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US 2019/0053511 A1Published application
Cold Brew Coffee Beverage and Method of Making the Same
AssigneeHeartland Consumer Products, LLC
InventorsTeodor Gelov, Ricardo Reyes Trevino, Megan Leigh Sawyer, Peter Deyun Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed are processes for making cold brew beverage compositions including concentrates and apparatus for preparing cold brew beverage compositions. The disclosed processes and apparatus allow for efficient, rapid, industrial scale production of cold brew beverage compositions having improved total solid content, improved flavor stability, longer shelf-life, and adaptability to use in small volume containers.
Claims75
A cold brew process for preparing a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (i) providing at least one filter bag;
- (ii) adding an infusion material to the at least one filter bag;
- (iii) subjecting the at least one filter bag of infusion material to a first steeping step in a first vessel for a first duration of time to form a first beverage extract,
- (iv) removing the first beverage extract from the first vessel, and
- (v) exposing the at least one filter bag of infusion material in the first vessel to fresh purified water in order to perform a second steeping step for a second duration of time to form a rinse beverage extract.
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A cold brew process for preparing a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing at least one filter bag;
- (b) adding an infusion material to the at least one filter bag;
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- (c) subjecting the at least one filter bag of infusion material to a first steeping step in a first vessel for a first duration of time to form a first beverage extract,
- wherein the first beverage extract is pumped into a second vessel containing at least one filter bag of infusion material, and wherein the first beverage extract is used as a steeping liquid in the second vessel for a second soak to form a second beverage extract.
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A cold brew process for preparing a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing at least one filter bag;
- (b) adding an infusion material to the at least one filter bag;
- (c) subjecting the at least one filter bag of infusion material to a first steeping step in a first vessel for a first duration of time to form a first beverage extract,
- wherein the first beverage extract is treated with processing aids.
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A cold brew process for preparing a beverage concentrate comprising the steps of:
- (i) subjecting a first vessel comprising at least one bag of infusion material to a first steeping step to form a first beverage extract,
- (ii) subjecting a second vessel comprising at least one filter bag of infusion material to a first steeping step to form a second beverage extract,
- (iii) combining the first beverage extract and the second beverage extract to form a combined extract,
- (iv) providing a third vessel containing at least one filter bag of infusion material,
- (v) exposing the at least one filter bag of infusion material in the third vessel containing the combined first and second extracts to a second steeping step to form a third beverage extract, wherein the third beverage extract has a Brix level of about 10 to about 15.
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A cold brew process comprising the steps of:
- (i) performing a first soak in a first vessel and a first soak in a second vessel to form a first beverage extract and a second beverage extract, wherein the first vessel and the second vessel each contain bags of coffee grounds,
- (ii) performing a second soak by combining the first beverage extract and the second beverage extract in a third vessel containing bags of coffee grounds to form a third beverage extract having a Brix level of about 10 to about 15, and
- (iii) subjecting the third beverage extract to treatment with one or more buffers.
A cold brew process comprising the steps of:
- (i) performing a first soak in a first vessel and performing a first soak in a second vessel to form a first beverage extract and a second beverage extract, wherein the first vessel and the second vessel each contain bags of coffee grounds,
- (ii) performing a second soak by combining the first beverage extract and the second beverage extract in a third vessel containing bags of coffee grounds to form a third beverage extract having a Brix level of about 10 to about 15,
- (iii) subjecting the third beverage extract to treatment with one or more buffers, and
- (iv) aseptically packaging the third beverage extract in a container adapted to be used with a single serve beverage maker.
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A coffee concentrate product that is buffer treated and aseptically packaged in a cartridge or container adapted to be used with a single serve beverage maker, and having a volume not greater than 100 ml and has a Brix level of about 10 to about 15.
A coffee concentrate product is prepared by a cold brewing process comprising the steps of:
- (i) placing at least one filter bag filled with an infusion material into a first vessel, wherein the first vessel comprises:
- a tank body comprising:
- a bottom panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein bottom panel comprises a first portion and a second portion that are configured to slope downward from the first elongated side and the second elongated side toward a center portion of the bottom panel,
- a top opening;
- a lid portion that is capable of covering the top opening of the tank body, and
- at least one perforated compartment disposed within the tank body and configured to hold at least one bag comprising an infusion material;
- (ii) filling the first vessel with water;
- (iii) performing a first steeping process by soaking the at least one filter bag in the water to form a first beverage extract, and pumping the first beverage extract out,
- (iv) placing a second filter bag filled with an infusion material into a second vessel, wherein the second vessel is configured similarly to the first vessel;
- (v) filling the second vessel with water;
- (vi) performing a second steeping process by soaking the second filter bag in the water of the second vessel to form a second beverage extract, and pumping the second beverage extract out, and
- (vii) combining the first beverage extract and the second beverage extract in a third vessel to form a combined extract, wherein the third vessel is configured similarly to the first vessel;
- (viii) placing a third filter bag filled with an infusion material into the third vessel, and
- (ix) performing a third steeping process by soaking the third filter bag in the combined extract to form a third beverage extract, wherein the third beverage extract has a Brix level of about 7 to about 13.
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A coffee concentrate product prepared by a cold brewing process comprising the steps of:
- (i) placing at least one filter bag filled with an infusion material into a first vessel, wherein the first vessel comprises:
- a tank body comprising:
- a first elongated side, a second elongated side, a first short side and a second short side, wherein each side includes an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a bottom panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein bottom panel comprises a first portion and a second portion that are configured to slope downward from the first elongated side and the second elongated side toward a center portion of the bottom panel,
- wherein the first elongated side, the second elongated side, the first short side, the second short side, and the bottom panel define the tank body, and
- wherein the tank body is configured to comprise a top opening;
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- a first lid portion and a second lid portion that are capable of covering the top opening of the tank body, and
- at least one perforated compartment disposed within the tank body and configured to hold at least one bag comprising an infusion material;
- (ii) filling the first vessel with water;
- (iii) performing a first steeping process by soaking the at least one filter bag in the water to form a first beverage extract,
- (iv) placing a second filter bag filled with an infusion material into a second vessel, wherein the second vessel is configured similarly to the first vessel;
- (v) filling the second vessel with water;
- (vi) performing a second steeping process by soaking the second filter bag in the water of the second vessel to form a second beverage extract, and
- (vii) combining the first beverage extract and the second beverage extract in a third vessel to form a combined extract, wherein the third vessel is configured similarly to the first vessel;
- (viii) placing a third filter bag filled with an infusion material into the third vessel, and
- (ix) performing a third steeping process by soaking the third filter bag in the combined extract to form a third beverage extract, wherein the third beverage extract has a Brix level of about 7 to about 13.
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A system for making a cold brew beverage comprising:
- a tank body comprising:
- a first elongated side, a second elongated side, a first short side and a second short side, wherein each side includes an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a bottom panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein bottom panel comprises a first portion and a second portion that are configured to slope downward from the first elongated side and the second elongated side toward a center portion of the bottom panel,
- wherein the first elongated side, the second elongated side, the first short side, the second short side, and the bottom panel define the tank body, and
- wherein the tank body is configured to comprise a top opening;
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- a first lid portion and a second lid portion that are capable of covering the top opening of the tank body,
- at least one perforated compartment disposed within the tank body and configured to hold at least one bag comprising an infusion material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.