Controlled system for brewing infused beverages

A controlled system for brewing infused beverages comprising:

• a user interface on an infused beverage brewing assembly operably configured to receive infusion beverage parameters that include a dispensed solvent volume, a total infusion time, and a desired initial brew chamber fill rate, desired initial brew chamber fill pressure and a solvent modification parameter, P, utilized in an infusion algorithm stored on a memory communicatively coupled to a processor housed by the infused beverage brewing assembly, the infusion algorithm generating a solvent flow rate change that is a function of the least one of a solvent volume remaining to be dispensed, a remaining infusion time, and P, wherein P is independent and selectively modifiable and is a numerical value dictating at least one of an acceleration of the solvent flow rate, a deceleration of the solvent flow rate, and a constant solvent flow rate;
• a solvent flow management system having a pump operably configured, based on an infusion algorithm, to dynamically induce a flow of a solvent, through a solute housed in a brewing chamber of the infused beverage brewing assembly to generate an actual infusion pressure and an infused solution, the brewing chamber and the pump fluidly coupled through a solvent-flow conduit;
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• an electronic control system communicatively coupled to the solvent flow management system and operably configured, through the processor, to:
• receive the actual brew chamber fill pressure with at least one sensor to determine if the actual brew chamber fill pressure at least reaches a desired initial brew chamber fill pressure;
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• determine an amount of actual infusion time and an amount of dispensed solvent when the actual brew chamber fill pressure at least reaches the desired initial brew chamber fill pressure to generate a remaining infusion time and a remaining infusion volume.

A method for controlling an infused beverage brewing cycle including the steps of:

• receiving infusion beverage parameters that include a dispensed solvent volume and a total infusion time utilized in an infusion algorithm stored on a memory communicatively coupled to a processor housed by an infused beverage brewing assembly;
• inducing, with an electronic control system, a flow of a solvent through a solvent-flow conduit through a solute housed in a brewing chamber of the infused beverage brewing assembly to generate an infusion process, an actual infusion pressure, and an infused solution;
• initiating a time counter associated with inducing the flow of the solvent through the solvent-flow conduit to generate a running infusion time, the running infusion time including a first portion beginning with the inducement of the flow of the solvent and ending with a triggering condition and a second portion beginning with the triggering condition;
• generating, in the second portion of the infusion process, a remaining infusion time and remaining dispensed solvent volume;
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• executing the infusion algorithm, with the processor, after the initiation of the time counter, and in the second portion, to generate a solvent flow rate change sufficient to provide the remaining dispensed solvent volume in the remaining infusion time based on the running infusion time, the dispensed solvent volume, and the total infusion time.

A controlled system for brewing infused beverages comprising:

• an infused beverage brewing assembly operably configured to receive infusion beverage parameters that include a dispensed solvent volume, a desired initial brew chamber fill pressure, and a total infusion time utilized in an infusion algorithm stored on a memory communicatively coupled to a processor housed by the infused beverage brewing assembly, the infusion algorithm generating a solvent flow rate change that is a function of the dispensed solvent volume and the total infusion time;
• a solvent flow management system having a pump operably configured, based on the infusion algorithm, to induce a flow of a solvent, through a solute housed in a brewing chamber of the infused beverage brewing assembly to generate, through an infusion process, an actual infusion pressure and an infused solution, the brewing chamber and the pump fluidly coupled through a solvent-flow conduit;
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• an electronic control system communicatively coupled to the solvent flow management system and operably configured, through the processor, to:
• initiate a time counter associated with the inducement of the flow of the solvent to generate a running infusion time;
• receive an actual brew chamber fill pressure with at least one sensor to determine if the actual brew chamber fill pressure at least reaches the desired initial brew chamber fill pressure;
• determine an amount of actual infusion time and an amount of dispensed solvent when the actual brew chamber fill pressure at least reaches the desired initial brew chamber fill pressure to generate a remaining infusion time and a remaining infusion volume;
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• execute the infusion algorithm, within to generate a solvent flow rate change sufficient to provide a remaining infusion volume in the remaining infusion time based on the running infusion time, the dispensed solvent volume, and the total infusion time.