Methodology and apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid components to create custom formulations

A method of dispensing material, comprising the steps of:

• providing at least one material container, the container including a dispense valve that permits the discharge of material from the container,
• providing an apparatus to start and stop the discharge of material from the container,
• providing a computer to control the amount of discharged material,
• sensing the material exiting the dispense valve of the container, the sensing being performed external to the discharged material,
• weighing the discharged material, and in response to the sensing and weighing of material,
• providing feedback regarding the sensing and weighing of material to the computer, wherein the computer determines whether a targeted weight has been reached, and
• if the targeted weight has not been reached, pulsing additional material from the container based on the feedback provided to the computer.