US20170240402A1 - Beverage Dispensing Assembly Comprising an Ingredient Container Receiving Means and a Gas Pressure Regulator and Method of Dispensing a Beverage with Such Assembly - Google Patents

Beverage Dispensing Assembly Comprising an Ingredient Container Receiving Means and a Gas Pressure Regulator and Method of Dispensing a Beverage with Such Assembly Download PDF

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US20170240402A1
US20170240402A1 US15/514,487 US201515514487A US2017240402A1 US 20170240402 A1 US20170240402 A1 US 20170240402A1 US 201515514487 A US201515514487 A US 201515514487A US 2017240402 A1 US2017240402 A1 US 2017240402A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
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  • the present invention relates to a beverage dispensing device for dispensing different types of beverages or beverage components, wherein at least one of the beverage ingredients is provided for mixing the ingredient with a base liquid.
  • the present invention relates to such a beverage dispensing device, wherein at least one of said beverages or beverage components is a malt based beverage or a malt based beverage component.
  • beverage dispensing devices which allow for the dispensing of different types of beverages or beverage components, such as beverage dispensing devices for dispensing different types of coffees and teas possibly mixed with milk, cream or sugar and so on.
  • the coffee or tea is made by passing hot water through coffee powder or tea leaves respectively.
  • beverage dispensing devices are for example intended for dispensing all kinds of juices or sodas.
  • beverage dispensing devices are of a complete other category than the type of beverage dispensing devices of interest in the present invention.
  • the dispensing of different types of beverages or beverage components wherein at least one of the one of said beverages or beverage components is a malt based beverage or a malt based beverage component or a cider requires adapted equipment which is capable of coping with the specific needs related to malt based beverages or beverage components.
  • the rate of dispensing, the pressures involved during dispensing and the volumes of liquid dispensed in beverage dispensing devices wherein at least one of the beverages or beverage components is a malt based beverage or a malt based beverage component are usually much higher than in the typical coffee machines or the like and require adapted equipment with increased capacity and strength.
  • gas pressure in the beverage is considered a key component for the refreshing sensation and taste of malt-based beverages or ciders and needs to be kept within a narrow range (in function of temperature and beverage type) to meet the consumers expectations, without increasing dispensing time or beverage preparation time.
  • the present invention proposes a beverage dispensing assembly for preparing and dispensing a carbonated beverage the assembly comprising:
  • the dispensing device further preferably comprises a device for measuring the amount of dissolved and/or entrained gasses in the beverage, said measuring device configured to measure the amount of dissolved and/or entrained gasses in the beverage at a location along the liquid flow line downstream of the fluid communication between the ingredient container content and the liquid line, and upstream the gas pressure regulation unit.
  • a microprocessor and actuator configured to control operation of the valve provided at the gas ingredient inlet in the gas pressure regulation unit based on input received from the measuring device is preferably provided allowing regulating the gas pressure of the beverage to a desired level.
  • the gas ingredient inlet can be coupled to a pressurized gas source or to a source of food-grade carbonates or acids capable of generating carbon dioxide when reacted in the presence of water.
  • the present invention also concerns a method for preparing dispensing a carbonated beverage comprising the steps of:
  • the ingredient container preferably contains a unit dose of beverage ingredient intended for preparing one single beverage.
  • the method comprises the additional step of measuring the gas pressure on the beverage after the step of mixing the content of the ingredient with the base liquid and before the step of increasing the gas pressure of the beverage.
  • the increasing of the gas pressure in the beverage is obtained by contacting the beverage with a pressurized gas stream comprising CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O and optionally a scent.
  • FIG. 1 schematically represents an beverage dispensing assembly in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 schematically represents a device for measuring the amount of dissolved and/or entrained gasses in the beverage
  • carbonated liquid is to be interpreted as any type of liquid in which carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen (N2), N2O or admixtures thereof are dissolved and having a gas pressure of at least 0.5 bar overpressure at 2° C.
  • a gas ingredient is any type of ingredient that allows introducing CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O in a liquid, in particular an aqueous liquid or water.
  • FIG. 1 schematically represents a beverage dispensing assembly according to the invention, for preparing and dispensing a carbonated beverage the assembly comprising:
  • the dispensing assembly further preferably comprises a microprocessor and actuator ( 12 ) configured to control operation of the valve provided at the gas ingredient inlet in the gas pressure regulation unit based on input received from the measuring device.
  • the valve at the liquid inlet and beverage outlet is preferably operable by means of a tap handle.
  • the source of pressurized base liquid is preferably a keg or bag-in-bottle type of container comprising an inner, collapsible bladder or bag containing the beverage to be dispensed, which is contained in an outer, more rigid container have been used.
  • cost effective bag-in-containers have been developed allowing their extensive use in mass consumer goods such as beer kegs, cider kegs, and the like (cf. e.g., EP2146832, EP2148770, WO2010/031764, EP2152494, EP2152494, EP2152486, EP2152486, EP2148771).
