The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and universal container for natural carbonation of beverages, which will be used in the food industry, in particular in the production of beer, sparkling wines and carbonated fruit drinks. The method of naturally occurring carbonation of beverages involves the operations of feeding with fermenting substrate, adding water, adding yeast, fermenting the resulting liquid mixture. The fermentation is carried out in a specialized container at an optimum temperature of 8° C. to 23° C., depending on the yeast species. The fermentation process lasts for 3 to 4 days and is accompanied by an increase in container pressure to 2 bar.

A beverage maker includes a fermentation module, a gas discharge channel connected to the fermentation module, a gas discharge valve connected to the gas discharge channel, a storage tank connected to the gas discharge value and provided with a space capable of accommodating gas therein, an actuator configured to inject gas collected in the space of the storage tank to the fermentation module through the gas discharge channel, a gas pressure sensor connected before the gas discharge valve in a gas flow direction in the gas discharge channel, and a controller configured to control the gas discharge valve and the actuator based on a pressure value of the gas pressure sensor.

A beer maker may include a fermentation vessel accommodated in a space and having a beer brewing space, a main channel communicating with the beer brewing space, a sub-channel communicating with the beer brewing space, a gas pump connected to the sub-channel to pump gas to the sub-channel, and a gas valve at the sub-channel. Ingredients for brewing beer are supplied to the beer brewing space through the main channel, and gas is supplied to the beer brewing space through the sub-channel, so that beer can be simply brewed while minimizing a user from opening the lid.

The present invention relates to the technical field of fermentation apparatus, in particular a fermentation device, including an insulating jacket, a fermentation tank, a base, a top connector, a headstock, a bottom connector, and a return pipe. The insulating jacket is provided with an upper and a lower perforation respectively, the top connector projects to the outside of the insulating jacket via the upper perforation, and the bottom connector projects to the outside of the insulating jacket via the lower perforation. An upper convergence chamber, flow channels, and a lower convergence chamber are provided between the insulating jacket and the fermentation tank. The present invention has the advantages of a simple structure, small volume, low cost, heat exchange liquid in direct contact with the fermentation tank, large heat exchange area, good heat exchange effect, high efficiency, easy control of the temperature of the fermentation tank, and convenient cleaning.

The present invention relates to a beer manufacturing device configured such that it is possible to directly produce and sell beer, the yeast of which is alive, on the spot without any expertise, and it is possible to easily manufacture various kinds of beer automatically at a low cost through a single session without a concern that the same will be contaminated by contact with the outside. A beer manufacturing device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a chamber; a coupler fixedly installed in the chamber, the coupler comprising a wort channel and a gas channel; a channel portion connecting the wort channel and the gas channel of the coupler; a sterilizing/washing cap coupled to the coupler such that the channel portion becomes a closed channel; a sterilizing/washing filter container connected to the channel portion, sterilizing/washing water being stored in the sterilizing/washing filter; a pump connected to the channel portion; and a control portion for controlling the operation of the pump such that the sterilizing/washing water stored in the sterilizing/washing filter container circulates through the channel portion that has become a closed channel.

Device for mixing the contents of a tank comprising a first pipe connecting body arranged on a connecting flange of a tank; a riser pipe extending through the first pipe connecting body into the tank; a mixing pipe extending through said first pipe connecting body into said tank; and a pump whose outlet can be connected at least to the mixing pipe and whose inlet can be connected both to the first pipe connecting body and to the riser pipe. Further a method for mixing the contents of a tank is claimed.

A beverage maker and a method for manufacturing a cover for a beverage maker are provided. The beverage maker may include a base, a tank case spaced upward from the base and in which a tank configured to contain a fluid for making a beverage may be accommodated, a machine room defined between the base and the tank case, a cover configured to cover the tank case and the machine room at one side, a sound absorption pad attached to an inner surface of the cover, the sound absorption pad being disposed within the machine room or facing the machine room, and at least one sound absorption member compressed between the inner surface of the cover and an outer surface of the tank case.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet having a storage space therein, a door rotatably hinged to a front surface of the cabinet to open and close the storage space, an ejection member for ejecting beer provided on a front surface of the door, a fermentation tank installed on a rear surface of the door, a beer supply flow path connecting the fermentation tank and the ejection member, and a cooling device maintaining the inside of the fermentation tank at a temperature suitable for beer brewing.

Provided is a beverage making system that includes a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal, a beverage maker configured to (i) communicate with at least one of the mobile terminal or a server, (ii) receive an upgrade item from the mobile terminal or the server, and (iii) make a beverage in a mode of a plurality of modes, a user interface disposed at at least one of the mobile terminal or the beverage maker, configured to (i) display beverage making information, and (ii) receive a user's command, and a controller configured to control the beverage maker according to an input from the user interface, wherein the plurality of modes comprises a normal mode configured to make the beverage using a predetermined ingredient, and store the made beverage in the beverage maker, and an upgrade mode configured to update the beverage making system by the mobile terminal or the server.

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.