Intelligent concentrate mixing and delivery

An interactive system for determining a quality of a dispensed beverage, the interactive system comprising:

• a sensor capable of sensing at least one of a presence or an absence of waste associated with dispensing a beverage from a beverage dispenser;
• a user interface for communicating with an operator of the beverage dispenser;
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• a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor for receiving an indication of the at least one of the presence or the absence of the waste associated with the dispensing of the beverage from the beverage dispenser, the controller operatively configured to:
• receive an indication of an actuation of at least one actuation mechanism of the beverage dispenser,
• receive an indication of the at least one of the presence or the absence of the waste associated with the dispensing of the beverage from the beverage dispenser,
• correlate a dump of the beverage dispensed from the beverage dispenser to the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism, and
• initiate, via the user interface, at least one interactive engagement with the operator of the beverage dispenser regarding the correlation of the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism to the dump of the beverage dispensed from the beverage dispenser.

A method for determining a quality of a dispensed beverage, the method comprising:

• sensing, at an outlet from a beverage dispenser, an opacity of waste associated with dispensing a beverage from the beverage dispenser;
• receiving an indication of an actuation of at least one actuation mechanism of the beverage dispenser;
• determining a time or times associated with the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism of the beverage dispenser;
• determining at least one of a duration of a stream of waste through the outlet or a quantity of the stream of waste through the outlet;
• calculating a volume associated with the stream of waste through the outlet based upon the duration of the stream of waste through the outlet or the quantity of the stream of waste through the outlet;
• determining a time or times associated with the stream of waste through the outlet;
• selecting a predetermined volume threshold based upon the opacity of the waste;
• correlating a dump of the beverage dispensed from the beverage dispenser to the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism when the calculated volume associated with the stream of waste through the outlet is greater than the selected predetermined volume threshold indicative of the dump of the beverage and when a difference in time between the time or times associated with the stream of waste through the outlet and the time or times associated with the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism is less than a predetermined time threshold;
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• initiating an indication of the dump of the beverage and its correlation to the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism.