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US 12,089,773 B1Granted
Method of making heated nitrogenized coffee product
AssigneeOff the Beaten Path Coffee, LLC
InventorStephen B. Johnson
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Abstract
A method of making a heated nitrogenized coffee product and using a process that avoids the negative attributes associated with traditional methods.
Claims20
A method of creating a heated nitrogenized coffee product, comprising:
- a) creating a cold brew beverage by contacting a flavoring agent with supply water;
- b) collecting the cold brew beverage in a beverage storage system;
- c) discharging nitrogen into the beverage storage system to create a nitrogenized cold brew beverage;
- d) storing the nitrogenized cold brew beverage in the beverage storage system at a pressure of at least 15 psig;
- e) wherein the supply water, the flavoring agent, and the cold brew beverage do not exceed 44 degrees Fahrenheit throughout steps a-d;
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- f) heating the nitrogenized cold brew beverage with a point-of-sale beverage heating system at a rate of no more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit per second in a closed environment while under pressure to a dispensing temperature of no more than 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A method of creating a heated alcoholic nitrogenized coffee product, comprising:
- a) creating a cold brew beverage by contacting a flavoring agent with supply water;
- b) collecting the cold brew beverage in a beverage storage system;
- c) adding an alcoholic liquid beverage to the cold brew beverage in the beverage storage system, wherein the alcoholic liquid beverage is at least 10% by volume of the liquid in the beverage storage system;
- d) discharging nitrogen into the beverage storage system to create a nitrogenized cold brew beverage, wherein the nitrogen is discharged within the cold brew beverage and at least six inches from a surface of the cold brew beverage in the beverage storage system and produces a bubble size of no more than 2 microns through a nitrogen fill dispensing stone located within the cold brew beverage and at least six inches from a surface of the cold brew beverage, with the nitrogen fill dispensing stone has a porosity of 2 micron or less;
- e) storing the nitrogenized cold brew beverage in the beverage storage system at a pressure of at least 15 psig;
- f) wherein the supply water, the flavoring agent, and the cold brew beverage do not exceed 44 degrees Fahrenheit throughout steps a-e;
- g) heating the nitrogenized cold brew beverage with a point-of-sale beverage heating system at a rate of no more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit per second in a closed environment while under pressure to a dispensing temperature of no more than 180 degrees Fahrenheit;
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- h) dispensing the heated nitrogenized cold brew beverage through a dispensing tap having a faucet restrictor plate to liberate dissolved gases from the nitrogenized cold brew beverage, wherein the faucet restrictor plate contains at least two flow apertures having a diameter of less than 0.08 inches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.