An appliance for preparing frothed milk includes a container for receiving milk, and an electrically operated drive for delivering and/or frothing the milk. The appliance includes a docking element for connection to a drinks preparation machine. The docking element includes a connection for steam delivered by the drinks preparation machine, an interface for electrical current supplied by the drinks preparation machine, and a milk froth outlet for the frothed milk.

Using a steam lance, the water vapor and compressed air are supplied to the milk via two pipelines which are separated from one another up to the outlet from the steam lance, wherein only steam is supplied through the outer pipeline at a vapor velocity necessary for breaking up the protein molecules of the milk, whereas a steam-air mixture is supplied through the inner pipeline to enrich the milk with the necessary air proportion, and is only mixed with the steam from the outer pipeline in the milk to be frothed. The steam lance includes the two pipelines arranged coaxially to one another, and an end piece which separates them from one another in the outlet area and has outlet openings for the two media, the steam and the steam-air mixture, designed as radial nozzles which are inclined horizontally and also relative to one another.

A capsule containing a beverage powder for preparing a portion of a hot brewed beverage has an inflow chamber provided in the region of the base, the inflow chamber being delimited from the interior by a partition wall which is near the base and remote from the cover such that the interior has a central tube that runs in an upright manner relative to the base, a hollow cylindrical section is arranged about the central tube, thereby forming a radially inner and a radially outer annular chamber, the inner annular chamber is closed on the annular chamber side which is near the cover and remote from the base facing away from the inflow chamber and facing the cover, and both the central tube as well as the hollow cylindrical section terminate at a distance from the cover.

In a method for producing milk foam, in particular for the preparation of drinks that contain milk foam in a coffee machine, a gaseous medium, in particular air, is delivered to milk conveyed, and the milk/air mixture that is formed is conveyed to an outlet for milk foam or drinks containing milk foam. The consistency of the milk foam that is produced is determined here and is monitored by a regulating process and/or is changed by a setting. Even with variable conditions of use and operation, perfect quality of the milk foam that is produced is guaranteed, in which, moreover, its consistency can be changed.

Various beverage preparation systems and methods are disclosed. The beverage preparation system can include a container manipulation assembly having a support assembly and an elevator. The support assembly can be configured to receive a container. The elevator can be connected with the support assembly and can be configured to translate and/or rotate the support assembly. In some embodiments, the beverage preparation system includes a wand manipulation assembly having a wand unit and a mechanical linkage. The linkage can be configured to move the wand unit into and out of engagement with the container on the support assembly. The wand unit can provide a flow of fluid, such as steam, to liquid in the container to heat and/or froth the liquid.

A steam dispensing apparatus for preparing hot beverages comprises a boiler, a steam wand, a steam supply conduit connected to the first outlet of the boiler and configured to deliver steam to the wand and a valve for delivering steam to the wand and draining condensation water. The valve comprises a hollow body, a steam inlet connection, a steam outlet connection and a drain connection for draining condensation water, a cartridge, which is axially accommodated in said hollow body and able to perform angular movements in either direction about said longitudinal axis, a control knob which is axially connected to said cartridge to impart said angular movements thereto.

The present invention provides a bubble water machine comprising a portable pressure bottle and an inflation area, wherein the portable pressure bottle includes a first container body, a top cover, a first base, an upper positioning assembly, a lower positioning assembly and a plug. The inflation area comprises a second container body, a second base, a first intermediary assembly, a second intermediary assembly and a third intermediary assembly. The beneficial effects of the present invention lie in: the bubble water machine can prevent a liquid from rushing back to the machine stand when the liquid containing sugar or alcohol is being inflated with a gas, and the portable pressure bottle can remain the gas in the liquid for a long time.

A nozzle for dispensing steam, said nozzle comprising an outer hollow body and an inner hollow body at least partially accommodated in a first inner space defined by said outer hollow body, wherein said inner hollow body defines a second inner space delimited by a side wall extending between two opposite end portions of said inner hollow body, wherein a first end portion of said inner hollow body defines an inlet opening for introducing steam into said second inner space, wherein said inner hollow body comprises a plurality of dispensing conduits for dispensing steam from said second inner space outwards, wherein each of said dispensing conduits puts said second inner space into communication with the outside of said inner hollow body, wherein said outer hollow body comprises at least one opening which puts said first inner space into communication with the outside, wherein at least one of said inner hollow body and outer hollow body may be switched by rotation and/or translation with respect to said outer hollow body or said inner hollow body, respectively

A brewing device for preparing a hot beverage includes: a hot water supply device with a hot water outlet; a brewing unit that receives hot water from the supply device and dispenses brewed hot beverage through a fluid outlet line into a hot beverage outlet; a hot water bypass line; a controllable hot water switching device temporarily connecting the bypass line to the hot water outlet, the hot water supplied into the bypass line being dispensable into the hot beverage outlet; and a control unit controlling the hot water switching device. The hot beverage outlet includes a hot beverage dispensing line, the fluid outlet line and the bypass line opening into the hot beverage dispensing line downstream of the brewing unit and the hot water switching device, respectively, to dispense by the hot beverage dispensing line the brewed hot beverage and the hot water supplied into the bypass line.

The invention concerns a process for preparing a tea in a drinking receptacle with a tea brewing machine, said machine being configured: to brew tea from a capsule, said capsule comprising tea leaves, by introducing hot water in said capsule and IC dispensing brewed tea from the capsule in the drinking receptacle, andto pump and heat water and dispense hot water to the capsule, N wherein said process comprises a step of pasteurization of tea leaves inside the capsule before dispensing brewed tea from the capsule inside the drinking receptacle, wherein said pasteurization step comprises the sub-steps of: p1)introducing hot water in the capsule until all the tea leaves are submerged by hot water inside the capsule and stopping water introduction before tea is dispensed therefrom in the drinking receptacle, then p2) keeping all the tea leaves submerged in hot water during a period of time, wherein the temperature of hot water introduced in sub-step p1) and the sum of the periods of time of sub-steps p1) and p2) before dispensing tea from the capsule are set to pasteurize the tea leaves comprised in the capsule.