Vacuum infusion method
AssigneeBkon LLC
InventorsDean J. Vastardis, Lou Vastardis
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Abstract
A process for infusing a consumable substance is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of consumable substance into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber. Methods for separating the infusion material from the consumable substance after completion of the infusion process are also described. In addition, devices for infusing liquids or consumable substances, and/or brewing beverages are described.
Claims15
A process for infusing a consumable substance, comprising:
- placing a desired amount of at least one infusion material into a chamber;
- placing a desired amount of a consumable substance into said chamber, wherein the consumable substance is a liquid;
- sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere;
- and
- applying at least one pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle comprises reducing pressure within said chamber to a first pressure while the chamber is sealed from the surrounding atmosphere, and subsequently adjusting pressure within said chamber to a second pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.