Method of making alcohol concentrate

1. A method for making a beverage, the method comprising:

performing a first fermentation step using a first set of fermentation ingredients to create a first fermented solution;

removing a first collection of alcohol and aromatics from the first fermented solution to create a first de-alcoholized solution;

adding a second set of fermentation ingredients to the first de-alcoholized solution;

performing a second fermentation step using the second set of fermentation ingredients in the first de-alcoholized solution to create a second fermented solution;

creating a beverage, wherein creating the beverage comprises using the second fermented solution and at least a portion of a previous collection of alcohol and aromatics.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the beverage comprises creating a non-alcoholic beverage, wherein creating the non-alcoholic beverage comprises:

removing a second collection of alcohol and aromatics from the second fermented solution to create a second de-alcoholized solution; and

creating the non-alcoholic beverage by combining the second de-alcoholized solution with at least a portion of the first and/or second collection of aromatics.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the beverage comprises creating an alcoholic beverage, wherein creating the alcoholic beverage comprises:

combining the second fermented solution with at least a portion of the first collection of alcohol and aromatics.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the beverage comprises creating an alcoholic beverage, wherein creating the alcoholic beverage comprises:

removing a second collection of alcohol and aromatics from the first fermented solution to create a second de-alcoholized solution;

adding a third set of fermentation ingredients to the second de-alcoholized solution;

performing a third fermentation step using the second set of fermentation ingredients in the first de-alcoholized product to create a second fermented solution; and

creating the alcoholic beverage by combining the second fermented solution with at least a portion of the first and/or second collection of alcohol and aromatics.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of fermentation ingredients includes a first wort.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second set of fermentation ingredients includes a second wort.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the first collection of alcohol and aromatics comprises removing the alcohol and the aromatics in separate streams.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the beverage comprises creating a beer.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the previous collection of alcohol and aromatics comprises the first collection of alcohol and aromatics.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the beverage comprises creating a beverage concentrate, wherein creating the beverage concentrate comprises:

removing water from the second fermented solution to create a concentrated fermented solution; and

combining the concentrated solution with at least a portion of a previous collection of alcohol and aromatics to create the beverage concentrate.

11. A method for making a beverage, the method comprising:

fermenting a first set of fermentation ingredients in a solution in a fermentation tank;

creating a final fermented solution through nested fermentation, the nested fermentation comprising:

(a) removing alcohol and aromatics from the solution in the fermentation tank;

(b) adding additional fermentation ingredients to the solution in the fermentation tank; and

(c) fermenting the additional fermentation ingredients in the solution; and

(d) performing steps (a), (b), and (c) one or more times to obtain the final fermented solution;

creating a concentrated solution by removing water from the final fermented solution; and

forming a concentrated beverage by combining the concentrated solution with at least a portion of the alcohol and aromatics removed in step (a).

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the concentrated beverage is a concentrated beer.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the concentrated beverage is a concentrated wine.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein removing alcohol and aromatics comprises removing the alcohol and the aromatics in separate streams.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first set of fermentation ingredients includes aerated wort.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein removing water from the final fermented solution is accomplished using a method selected from the group consisting of reverse osmosis, evaporation, and spray drying.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising adding flavor components to the concentrated solution.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising extracting hops using the alcohol and aromatics removed in step (a).