System and method of introducing alcohol into a continuous beverage stream

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform actions comprising:

• receiving input regarding a production fill of an alcoholic blended beverage for a high-speed filling machine including a selected alcoholic blended beverage having a required syrup/water ratio, a selected target alcohol strength (“% ABV Target”), an alcohol strength of an alcohol supply (“% ABV Supply”), a type of container, and a selected container filling rate;
• calculating a required volumetric mass flow of alcoholic blended beverage ingredients for the production fill;
• calculating, with a computing system, a required alcohol volumetric mass flow of the alcohol supply for the production fill;
• calculating, with a computing system, a required blended syrup and water volumetric mass flow of a proportioner for the production fill;
• calculating, with a computing system, a required syrup volumetric mass flow of a syrup supply to the proportioner for the production fill;
• calculating, with a computing system, a volumetric mass flow of water in the required alcohol volumetric mass flow of the alcohol supply;
• calculating, with a computing system, a required water volumetric mass flow of a water supply to the proportioner for the production fill accounting for the calculated volumetric mass flow of water in the required alcohol volumetric mass flow of the alcohol supply;
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• outputting instructions to a continuous blend system associated with the high-speed filling machine for activating actuators associated with valves of the alcohol supply, the syrup supply, the water supply, and the proportioner to introduce the corresponding required alcohol volumetric mass flow, the required syrup volumetric mass flow, the required water volumetric water flow, and the required blended syrup and water volumetric mass flow into the continuous blend system for supply of the alcoholic blended beverage to the high-speed filling machine.

A continuous blend system for a high-speed filler configured to continuously blend alcohol, water, and syrup to produce an alcoholic blended beverage having a having a selected syrup/water ratio and a selected target alcohol strength (“% ABV Target”), the continuous blend system comprising:

• a mass flow based multi-stream blending assembly, comprising:
• an alcohol supply for supplying a required volumetric mass flow of alcohol having an alcohol supply strength (“% ABV Supply”);
• a proportioner for supplying a required volumetric mass flow of blended syrup and water;
• a water supply in selective fluid communication with the proportioner for supplying a required volumetric mass flow of water to the proportioner;
• a syrup supply in selective fluid communication with the proportioner for supplying a required volumetric mass flow of syrup to the proportioner;
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• a computing system having non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors of the computing system, cause the computing system to perform actions comprising:
• receiving input regarding a production fill of an alcoholic blended beverage for a high-speed filling machine including a selected alcoholic blended beverage having a required syrup/water ratio, a selected target alcohol strength (“% ABV Target”), the alcohol supply strength (“% ABV Supply”), a type of container, and a selected container filling rate;
• calculating a required volumetric mass flow of alcoholic blended beverage ingredients for the production fill;
• calculating a required alcohol volumetric mass flow of the alcohol supply for the production fill;
• calculating a required blended syrup and water volumetric mass flow of a proportioner for the production fill;
• calculating a required syrup volumetric mass flow of a syrup supply to the proportioner for the production fill;
• calculating a volumetric mass flow of water in the required alcohol volumetric mass flow of the alcohol supply;
• calculating a required water volumetric mass flow of a water supply to the proportioner for the production fill accounting for the calculated volumetric mass flow of water in the required alcohol volumetric mass flow of the alcohol supply;
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• outputting instructions for activating actuators associated with valves of the alcohol supply, the syrup supply, the water supply, and the proportioner to introduce the corresponding required alcohol volumetric mass flow, the required syrup volumetric mass flow, the required water volumetric water flow, and the required blended syrup and water volumetric mass flow to the tank for supply of the alcoholic blended beverage to a high-speed filling machine.