Beverage carbonation system, method of carbonating a beverage, and carbonation pod

A beverage carbonation system comprising:

• a beverage carbonator;
• a beverage container connectable to the beverage carbonator, the beverage container for containing a beverage;
• a server computer communicatively coupled to the beverage carbonator, each of the beverage carbonator and the server computer having one or more processors;
• and
• a beverage temperature sensor communicatively coupled to the one or more processors of the beverage carbonator and the server computer,
• the one or more processors of the beverage carbonator and the server computer configured to collectively:
• receive a carbonation signal associated with a user request to carbonate the beverage in the beverage container;
• receive, from the beverage temperature sensor, a temperature signal associated with a detected temperature of the beverage;
• determine a customized carbonation duration, based at least in part on the detected temperature, to obtain a targeted carbonation level in the beverage;
• and
• direct carbon dioxide gas into contact with the beverage until expiry of the customized carbonation duration,
• wherein the received carbonation signal is associated with a baseline carbonation duration, and to determine the customized carbonation duration, the one or more processors of the beverage carbonator and the server computer are configured to collectively:
• determine the customized carbonation duration, based at least in part on the detected temperature and the baseline carbonation duration, to obtain the targeted carbonation level in the beverage, and
• wherein the baseline carbonation duration is associated with a baseline beverage temperature, and to determine the customized carbonation duration, the one or more processors of the beverage carbonator and the server computer are configured to collectively:
• determine a carbonation duration adjustment to apply to the baseline carbonation duration, the carbonation duration adjustment being based at least in part on a difference between the baseline beverage temperature and the detected temperature of the beverage.