  • the base liquid has CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O dissolved therein and has a gas pressure of at least 0.5 bar overpressure at 2° C.
  • Suitable base liquids are amongst others, carbonated water; a fermented malt based beverage such as beer; a beer like beverage; cider or a cider like beverage.
  • the beverage unit comprises a liquid flow path having a liquid inlet at one end, coupled in fluid communication to the source of pressurized gas by means of a valve and a beverage outlet comprising a dispense valve at an opposite end;
  • the base liquid inlet is preferably also coupled to a source of pressurized gas containing food grade CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O through a gas valve.
  • the ingredient container preferably contains exactly one unit dose of beverage ingredient and is therefore suited for preparing exactly one beverage allowing maximal flexibility to customize a beverage to be dispensed.
  • the ingredient container is preferably of the kind generally addressed as pods or capsules and will be referred to as such in the description below.
  • the pod or capsule can contain a solid or liquid ingredient, varying from hop concentrates, fruit concentrates, sweeteners, bittering additives, concentrated spices, foaming promoters, concentrated malt-based liquids, concentrated fermented liquids, concentrated beer, colorants and or mixtures thereof.
  • the gas pressure regulation unit comprises a pressure chamber provided in the liquid flow path downstream of the fluid communication between the liquid flow path and the content of the ingredient container; a gas ingredient inlet in fluid communication with the pressure chamber through a valve.
  • the gas ingredient inlet preferably is a jet nozzle allowing sparging pressurized CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O in the pressure chamber, preferably in a direction opposite the flowing direction of the beverage in the beverage flow path, thereby allowing dissolving CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O in the beverage stream and thus carbonating the beverage to a desired gas pressure level.
  • Both gas ingredients may be scented by a flavour, the flavour being preferably chosen from the group comprising: a fermented hop flavour; a fruit flavour; a herb flavour; a spice flavour; a confectionary flavour or admixtures thereof.
  • the source of gas ingredient is a solid or liquid comprising effervescent or chemical reactants including all known, food-grade carbonates or acids that are capable of generating carbon dioxide when reacted in the presence of water.
  • the device for measuring the amount of dissolved and/or entrained gasses in the beverage is schematically represented in FIG. 2 , and includes a first entrained air measurement module 14 assigned to the beverage flow path; a bleed line 16 ; a second entrained air measurement module 18 assigned to the bleed line and a dissolved air/gas determination processor module 20 .
  • the first entrained air measurement module 14 is arranged in relation to the beverage flow path, for sensing entrained air in the beverage mixture and providing a first entrained air measurement module signal via line 14 a containing information about sensed entrained air in the beverage mixture flowing through the flow path.
  • the bleed line 16 is coupled to flow path 3 for bleeding beverage mixture from the flow path at a bleed line pressure that is lower than the pressure in the flow path at the measuring device, for example, at ambient pressure.
  • the bleed line entrained air measurement module 18 is arranged in relation to the bleed line 16 , for sensing entrained air in the beverage mixture in the bleed line, and providing a second entrained air measurement module signal via line 18 a containing information about sensed bleed line entrained air.
  • the dissolved air/gas determination processor module 20 responds to the first entrained air measurement module signal along line 14 a and the second entrained air measurement module signal along line 18 a, each signal being received via a controller module; determines dissolved air/gas in the beverage mixture flowing in the flow path based on a difference between the sensed flow path line entrained air and the sensed bleed line entrained air; and provides a dissolved air/gas determination processor module signal 20 a containing information about the same.
  • the microprocessor and actuator are preferably provided which are configured to control operation of the valve(s) of the assembly provided at the gas ingredient inlet in the gas pressure regulation unit based on the dissolved air/gas determination processor module signal signal provided by the device for measuring the amount of dissolved and/or entrained gasses
  • the method of preparing and dispensing a beverage with the above assembly is easy, user friendly and comprises:
  • beverage dispensing can be activated by opening the valve at the flow path inlet, thereby allowing a predetermined amount of base liquid to enter the beverage flow path and mixing the content of the pod or capsule in the base liquid.
  • the assembly comprises a gas pressure regulation unit, wherein the mixed beverage is contacted with CO2, N2 or N2O increasing the gas level in the beverage and compensating for the gas loss occurred during mixing.
  • the gas level or level of CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O dissolved in the beverage is measured post mixing. The outcome of this measurement is used for determining the gas pressure increase to be realised during the gas pressure regulation step that hence can be amended in terms of duration, amount of CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O fed and/or pressure of the CO 2 , N 2 or N 2 O fed.
  • the base liquid is carbonated prior mixing
  • a limited gas pressure regulation step will be needed only increasing the gas pressure level in small amounts, allowing performing this step in a rather quick manner not unduly increasing the dispense time for the beverage.
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