System, method, and apparatus for dispensing variable quantities of additives and controlling characteristics thereof in a beverage

A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus, comprising:

• a container assembly that includes a container, the container having a known storage capacity for storing a liquid;
• a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly, the dispensing assembly dispensing variable, non-zero quantities of one or more additives into the liquid stored in the container;
• the dispensing assembly including one or more apertures, each of such apertures provided to retain a vessel such that one or more vessels are provided, and
• the one or more vessels respectively containing an additive, of the one or more additives, to be dispensed into the liquid;
• and
• the dispensing assembly applying pressure to a vessel, of the one or more vessels, to dispense additive out of the vessel, so as to result in a dispensing event;
• a controller that includes a processor, and the controller controlling the dispensing assembly;
• and
• a level sensor disposed within the container assembly, the level sensor for determining a plurality of liquid levels, over time, of the liquid stored in the container.