South Africa:
IP For Good (Beer)
12 April 2019
Adams & Adams
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AB InBev offers its patented technology for free to microbrewers
after patenting a new brewing innovation
The Guardian reports here that AB InBev, the World’s largest
brewer, has developed a greener way to put bubbles in beer. This
innovation may reduce the company’s CO2 emissions by 5% which
is said to be the equivalent to the energy consumption of 120,000
families.
The innovation relates to a technique it has developed which
generate gas bubbles without the need to boil the water and hops.
Traditionally, gas bubbles are generated via steam through the
natural cooking process, requiring significant levels of water and
heat.
“The new technique involves heating the brew to below
boiling point and then blowing nitrogen or CO2 into the tank to
create bubbles without changing the taste. The company claims that
because the beer is brewed at a lower temperature in the early
phase, it can also stay fresh for longer.” via The Guardian.
What interested us at IPLive was the fact that AB InBev is
offering to share the patented technology free of charge to smaller
brewers and largers brewers will pay a licensing fee that will
re-invested into further research for similar projects.
But fear not, they have assured us that this innovation
won’t detract from the (wonderful) taste of its beers.
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