Provided is a dietary fiber characterized in that bitterness and unpleasant aftertaste are restrained. The dietary fiber has terminal sugars and is characterized in that the ratio of aldoses relative to the total of the terminal sugars is 10% or less. Such a dietary fiber may be, for example, indigestible dextrin, polydextrose or the like. The dietary fiber may be used as a food additive (for example, a beverage additive).

Provided is a dietary fiber characterized in that bitterness and unpleasant aftertaste are restrained. The dietary fiber has terminal sugars and is characterized in that the ratio of aldoses relative to the total of the terminal sugars is 10% or less. Such a dietary fiber may be, for example, indigestible dextrin, polydextrose or the like. The dietary fiber may be used as a food additive (for example, a beverage additive).

A method for extracting value adding content substances from plant based content substance bearers into a brew liquid by bringing a predetermined amount of the plant based content substance bearers in contact with a predetermined volume of fresh brew liquid in a dispersion and extraction container so that the plant based content substance bearers are at least partially distributed or dissolved in the brew liquid by forming a first suspension and the value adding content substances transition from the plant based content substance bearers into the brew liquid and so that the plant based content substance bearers are separated from the brew liquid by gravity when performing a solid-liquid-separation.

Tannin-based clouding agents are described that when combined with a beverage, such as beer, provide to the beverage a high haze value that is stable over prolonged storage, as well as other benefits. The tannin-based clouding agents include a tannin, such as a plant-derived hydrolysable tannic acid, and can also include a hydrocolloid and/or a yeast extract. Beverages containing the disclosed tannin-based clouding agents are also described. Methods of making and using the disclosed tannin-based clouding agents and beverages containing the disclosed tannin-based clouding agents are also described.

Tannin-based clouding agents are described that when combined with a beverage, such as beer, provide to the beverage a high haze value that is stable over prolonged storage, as well as other benefits. The tannin-based clouding agents include a tannin, such as a plant-derived hydrolysable tannic acid, and can also include a hydrocolloid and/or a yeast extract. Beverages containing the disclosed tannin-based clouding agents are also described. Methods of making and using the disclosed tannin-based clouding agents and beverages containing the disclosed tannin-based clouding agents are also described.

A flavour composition comprising a compound of formula (I) ##STR00001## and edible salts thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a beer bittering agent via enzyme catalyzed bioconversion of hop-derived isoalpha acids to dihydro-(rho)-isoalpha acids.

The embodiments disclose a method including bottling alcoholic beverages with selected ingredients including alcohol neutral spirits, alcohol and whisky, beer, wine, ingredients to add flavors and nutritional additive ingredients to benefit the health of an alcoholic beverage drinker, wherein a selection of alcohols includes vodka, tequila, gin, rum, brandy and other alcoholic spirits, wherein a selection of ingredients to add flavors includes flavorings including fruit flavorings, an artificial sweetener, and natural sweetener, wherein a selection of nutritional additive ingredients includes vitamins, minerals, fulvic acid, humic acid, ulmic acid and a purified and sanitized black water with humic acid and fulvic acid molecules in a mixed solution, and wherein bottling includes a bottling electronic monitoring, at least one control network, at least one bottling quality control process and a bottling labeling and packaging process and devices.

The embodiments disclose a method including bottling alcoholic beverages with selected ingredients including alcohol neutral spirits, alcohol and whisky, beer, wine, ingredients to add flavors and nutritional additive ingredients to benefit the health of an alcoholic beverage drinker, wherein a selection of alcohols includes vodka, tequila, gin, rum, brandy and other alcoholic spirits, wherein a selection of ingredients to add flavors includes flavorings including fruit flavorings, an artificial sweetener, and natural sweetener, wherein a selection of nutritional additive ingredients includes vitamins, minerals, fulvic acid, humic acid, ulmic acid and a purified and sanitized black water with humic acid and fulvic acid molecules in a mixed solution, and wherein bottling includes a bottling electronic monitoring, at least one control network, at least one bottling quality control process and a bottling labeling and packaging process and devices.

A beer manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a coupler installed in the chamber and including a wort line and an air line, and a flow path unit connecting the wort line to the air line. The apparatus further includes a sterilization and washing cap coupled to the coupler to form a closed flow path with the flow path unit, a sterilization and washing filter bottle connected to the flow path unit and containing sterilization and washing water therein, a pump connected to the flow path unit, and a controller controlling an operation of the pump to circulate the sterilization and washing water contained in the sterilization and washing filter bottom in the closed flow path.