Tea brewing system
AssigneeLe-Nature's, Inc.
InventorsGregory J. Podlucky, Jonathan E. Podlucky, Frederick G. Drummond
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Abstract
The tea brewing system includes a blending system, brewing system, bag squeezing system and cooling system to produce liquid tea for bottling and distribution. The blending system includes a system for heating and blending water, sweetener and other flavorings in appropriate proportions. The brewing system in includes brewing and filtering mechanisms coupled with the blending system to brew liquid tea concentrate. A bag squeezing system provides apparatus and method for introducing tea bags into a brew tank and for squeezing tea from the bags into water for producing liquid tea concentrate.
Claims26
Method for brewing tea comprising:
- introducing water into a blend tank;
- circulating water from said blend tank through a heat exchanger for heating said water to a predetermined temperature and returning said water to said blend tank;
- transferring said water into a brew tank containing tea;
- circulating said water in said brew tank into contact with said tea thereby producing liquid tea concentrate;
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- circulating said concentrate from said brew tank through said heat exchanger and said blend tank.
Method for brewing tea comprising:
- placing a plurality of tea bags on a lifting base disposed in a brew tank;
- lowering said lifting base into said brew tank;
- introducing water into a blend tank;
- circulating water from said blend tank through a first heat exchanger for heating said water to a predetermined temperature and returning said water to said blend tank;
- circulating said water from said blend tank through said brew tank and into contact with said tea bags thereby brewing liquid tea concentrate;
- circulating said water from said brew tank through said first heat exchanger and through said blend tank;
- raising said lifting base until said tea bags contact a holding plate thereby squeezing liquid tea concentrate from said tea bags;
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- mixing a liquid sweetener with said liquid tea concentrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.