STABILIZATION OF BEER
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2. A process as claimed in claim 1, in which the mean pore diameter of the silica is from 40 to 80 A.
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Abstract
A process for the treatment of beer to reduce its tendency to form haze on storage and to maintain or improve its head or foam retention characteristics in which the beer is treated with a silica hydrogel having a surface area of at least 700 m.2/g. and a mean pore diameter from 30-120A.
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2. A process as claimed in claim 1, in which the mean pore diameter of the silica is from 40 to 80 A.
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3. A process as claimed in claim 2, in which the average particle size of the silica is less than 20 microns.
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4. A process as claimed in claim 3, in which at least 10 percent by weight of the hydrogel is made up of particles smaller than 10 microns.
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5. A process as claimed in claim 4, in which at least 10 percent by weight of the hydrogel is made up of particles smaller than 5 microns.
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6. A process as claimed in claim 1 in which the distribution of pore sizes on which the mean pore diameter is based is a wide one.
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Current AssigneeDonald Barby, James P. Quinn
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Original AssigneeDonald Barby, James P. Quinn
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InventorsBarby, Donald, Quinn, James P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Shapiro, Lionel M.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Naff, D. M.
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Application NumberUS04/723,576Time in Patent Office1,288 DaysField of Search99/31,48US Class Current426/442CPC Class CodesC12H 1/0408 with the aid of inorganic a...
