JPH0687764B2 - Beer preparation control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to beer brewing, and more particularly to a charging control device suitable for changing a charging diagram.

(Prior Art) In general, beer is an alcoholic beverage that is consumed by alcoholic fermentation of saccharified wort and consumed without distillation. To prepare saccharified wort, a charging pot 1 and a charging tank 3 shown in FIG. 5 are used. . Here, the charging pot 1 is provided with a hot water line 2 for feeding materials, and the charging tank 3 is also provided with a hot water line 4. Further, the charging pot 1 and the charging tank 3 are connected to a transfer pipe for contents, and a valve 5 which is opened and closed by an electromagnetic means is provided in the middle thereof, and another valve 6 is opened to transfer the contents to the filtration tank. It can be supplied.

The recipe for producing saccharified wort by the charging pot 1 and the charging tank 3 can be expressed by the charging diagrams shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

Of these, the one shown in FIG. 6 is an example of what is called a decoction system. This is because the auxiliary raw material (for example, rice, starch, etc.) and hot water are charged into the charging pot 1 through the hot water line 2 and heated, while the raw material (usually malt) and hot water are fed into the charging tank 3 through the hot water line 4. And to heat it,
Furthermore, after the contents of the charging pot 1 are transferred to the charging tank 3 and kept warm,
A part of it is returned to the charging pot 1 and heated, and further, the charging tank 3
To obtain saccharified wort.

In this case, in the charging pot 1, the temperature is changed to T ₂ between time t _{0 and} t _1.
To T ₃ and hold until time t ₃
The temperature between t ₂ ~t ₃ increased from T ₃ to T ₅ hold up time t ₄ in. On the other hand, in the charging tank 3, the temperature T ₁ is maintained from time t ₂ to time t ₄ . Then, at time t ₄ , the charging pot 1
The contents of 1 are once transferred to the preparation tank 3. by this,
It is assumed that the temperature of the charging tank 3 reaches T ₃ , and this temperature is maintained until time t ₆ . At time t _6, Utsurigae a portion of the contents of the feed tank 3 to feed kettle 1, for heating and holding the temperature T _5. Then, at time t ₈ , the contents of the charging pot 1 are transferred to the charging tank 3 again. As a result, the temperature of the preparation tank 3 becomes T ₄ at time t ₉ , and this temperature is maintained thereafter.

On the other hand, the one shown in FIG. 7 is an example of what is called an infusion system, which does not use the charging pot 1 at all,
This is a method in which raw materials are charged into the charging tank 3 and the temperature inside the tank is gradually raised.

In this case, the temperature is kept at T ₁ from time t ₀ to t ₁ and time t ₁
Between ~t ₂ the temperature is raised to T ₂ holds up to time t ₃ in.
Next, the temperature is raised to T ₂ between times t ₃ and t ₄ and held until time t ₅ . Further, the temperature is raised to T ₄ between times t ₅ and t ₆ , and thereafter, the temperature inside the tank is kept at T ₄ .

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional preparation control device for performing the sequence control. This is a combination of a temperature programmer 11, a temperature controller 12 that controls a heating device according to the program, and a sequencer 13 that controls operating devices such as a stirrer, a pump, and a valve. Between the charging pot 1 and the charging tank 3. While controlling the timing, control so that the target loading diagram is achieved.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional charging control device, the temperature setting value and the timer setting value can be changed relatively easily, but when changing the sequence pattern, the temperature programmer 11, the temperature Some or all of the programs of the controller 12 and the sequencer 13 had to be changed, and the timing between these devices had to be changed at the same time.

These readjustments have to be performed every time the prescription is changed not only for new varieties but also for the same varieties, which makes it difficult to change the preparation diagram.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a beer preparation control device capable of easily and freely changing a preparation diagram.

[Object of the Invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, raw materials and hot water are charged into a charging pot and a charging tank for producing saccharified wort, stirring, transfer and temperature control are performed. In order to control the operation device, the operation device is operated in a predetermined procedure based on the operation start command and the operation data, and a control means for outputting an end answer at the end of the operation, and the operation data of the operation device are blocked. Storage means for disassembling and storing the data into a block, data setting means for assembling the block according to the preparation diagram and changing operation data, and combining the data of one block assembled and changed by the data setting means with an operation start command. Data to the control means, receives an end answer from the control means, and repeats similar processing for the data of the next block. Data output means.

