MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617091233 A) filed by Heineken Supply Chain B. V. on July 27, 2026, for Energy Efficient Process For The Production Of Lager Beer.

Inventors include Bekkers, Augustinus, Cornelius, Aldegonde, Petrus, Albert; and Hoekman, Christine, Lidian.

The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of producing a lager beer that comprises the following steps: a) preparing an aqueous malt mixture comprising water and chit malt, wherein the chit malt provides 30-100 wt.% of the dry matter that is contained in the aqueous malt mixture; b) preparing a mash by mashing the aque...