Beverage dispensing appliance comprising a cooling unit

    公开(公告)号:US10252902B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15128936

    申请日:2015-03-24

    Abstract: An appliance for dispensing a beverage is disclosed. The appliance has a housing that defines an inner space for a beverage keg. The keg extends along a gravitational direction, X1, parallel to the gravity field, from a top position to a bottom position, wherein the top position is higher in the gravity field than the bottom position when the appliance is in use. A pressure unit pressurizes the interior of the keg. A tap unit dispenses beverages from the keg driven by pressure. A cooling unit cools the beverage in the keg. The cooling unit is suitable for cooling a specific cold area of the keg's outer wall to a temperature lower than any other point of the keg. The cold area of the keg is located in the top third portion of the keg according to the X1 direction.

    Appliances and Containers for Preparing A Beverage in a Transparent Container

    公开(公告)号:US20180030392A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15553572

    申请日:2016-02-26

    Abstract: Appliances (100) for preparing and dispensing beverages, such as beers, featuring a transparent window (110) that allows a user of the appliance to view the beverage in a chamber of the appliance as that beverage is being prepared are disclosed. The chamber in which the beverage is prepared can be either an integral part of the appliance or a disposable chamber that can be removed and replaced with a new disposable chamber after one or more servings of a beverage has been prepared in the disposable chamber. The appliances can have methods for cleaning the chamber, or the chamber can be self-cleaning. If the chamber for preparing the beverage is a disposable container, it may come with a concentrated beverage already prepackaged in the container, and the casing of the container can prevent oxygen and light from penetrating the container and affecting the concentrated beverage contained within.

    Beer or Cider Concentrate
    69.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170260487A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-14

    申请号:US15529075

    申请日:2015-11-25

    Abstract: A method for preparing beer or cider concentrate including alcohol and volatile components of beer or cider flavor, and beer or cider prepared therefrom. The method includes a two step concentration method in which the first step involves a high efficiency nanofiltration that results in a highly concentrated retentate and an aqueous permeate fraction comprising alcohol and volatile flavor components. The second step involves removing water from said permeate fraction to obtain a highly concentrated alcohol solution also having volatile flavor components. The highly concentrated alcohol solution is then combined with the retentate from the first step into a final high alcohol and flavor beer or cider concentrate.

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