(Operation) In the present invention, the operation data of the operating device is decomposed into blocks and stored, the blocks are assembled and the operation data is changed according to the preparation diagram, and the data of one block is combined with the operation start command. The end answer from the control means is received and the same processing is repeated for the data of the next block. Therefore, when the preparation diagram is changed, the assembly of the block and the change of the operation data are performed. All you have to do is do it.

(Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The programmable temperature controller 12 controls the heating and warming operation devices of the charging kettle 1 and the charging tank 3, the sequencer 13 the agitator inside the charging kettle 1 and the charging tank 3, the valve of the path connecting them, and the transfer. The pump and the like are controlled in a predetermined procedure, and all of them are operated according to a command from the block management device 20.

Here, the block management device 20 roughly divides the charging diagram into two groups, that is, a charging tank group and a charging tank group, and these groups are minimized by the combined operation of the temperature controller 12 and the sequencer 13. Block, for example, a storage unit 21 that stores separately in a hot water block, a heating block, a heat retention block, a transfer block, and the like, and a block stored in this storage unit 21 is assembled, and the temperature and time in each block are The data setting means 22 for changing the parameter to the specified value, and the data of the first block assembled by the data setting means 22 and the parameter start data are combined with the control start command to make the temperature controller 12 and / or the sequencer 13 To the temperature controller 12 and / or
Alternatively, it is provided with a data output means 23 for sending to the sequencer 13.

The operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

First, in the storage means 21, the prepared diagram prescription is divided into minimum necessary sizes and stored as blocks.

Now, if the prescription is changed for the sake of brewing the same variety or a new variety, the operator uses the data setting means 22 to sequentially read the data from the storage means 21, assemble each block, and if necessary, set the temperature. , The time parameter is changed and stored in the internal storage device. FIG. 3 shows a block assembly state obtained by executing such an operation.

Next, the data output means 23 includes, for example, the standby block 101 shown in FIG.
Send to. This is shown in FIG. The temperature controller 12 and / or the sequencer 13 waits accordingly and sends an end answer back to the data output means 23.

Upon receiving the end answer, the data output means 23 then controls the kettle preheating block 102 together with the operation command to the temperature controller 12
And / or sent to the sequencer 13. Therefore, the temperature controller 12 and / or the sequencer 13 execute the control of various operating devices using the required parameters, respectively, and when the control of the pot preheating block 102 is completed, the termination answer is sent back to the data output means 23. .

Thereafter, the same operation as this is sequentially repeated to complete the target preparation diagram.

In the above embodiment, the programmable temperature controller 12
The system for controlling various operating devices incidental to the charging pot and the charging tank with the sequencer 13 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and charging of raw materials and hot water into the charging pot and the charging tank, It can be applied to most systems in which operating devices for performing stirring, transfer, temperature control, etc. are controlled by one or more control means.

〔The invention's effect〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention,
Since it is only necessary to assemble the blocks and change the operation data when changing the prescription, there is an effect that the charging diagram can be changed easily and freely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an assembled state of block data for explaining the operation of the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the relation of data transfer for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a system diagram of a beer brewing plant to which the present invention is applied. Sixth
FIG. 7 and FIG. 7 are respectively a preparation diagram for producing saccharified wort by this plant, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional beer preparation controller. 1 ... Charge pot, 3 ... Charge tank, 12 ... Programmable temperature controller, 13 ... Sequencer, 20 ... Block management device, 21 ... Storage means, 22 ... Data setting means, 23 ... Data output means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A control device for controlling an operating device such as charging, stirring, transferring and temperature control of raw materials and hot water into a charging pot and a charging tank for producing saccharified wort, based on an operation start command and operation data. And operating the operating device in a predetermined procedure to output an end answer at the end of this operation, a storage unit that decomposes and stores the operating data of the operating device into blocks, and a storage unit for storing the operating data of the blocks according to a preparation diagram. Data setting means for changing the assembling and operation data and one block data assembled and changed by the data setting means are given to the control means together with an operation start command, and an end answer from the control means is given. And a data output means for receiving the data of the next block and repeating the same processing. Charge control device.