摘要 |
The invention is a home or small scale brewing vessel (100) for making and storing fermented alcoholic beverages such as beer, cider, mead, wine. The vessel comprises of a pressure vessel having a temperature control system (150, 160, 180, 210) to selectively control the temperature of the contents of the vessel, means for collecting (125) and substantially separating (130) any sediment from the remaining contents of the vessel, a gas inlet (220), and a pressure-regulated draw off mechanism (270) for drawing off the contents of the vessel at a desired pressure. Accordingly the vessel is thereby capable of accommodating at least the brewing steps of fermentation, maturation, gassing up and draw off so that, in use, the risk of contamination of the contents of the vessel by air and/or undesirable micro organisms during brewing is minimized thereby producing an improved quality beverage.
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