Cold brew coffee beverage and method of making the same
AssigneeHeartland Consumer Products, LLC
InventorsTeodor H. Gelov, Ricardo Reyes Trevino, Megan Leigh Sawyer, Peter Deyun Kim, Kent Crosby
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Abstract
Disclosed are processes for making cold brew beverage compositions including concentrates and apparatus for preparing cold brew beverage compositions. The disclosed processes and apparatus allow for efficient, rapid, industrial scale production of cold brew beverage compositions having improved total solid content, improved flavor stability, longer shelf-life, and adaptability to use in small volume containers.
Claims24
A cold brew process for preparing a liquid coffee beverage concentrate comprising the steps of:
- (i) subjecting at least one first filter bag of infusion material to a first steeping step conducted at ambient or colder temperature to form a coffee beverage extract, and
- (ii) exposing the coffee beverage extract to at least one second filter bag of infusion material in a second steeping step conducted at ambient or colder temperature to form a liquid coffee beverage concentrate having a Brix level of about 10 to about 15.
A cold brew process comprising the steps of:
- (i) performing a first soak conducted at ambient or colder temperature in a first vessel to form a first beverage extract, wherein the first vessel contains at least one bag of coffee grounds,
- (ii) performing a second soak conducted at ambient or colder temperature by exposing the first beverage extract to at least one bag of coffee grounds in a second vessel to form a second beverage extract that is a liquid having a Brix level of about 10 to about 15, and
- (iii) subjecting the second beverage extract to treatment with one or more buffers.
A cold brew process comprising the steps of:
- (i) performing a first soak conducted at ambient or colder temperature in a first vessel to form a first beverage extract, wherein the first vessel contains at least one bag of coffee grounds,
- (ii) performing a second soak conducted at ambient or colder temperature by exposing the first beverage extract to at least one bag of coffee grounds to form a second beverage extract having a Brix level of about 10 to about 15,
- (iii) subjecting the second beverage extract to treatment with one or more buffers, and
- (iv) aseptically packaging the second beverage extract in a container adapted to be used with a single serve beverage maker.
A cold brew process for preparing a liquid coffee beverage concentrate comprising the steps of:
- (i) subjecting at least one first filter bag of infusion material in a first vessel to a first steeping step conducted at ambient or colder temperature to form a coffee beverage extract,
- (ii) subjecting at least one first filter bag of infusion material in a second vessel to a first steeping step conducted at ambient or colder temperature to form a coffee beverage extract,
- (iii) combining the coffee beverage extract from the first vessel and the coffee beverage extract from the second vessel to form a combined coffee beverage extract,
- (iv) providing a third vessel containing the combined coffee beverage extract and at least one filter bag of infusion material, and
- (v) exposing the at least one filter bag of infusion material in the third vessel to the combined coffee beverage extract in a second steeping step conducted at ambient or colder temperature to form a liquid coffee beverage concentrate having a Brix level of about 10 to about 15.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.