Abstract: An apparatus for brewing an alcoholic beverage includes a plurality of wooden barrels including at least one first wooden barrel, at least one second wooden barrel, and at least one third wooden barrel; an enclosed trough; a plurality of first conduits providing flow communication between each of the plurality of wooden barrels and the enclosed trough; an enclosed catch pot in flow communication with the enclosed trough; a plurality of second conduits providing flow communication between the enclosed catch pot and each of the plurality of wooden barrels; and devices, such as valves, for controlling flow between each of the plurality of wooden barrels and the second conduit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 1997
Date of Patent:
May 25, 1999
Assignee:
Firestone Walker, LLC
Inventors:
Adam Firestone, Jeffers Richardson, Donald E. Othman, Michel A. Blom