99/277.2, 114/256, 114/39.1, 114/343, 114/264, 114/188, 114/270
• US Class Current: 99/276
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/44 Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices construction methods for floating offshore platforms B63B75/00
• CPC Class Codes: C12C 13/00 Brewing devices, not covered by a single group of C12C1/00 - C12C12/04
• CPC Class Codes: C12C 13/10 Home brew equipment

Abstract

A buoyant brewery installation, in particular a small-sized brewery installation mounted on a buoyant body, wherein a water conditioner, brewery apparatus, the tanks for fermentation and storing and other items necessary to produce beer are completely arranged on the buoyant body.

Claims

1. A buoyant brewery installation comprising, a buoyant vessel and a small-sized brewery installation mounted on the buoyant vessel, the brewery installation comprising means necessary to produce beer, including a water conditioner means, brewing means, tanks for fermentation and tanks for storing.

2. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein the buoyant vessel is a driven vessel, in particular a ship or a boat.

3. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 2, wherein the ship or boat is seaworthy.

4. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, the buoyant vessel having a lower deck, wherein the components of the installation are located in a lower deck of the buoyant vessel.

5. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein the brewing means are located in the center of the buoyant vessel.

6. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein the brewing means are located on the longitudinal axis of the buoyant vessel.

7. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein the storage tanks and/or the fermentation tanks are located at opposite longitudinal sides of the buoyant vessel.

8. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 4, wherein the remaining space between the installation components and the deck above thereof are defined as guest rooms.

9. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein the brewing means are surrounded by a wall which is at least transparent.

10. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein further a desalination means is located on the buoyant vessel.

11. The buoyant brewery installation of one claim 1, wherein a beer dispensing installation is located on the buoyant vessel.

12. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein a distillery capable of producing beverages is located on the buoyant vessel for making other beverages.

13. The buoyant brewery installation of claim 1, wherein components of the brewery installation which are sensitive against changes of their position are supported in the buoyant vessel such that they are maintained substantially independent from the orientation of the buoyant vessel.