Assembly for the domestic making of a fermented beverage under chilled pressure conditions

An assembly for fermenting a fermentable liquid mixture under chilled pressure conditions, said assembly comprising:

• a) a pressure vessel defining a closed fermentation chamber for containing a bath including an amount of fermentable liquid mixture sufficient to provide an upper surface on the bath within the chamber,
• b) the pressure vessel having a structural configuration effective to fit into a usual home refrigerator for cooling the liquid mixture bath,
• c) said pressure vessel including ingredient inlet means for introducing the fermentable liquid mixture into the chamber and adding a cold fermenting yeast to the bath of said fermentable liquid mixture,
• d) pressure relief valve means for controlling the pressure within the fermentation chamber at a level sufficient to maintain safety conditions during the fermentation process,
• e) gas input valve means for introducing pressurized gaseous material into the pressure vessel, and
• f) output discharge means for removing fermented beverage from adjacent the surface of the bath to draw the fermented beverage from the pressure vessel while a pressurized atmosphere remains in the vessel,
• g) the gas input valve means including metering means for injecting gaseous material into the pressurized vessel chamber at a rate effective to produce no pressure spikes within the pressure vessel, container means for holding a carbon dioxide cartridge, cartridge outlet piercing means for accessing the carbon dioxide in the cartridge, valve discharge opening means for discharging the carbon dioxide at a controlled rate, and coupling means for directing the carbon dioxide at a controlled rate, and coupling means for directing the carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide cartridge into the pressure vessel.

An assembly for fermenting a fermentable liquid mixture under chilled pressure condition, said assembly comprising:

• a) a pressure vessel defining a closed fermentation chamber for containing a bath including an amount of fermentable liquid mixture sufficient to provide an upper surface on the bath within the chamber,
• b) the pressure vessel having a structural configuration effective to fit into a usual home refrigerator for cooling the liquid mixture bath,
• c) said pressure vessel including ingredient inlet means for introducing the fermentable liquid mixture into the chamber and adding a cold fermenting yeast to the bath of said fermentable liquid mixture,
• d) pressure relief valve means for controlling the pressure within the fermentation chamber at a level sufficient to maintain safety conditions during the fermentation process,
• e) gas input valve means for introducing pressurized gaseous material into the pressure vessel, and
• f) output discharge means for removing fermented beverage from adjacent the surface of the bath to draw the fermented beverage from the pressure vessel while a pressurized atmosphere remains in the vessel,
• g) the pressure vessel including two housing sections, coupling means for securing the two housing sections together to form said closed fermentation chamber, and sealing means disposed between the two housing sections to maintain the pressure within the chamber throughout use of the assembly to provide a source of fermented beverage.

An assembly for fermenting a fermentable liquid mixture under chilled pressure conditions, said assembly comprising:

• a) a pressure vessel defining a closed fermentation chamber for containing a bath including an amount of fermentable liquid mixture sufficient to provide an upper surface on the bath within the chamber,
• b) the pressure vessel having a structural configuration effective to fit into a usual home refrigerator for cooling the liquid mixture bath,
• c) said pressure vessel including ingredient inlet means for introducing the fermentable liquid mixture into the chamber and adding a cold fermenting yeast to the bath of said fermentable liquid mixture,
• d) pressure relief valve means for controlling the pressure within the fermentation chamber at a level sufficient to maintain safety conditions during the fermentation process,
• e) gas input valve means for introducing pressurized gaseous material into the pressure vessel, and
• f) output discharge means for removing fermented beverage from adjacent the surface of the bath to draw the fermented beverage from the pressure vessel while a pressurized atmosphere remains in the vessel,
• g) the pressure vessel including two housing sections each having a corresponding mating surface to be registered with each other, a sealing member disposed between the registered mating surfaces, and coupling means for urging the two mating surfaces together on opposing sides of the sealing member to maintain the pressure within the chamber throughout use of the assembly to provide a source of fermented beverage.

An assembly for fermenting a fermentable liquid mixture under chilled pressure conditions, said assembly comprising:

• a) a pressure vessel defining a closed fermentation chamber for containing a bath including an amount of fermentable liquid mixture sufficient to provide an upper surface on the bath within the chamber,
• b) the pressure vessel including two housing sections sealingly securable together and having a structural configuration effective to fit into a usual home refrigerator for cooling the liquid mixture bath under pressurized conditions,
• c) said pressure vessel including ingredient inlet means for introducing the fermentable liquid mixture into the chamber and adding a cold fermenting yeast to the bath of said fermentable liquid mixture,
• d) pressure relief valve means for controlling the pressure within the fermentation chamber at a level sufficient to maintain safety conditions during the fermentation process,
• e) gas input valve means for introducing pressurized gaseous material into the pressure vessel, and
• f) output discharge means for removing fermented beverage from adjacent the surface of the bath to draw the fermented beverage from the pressure vessel while a pressurized atmosphere remains in the vessel.