Beverage dispenser

A beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a housing;
• a water source fluidly connected to the housing;
• a nozzle disposed on the housing and configured to dispense a beverage;
• a water chiller disposed in the housing comprising a fluid tight container filled with a water bath;
• a cooling coil disposed in the water chiller such that the cooling coil is in contact with the water bath, wherein the cooling coil is fluidly connected to the water source to receive water from the water source and is configured to output chilled water, and wherein the cooling coil is fluidly connected to route chilled water to the nozzle through a chilled water line;
• a gas source comprising a container that stores a pressurized gas;
• a carbonator chamber disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to both an output of the cooling coil and the gas source, wherein the carbonator chamber is configured to blend the pressurized gas with the chilled water such that at least some of the pressurized gas dissolves in the chilled water to form a sparkling water, wherein the carbonator chamber is fluidly connected to the nozzle to route the sparkling water to the nozzle;
• a water heater disposed in the housing that is fluidly connected to the water source to receive and store water in a water and heat the stored water using a heater element disposed in the water tank, wherein the water heater is fluidly connected to the nozzle to route the heated water to the nozzle;
• an alkaline chamber disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the water source, wherein the alkaline chamber is configured to receive water from the water source and output alkaline water with an alkalinity greater than the water received from the water source, wherein the alkaline chamber is fluidly connected to the nozzle to route the alkaline water to the nozzle;
• a pump disposed in the housing;
• and
• a concentrate container removably disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the pump;
• wherein the pump is configured to pump a concentrate from the concentrate container to the nozzle such that the concentrate mixes with the alkaline water before reaching the nozzle,
• wherein the nozzle is also fluidly connected to the water source separately from the combined flavoring concentrate and water output from the alkaline chamber, and
• wherein the nozzle is configured to mix water from the water source with the combined concentrate and alkaline water prior to dispensing the beverage.

A beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a housing;
• a water source fluidly connected to the housing;
• an alkaline chamber disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the water source, wherein the alkaline chamber is configured to receive water from the water source and output alkaline water with an alkalinity greater than the water received from the water source;
• a pump disposed in the housing;
• a concentrate container removably disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the pump;
• and
• a nozzle disposed on the housing and configured to dispense a beverage,
• wherein the pump is configured to pump a concentrate from the concentrate container,
• wherein the alkaline water and the concentrate mixes with the alkaline water before reaching the nozzle,
• wherein the nozzle is also fluidly connected to the water source separately from the combined flavoring concentrate and water output from the alkaline chamber,
• wherein the nozzle is configured to mix water from the water source with the combined concentrate and alkaline water prior to dispensing the beverage, and
• wherein the concentrate container, alkaline chamber, and the gas source are removably disposed in the housing.

A beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a housing;
• a water source fluidly connected to the housing;
• an alkaline chamber disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the water source, wherein the alkaline chamber is configured to receive water from the water source and output alkaline water with an alkalinity greater than the water received from the water source;
• a pump disposed in the housing;
• a concentrate container removably disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the pump;
• a nozzle disposed on the housing and configured to dispense a beverage;
• a controller disposed in the housing;
• a transceiver operatively connected to the controller and configured to communicate with an external network, and
• a concentrate container sensor that is configured to detect a level of the concentrate in the concentrate container and to report that level to the controller;
• wherein the controller is configured to store the detected level of the concentrate in a computer memory and to transmit an alert through the transceiver to the external network when the concentrate container sensor reports that the concentrate container is empty,
• wherein the pump is configured to pump a concentrate from the concentrate container,
• wherein the alkaline water and the concentrate mixes with the alkaline water before reaching the nozzle,
• wherein the nozzle is also fluidly connected to the water source separately from the combined flavoring concentrate and water output from the alkaline chamber, and
• wherein the nozzle is configured to mix water from the water source with the combined concentrate and alkaline water prior to dispensing the beverage.