A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.

The disclosure relates to an extraction device for extracting soluble favors from raw materials that are distributed within liquid. The extraction device includes a first container, a second container, a valve, and an air suction device. The second container is configured for storing the mixture of the raw materials and the liquid. The valve is connected to the second container and the first container. The air suction device is connected to the first container and configured to decrease the internal pressure of the first container to a predetermined value. When the internal pressure of the first container reaches the predetermined value, the valve is activated to connect the first container to the second container. The disclosure also relates to an extracting method for using the extraction device.

A motion recording device of brewing pour over coffee used to record the process of a user brewing pour over coffee, comprises a water injection unit, a displacement sensing module, a water volume sensing module and a recording unit. The water injection unit is connected to a working platform. The user can move the water injection unit to pour water from the water injection unit. The displacement sensing module is disposed on the working platform and used to measure the change of the position of the water injection unit during the process of pouring water. The water volume sensing module is used to measure the change of the water volume poured out from the water injection unit during the process of pouring water. The recording unit is used to record the change of the position the water injection unit and the change of the water volume poured out from the water injection unit during the process of pouring water.

A coffee processing apparatus (100, 200, 300) is disclosed that comprises at least one of a grinding stage (110) for grinding coffee beans (10) into ground coffee beans (20); and a brewing stage (140) for brewing coffee from ground coffee beans; the coffee processing apparatus further comprising a sensor (150) arranged to sense a total concentration of volatile organic compounds released by said coffee beans or ground coffee beans; and a controller (160) responsive to said sensor and arranged to control said grinding stage and/or said brewing stage as a function of said total concentration. Methods of controlling such a coffee processing apparatus are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a beverage maker that comprises a heating device for heating water, a cold water inflow, a first hot water outlet, at least one second hot water outlet, a cold water path connecting the cold water inflow to the heating device, a first hot water path connecting the heating device to the first hot water outlet, at least one second hot water path connecting the heating device to the at least one second hot water outlet, a conveying device for conveying water, a first flow meter that is arranged in the cold water path or in the first hot water path, and at least one second flow meter that is arranged in the at least one second hot water path. The present invention additionally relates to a method of determining hot water amounts dispensed by a beverage maker and/or hot water amounts used in same for beverage preparation.

An intelligent extraction beverage cooler comprises a casing and a heating cylinder installed in the casing, a hot liquid container, a cold liquid container, a pot lid, a pot lid lifting mechanism, and a cooling system with multiple connecting pipes. The pot lid lifting mechanism drives the pot lid to lower into the hot liquid container along with an ingredient bag. The heating cylinder heats up the liquid and transports it to the hot liquid container. The ingredient bag is extracted to produce a hot beverage which is made into an iced liquid beverage by the cooling system without affecting taste thereof. This avoids bitterness or rancid taste of the hot liquid beverage. Additionally, the pot lid lifting mechanism drives the pot lid to open for convenience of putting in the ingredient bag.

An integrated device including a vessel, a gas reservoir, a pressure regulation device, a primary filter, and a tap assembly. The vessel is configured to contain a beverage. The gas reservoir is configured to supply pressurized gas within the vessel. The pressure regulation device is configured to maintain an infusing pressure within the vessel and also a dispensing pressure within the vessel. The primary filter is configured to hold solid brewing media, to fit inside the vessel, and to be removable from the vessel. The tap assembly is configured to dispense the beverage from the vessel. Methods are also disclosed.

A drinks preparation machine for preparing brewed drinks from a portion package with an extraction material includes a water tank, a pump, a water heater and a brewing chamber for receiving the portion package. The pump delivers water from the water tank into the brewing chamber via the water heater. A temperature sensor measures a temperature along the fluid path including an initial temperature at the location of the temperature sensor at least in one operating condition after a switching-on procedure or waking-up procedure and before a possible heating-up procedure of the water heater, and, after the water heater has reached an operating temperature, to carry out a rinsing procedure of the brewing chamber with water from the water heater, when and only when the measured initial temperature corresponds to a certain condition, and only subsequently to effect an introduction of the portion package into the brewing chamber.

A method for preparing an infusion beverage is disclosed wherein a dried infusion substance is applied in an infusion container, the latter being present, in the first instance, in a collapsed state and being extendable into an expanded state, An infusion liquid is introduced into the infusion container, wherein the infusion container is expanded. The dried infusion substance in the infusion container is kept in contact with the infusion liquid, in order to form the infusion beverage, over a contact period. The infusion container is then returned to its collapsed state, at least in part, by compression and, in the process, at least some of the infusion beverage is expelled from the infusion container.

A coffee beverage production device capable of using various information related to coffee beverage production. A coffee beverage production device for producing a coffee beverage by acquiring recipe information used for a part or all of steps of coffee beverage production and referring to parameters included in the recipe information, the coffee beverage production device including a storage part configured to store comments related to the parameters.