Heated beverage system implementing matrixed valves for simultaneous control of temperature and either pressure or flow rate

A system for controlling disbursement of a fluid to a brew material prior to dispensing of a brewed beverage, the system comprising:

• a first fluid supply comprising:
• a first proportional valve;
• and
• a first storage reservoir of a first fluid that is at a first temperature, wherein the first proportional valve is in fluid communication with the first storage reservoir;
• a second fluid supply comprising:
• a second proportional valve;
• and
• a second storage reservoir of a second fluid that is at a second temperature, wherein the second proportional valve is in fluid communication with the second storage reservoir;
• a mix manifold disposed upstream of a brew head, the mix manifold configured to receive and combine the first fluid from the first storage reservoir and the second fluid from the second storage reservoir to generate a fluid that is directed through a delivery path to the brew head and applied to a brew material disposed therein;
• a flow sensor disposed along the delivery path at a location between the mix manifold and the brew head, the flow sensor configured to measure a value of flow rate of the fluid after the second fluid have been combined by the mix manifold and before the fluid reaches the first fluid and the brew head;
• a temperature sensor disposed along the delivery path at a location between the mix manifold and the brew head, the temperature sensor configured to measure a value of a temperature of the fluid after the first fluid and the second fluid have been combined by the mix manifold and before the fluid is applied to the brew material;
• a pressure sensor disposed along the delivery path at a location between the mix manifold and the brew head, the pressure sensor configured to measure a value of a pressure of the fluid after the first fluid and the second fluid have been combined by the mix manifold and before the fluid is applied to the brew material;
• a control in electrical communication with the first proportional valve, the second proportional valve, the flow sensor, the temperature sensor, and the pressure sensor, wherein based on the values of the flow rate of the fluid directed toward the brew head, the pressure of the fluid applied to the brew material, and the temperature of the fluid applied to the brew material, the following control process is performed:
• simultaneously controlling temperature and a flow property of the fluid being directed toward the brew material, wherein the simultaneous controlling the temperature and the flow property is accomplished by simultaneously controlling the flow property of the first fluid via the first proportional valve and the flow property of the second fluid via the second proportional valve.