A pressure valve is configured to be selectively coupled to a vessel and includes a housing including a vent aperture configured to provide fluid communication between an internal cavity of the housing and ambient air surrounding the pressure valve, an accessory aperture configured to couple an accessory to the housing, and a seal seat positioned within the internal cavity fluidly between the vent aperture and the accessory aperture. The pressure valve includes a pressure control assembly including a seal configured to break a sealing engagement with the seal seat to provide fluid communication between the vessel and the vent aperture in response to a desired positive pressure being reached within the vessel. The seal is configured to break the sealing engagement with the seal seat to provide fluid communication between the vessel and the vent aperture in response to an operator moving an actuator of the pressure control assembly.

A beverage maker apparatus including a fermentation tank having a space in which a beverage is made, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the fermentation tank, a temperature controller configured to control the temperature of the fermentation tank, and a controller configured to operate when yeast is put into the beverage that is being made so that a fermentation process comprising a pre-fermentation process of controlling the temperature controller on the basis of a first setting temperature and a main-fermentation process of controlling the temperature controller on the basis of a second setting temperature.

Production of beer using a wort concentrate is described. In an embodiment, a system includes at least one fermentation tank comprising temperature control means. At least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored on at least one computer-readable storage media to perform a method of producing beer, including forming a mixture of a wort concentrate including hops and having a specific gravity of at least 1.085 kg/m3, with water and yeast in the fermentation tank, wherein forming the mixture comprises pumping the wort concentrate into the fermentation tank. The mixture is fermented and fermentation conditions monitored. On determining that predetermined fermentation conditions have been met, the fermented mixture is cooled to a temperature between zero and four degrees Celsius through controlling the temperature control means. The fermented mixture is carbonated, following addition of yeast finings, such that beer is produced.

An apparatus includes a fermentation tank assembly including a fermentation tank having an opening formed therein and a fermentation tank cover configured to open and close the opening. The apparatus also includes an ingredient receiving portion configured to receive, through the opening of the fermentation tank, fermentation ingredients; a gas extraction flow path connected to the fermentation tank; a gas release valve disposed in the gas extraction flow path and configured to discharge gas from the fermentation tank; and a pressure sensor disposed on at least one of the gas extraction flow path or the fermentation tank cover.

The system and methods described are directed to a distillation system and method having an evaporator tank with a wall surrounding an interior evaporator tank area. A non-oxidizing gas line is disposed at least partially outside the evaporator tank in communication with the interior evaporator tank area, wherein the non-oxidizing gas line introduces a non-oxidizing gas into the interior evaporator tank; the interior evaporator tank area is generally at or above an ambient atmospheric pressure.

An additive dispensing device for dispensing of additives into a pressurised vessel, more particularly a fermentation vessel of a brewing system, is disclosed. The device has a vessel body including a chamber, the chamber having a closed end and an open end. A pressure release means is provided between the chamber and atmosphere. A controllable valve positioned between the closed end and the open end, configured to selectively open and close a flow path between the closed end and the open end.

Provided is a brewing system (10) comprising a brewhouse assembly (12) having a mash tun (14), a kettle (16), a filter (18) and wort chiller (20) arranged in fluid communication for brewing purposes. The brewhouse assembly (12) is configured to operatively produce wort from mash liquor. Wort produced by the brewhouse assembly (12) is generally stored in a transport container (22). The brewing system 10 further includes a plurality of fermentation assemblies (24) each arranged remotely from the brewhouse assembly (12). Each fermentation assembly (24) includes at least one fermenter (26) which is arranged in fluid communication with a plurality of bright beer tanks (28). Each fermenter (26) is operatively suppliable with wort from the transport container (22) and is configured to produce beer from the wort for subsequent storage in a bright beer tank (28). The brewing system (10) also includes a monitoring and control system (30) which comprises a plurality of sensors (32) for sensing brewhouse and fermentation assembly operating characteristics, a plurality of actuators (34) configured to remotely control the brewhouse and fermentation assemblies (12) and (24) to influence these respective operating characteristics, and some manner of remote interface (100) for receiving the sensed operating characteristics and instructing the actuators (34).

A system and method of controlling temperature of a medium by refrigerant vaporization, or working gas condensation, or a combination of both, the system including a container, at least one a working gas reservoir having at least one reservoir section that includes a wall with an exterior surface structured to be thermally coupled with a volume of the medium in the container and to provide a volume of medium thermal coverage in the container, a condensation apparatus to provide regulation of working gas condensation in the reservoir, whereby the working gas reservoir forms a vapor space in each of the at least one reservoir section in response to receiving the working gas and to the condensation apparatus regulation of condensation to enable working gas condensation at or near a selected temperature of the volume of medium in the container that is thermally coupled to the respective reservoir section.

A pressure valve includes a housing having bottom portion defining a bottom opening configured to be in communication with a vessel and a sidewall defining an internal cavity. The housing includes a vent aperture configured to provide fluid communication between the internal cavity and ambient air surrounding the pressure valve and an accessory aperture configured to couple an accessory to the housing. A seal seat is positioned within the internal cavity fluidly between the vent aperture and the bottom opening. A pressure control assembly is coupled to the housing. The pressure control assembly breaks a sealing engagement with the seal seat to provide fluid communication between the vessel and the vent aperture in response to a desired positive pressure being reached within the vessel or in response to a negative pressure being reached in the vessel. The accessory aperture is positioned between the bottom opening and the seal seat.

A beverage maker includes a fermentation module including a fermentation tank that defines an inner space, and a lid that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the inner space, and a container configured to be accommodated in the inner space of the fermentation tank. The container includes a container channel configured to guide flow of fluid, and the lid includes a lid channel connected to the container channel, and a tube connected to the lid channel.