METHOD OF PRODUCTION BEER "BERKHOMUT" Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: brewery industry. SUBSTANCE: method of production of dark beer involves preparing brewing mash from cereals, saccharification, fermentation, an additional fermentation, clarification and pouring the end product. A mixture of brewery light malt and brewery caramel malt is used as cereals at amount 92-98% and 2-8% of the mass of cereals, respectively, or a mixture of brewery light malt and brewery caramel and barley at amount 73-87%, 2-8% and 5-25%, respectively, is used. Brewing mash is carried out by an infusion or a single-boiling method. Alcoholization is carried out at standard addition of hop bitter substances Gs = 0.8-1.1 g/dal of hot wort. Fermentation is carried out for 5-6 days up to formation of visible extract in beer 2.5-3.5%. An additional fermentation of beer is carried out at temperature from -2 to +2 C, under pressure 0.07 MPa, not above, for 20 days, not less. Before pouring an aromatic substance "Khmel" is added at amount 0.01 cm³/dal of beer and kept at 1-2 C under pressure 0.05-0.06 MPa for 12 h, not less. EFFECT: broadened assortment, improved organoleptic indices of beer.