Abstract: A gluten-free fermented beverage for human consumption includes a mixture including tea and alcohol. The alcohol is formed by a single culture yeast and fermentable sugar not derived from grain. A method for making the beverage includes steeping a form of tea leaves in water to form a tea, adding a form of yeast nutrient to the tea, adding a fermentable sugar not derived from grain to the tea, adding a single culture yeast to the tea, fermenting the tea mixture, adding citric acid before and/or after the step of fermenting, filtering the fermented tea, and carbonating the fermented tea.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 2017
Date of Patent:
July 20, 2021
Assignee:
Employee Brewing Company LLC
Inventors:
Jason Kusowski, Richard Durham, Russell Pinto
Abstract: A gluten-free fermented beverage for human consumption includes a mixture including tea and alcohol. The alcohol is formed by a single culture yeast and fermentable sugar not derived from grain. A method for making the beverage includes steeping a form of tea leaves in water to form a tea, adding a form of yeast nutrient to the tea, adding a fermentable sugar not derived from grain to the tea, adding a single culture yeast to the tea, fermenting the tea mixture, adding citric acid before and/or after the step of fermenting, filtering the fermented tea, and carbonating the fermented tea.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 30, 2017
Publication date:
March 1, 2018
Applicant:
Employee Brewing Company LLC
Inventors:
Jason Kusowski, Richard Durham, Russell Pinto