BEVERAGE BREWING PROCESS AND SYSTEM
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1. A beverage brewing system, comprising:
- an extraction vessel having an open top end, an interior chamber and an exit port;
hopper means for directing beverage solids into the extraction vessel;
conduit means for directing water into the extraction vessel;
means for mixing the beverage solids and water into a slurry;
water-soluble material being extractable from the beverage solids;
control means for heating and controlling the temperature of extraction of the water-soluble material from the beverage solids;
at least one filter vessel having an input port and an exit port;
the exit port of the extraction vessel being connected to the input port of the at least one filter vessel;
each of the at least one filter vessels including filter media;
means for routing the slurry from the extraction vessel through the at least one filter vessel and through the filter media;
brewed beverage being provided at the exit port of the at least one filter vessel;
a brewed beverage reservoir having an input port and an exit port;
the input port being connected to the exit port of the at least one filter vessel to received brewed beverage therethrough for delivery to and storage in the brewed beverage reservoir; and
a valve connected to the exit port of the brewed beverage reservoir;
the valve permitting controlled dispensing of the brewed beverage from the brewed beverage reservoir.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a unique process and system for brewing beverages for retail or commercial use where the key brewing parameters are independently controlled to produce multi-cup batches of brewed beverage of optimum taste. This invention is applicable to both retail and commercial applications and is scalable in quantities ranging from one cup to three gallons or more of brewed beverage. Since the extraction and solid-liquid separation are conducted separately and independently, the present invention decouples these two operations to avoid reduction in taste quality while still being able to provide large multi-cup batches.
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1. A beverage brewing system, comprising:
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an extraction vessel having an open top end, an interior chamber and an exit port; hopper means for directing beverage solids into the extraction vessel; conduit means for directing water into the extraction vessel; means for mixing the beverage solids and water into a slurry;
water-soluble material being extractable from the beverage solids;control means for heating and controlling the temperature of extraction of the water-soluble material from the beverage solids; at least one filter vessel having an input port and an exit port;
the exit port of the extraction vessel being connected to the input port of the at least one filter vessel;
each of the at least one filter vessels including filter media;means for routing the slurry from the extraction vessel through the at least one filter vessel and through the filter media;
brewed beverage being provided at the exit port of the at least one filter vessel;a brewed beverage reservoir having an input port and an exit port;
the input port being connected to the exit port of the at least one filter vessel to received brewed beverage therethrough for delivery to and storage in the brewed beverage reservoir; anda valve connected to the exit port of the brewed beverage reservoir;
the valve permitting controlled dispensing of the brewed beverage from the brewed beverage reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for brewing a beverage, comprising the steps of:
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providing an extraction vessel having an open top end, an interior chamber and an exit port; directing beverage solids into the extraction vessel; directing water into the extraction vessel; mixing the beverage solids and water into a slurry;
water-soluble material being extractable from the beverage solids;heating the slurry and controlling the temperature of extraction of the water-soluble material from the beverage solids; directing the slurry with extracted water-soluble material to at least one filter vessel; filtering the beverage solids from the slurry leaving brewed beverage; routing brewed beverage into a brewed beverage reservoir; dispensing brewed beverage from the brewed beverage reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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