PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for coagulating and maturing soymilk, which can reduce the turbulence of air in pipelines as much as possible, and can adjust a state of the coagulated soymilk product immersed in hot water during a coagulation process.SOLUTION: The method for coagulating and maturing soymilk includes a pipeline 1A, a soymilk tank 2 connected to the pipeline 1A to introduce a soymilk, and a coagulating agent tank 3 connected to the pipeline 1A to introduce a coagulating agent, disposing a curved pipe portion 1c, an inclined pipe portion 1a, a horizontal pipe portion 1b or a vertical pipe portion 1e, or spiral portion 1S of their combination in the pipeline 1A, and continuously coagulating and maturing the coagulating agent-containing soymilk in the pipeline.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】 パイプライン内部でのエア等の乱流をできるだけ抑制し、凝固過程中は豆乳凝固物がゆに浸漬した状態を調整することができる。【解決手段】 パイプライン1Aと、パイプライン1Aに連結されて豆乳を導入する豆乳タンク2と、パイプライン1Aと連結されて凝固剤を導入する凝固剤タンク3とを備え、前記パイプライン1Aに、曲管部1c、傾斜管部1a、水平管部1b、又は、垂直管部1e、ないしは、これらを組み合わせたスパイラル状の部分1Sを設け、この凝固剤入り豆乳は、パイプライン中で連続式に凝固熟成させる。【選択図】 図3
