Cold carbonation and cold syrup system for beverage dispenser with remote tower

A beverage dispensing system, comprising:

• a beverage dispenser including a beverage dispensing valve and a cold plate having fluid chilling circuits;
• a beverage dispensing tower remote from said beverage dispenser and including a beverage dispensing valve;
• a closed-loop beverage component circulating circuit extending between said beverage dispenser and said tower and including a fluid chilling circuit of said cold plate for chilling a first beverage component in said fluid chilling circuit;
• means for fluid coupling the first beverage component in said circulating circuit to a beverage component inlet to said tower beverage dispensing valve for dispensing by said valve;
• means for replenishing in said circulating circuit the first beverage component dispensed by said tower beverage dispensing valve;
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• means for circulating the first beverage component through said circulating circuit to chill the beverage component upon passage through said cold plate fluid chilling circuit and to deliver chilled beverage component to said tower for dispensing by said tower beverage dispensing valve.

A method of dispensing beverages, comprising the steps of:

• providing a beverage dispenser having a beverage dispensing valve and a cold plate having fluid chilling circuits;
• providing a beverage dispensing tower remote from the beverage dispenser and having a beverage dispensing valve and a heat exchanger having a heat exchange circuit and a fluid chilling circuit;
• flowing beverage component through the heat exchanger fluid chilling circuit to a beverage component inlet to the tower beverage dispensing valve;
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• circulating fluid through a closed-loop fluid circulating circuit extending between the beverage dispenser and the tower and including a fluid chilling circuit of the cold plate and the heat exchange circuit of the heat exchanger to chill the fluid as it passes through the cold plate fluid chilling circuit and to deliver the chilled fluid to and through the heat exchange circuit of the heat exchanger to chill beverage syrup flowed through the heat exchanger fluid chilling circuit, so that chilled beverage syrup is delivered to the tower beverage dispensing valve.

A method of dispensing beverage, comprising the steps of:

• providing a beverage dispenser having a beverage dispensing valve and a cold plate having fluid chilling circuits;
• providing a beverage dispensing tower remote from the beverage dispenser and that has a beverage dispensing valve;
• flowing a first beverage component through a closed-loop beverage component circulating circuit that includes a fluid chilling circuit of the cold plate and that extends between the beverage dispenser and the tower;
• fluid coupling the first beverage component in the circulating circuit to a beverage component inlet to the tower beverage dispensing valve for dispensing of the first beverage component by the tower beverage dispensing valve;
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• replenishing in the circulating circuit the first beverage component dispensed by the tower beverage dispensing valve.