Liquid infusion process and method of brewing a beverage
AssigneeBkon LLC
InventorsDean J. Vastardis, Lou Vastardis
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Abstract
A liquid infusion and/or brewing process is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of liquid into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle includes reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure. Methods for separating the brewing media from the liquid after completion of the brewing process are also described.
Claims39
A liquid infusion process, comprising:
- placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure;
- placing a desired amount of liquid into said chamber;
- sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere;
- and
- applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle comprises reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure.
A method of brewing a beverage, comprising:
- combining at least one brewing material and a liquid within a sealed chamber;
- applying a plurality of reduced pressure cycles within said chamber, wherein each of said cycles comprises reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure;
- and
- removing at least a portion of said brewing material from said liquid to form said beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.