A beverage making pack may include a flexible container having a beverage making space, a pack body to which the flexible container is coupled and which has a pack opening communicating with the beverage making space and a seating part seated on a fermentation tank module, a tube connected to a lower portion of the pack body and accommodated in the flexible container, and a cap configured to open/close the pack opening.

A closing unit associable with a keg type container suitable to contain a beverage, and consisting of two cooperating coaxial containers, wherein the external container has anchoring means, or a threaded portion, comprising a valve assembly and a closing device, which can be stably anchored to the threaded portion and configured to reciprocally position with respect to each other the valve assembly and the containers.

A fluid dispenser includes a containing case having an inner containment cavity for containing a first fluid to be dispensed, which is delimited by at least one pair of walls which have a membrane-like structure, at least one first wall of which is placed in contact with the fluid to be dispensed, a second wall of said pair at least partly surrounding the first wall. The dispenser further includes a closable hollow space, positioned between the first wall and the second wall; and a second fluid which, introduced in the hollow space and interacting with the first wall, imparts to the fluid to be dispensed a movement towards an outlet of the case and a simultaneous action at least of expelling to the outside of the case the gases present in the containment cavity.

According to certain embodiments, a connector for dispensing a liquid from a container comprises a main body connectable to the container and a subassembly being movable relative to the main body between an inactivated position and an activated position. The subassembly comprises inner and outer hollow piercing members. When the main body is connected to the container and the subassembly is moved from the inactivated position to the activated position, the inner hollow piercing member is arranged to pierce a seal of an inner cavity of the container, and the outer piercing member is arranged to pierce a seal of an outer cavity of the container.

A cooling system is provided for contact cooling of a beverage container. The system comprises a cooling element, a cooling contact body thermally conductively connected to the cooling element and arranged to be in thermally conductive contact with the container, a sensor module arranged to provide a sensor signal having a sensor value indicative of a contact area between the cooling contact body and the container and a processing unit arranged to control operation of the cooling element in response to the sensor signal. The contact area or another indicator for quality of contact between the cooling contact body and the beverage container determines a transfer rate of thermal energy between the beverage container and a beverage contained therein on one hand to the cooling contact body and the cooling element on the other hand. A cooling system with this method of operation allows efficient use of energy provided.

Beverage dispensing assembly (1), comprising a dispenser (2) and a beverage container (3), wherein the beverage container (3) has a neck portion (7) and a shoulder portion (8) adjacent the neck portion (7), wherein the neck portion (7) is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening (9) and wherein the dispenser (2) comprises a housing (4), wherein the housing (4) is provided with a receptacle (5) for receiving at least part of the container (3), wherein the container (3) is positioned in the dispenser (2) with the neck (7) and shoulder portion (8) facing downward, such that the neck portion (7) and at least part of the shoulder portion (8) are received in the receptacle (5), wherein part of the shoulder portion (8) extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle (5), wherein preferably a lid (12) is provided over the container (3), enclosing a part of the container (3) extending outside the receptacle (5).

The present disclosure relates to a radio-frequency identification-equipped pressure chamber for a beverage container, said pressure chamber comprising: a lid part; a base part, said lid and said base part defining a sealed inner space for accommodating and encapsulating said beverage container, said base part or lid part comprising an inner connector part adapted to be engaged to a corresponding beverage container outlet, said inner connector part arranged on an inside of the base part or lid part; and an outer substantially annular gasket part arranged on the inside of the base part or lid part and surrounding the inner connector part, said outer substantially annular gasket part adapted to be engaged with a corresponding hollow annular space of a closure of the beverage container, the outer substantially annular gasket part comprising a substantially planar annular antenna adapted to propagate radio waves to a radio-frequency identification tag arranged of an outer rim of the closure. The disclosure further relates to pressure system for a beverage comprising a collapsible beverage container and a pressure chamber, wherein the pressure system includes RFID capabilities.

A pressure vessel assembly is provided for use in a beverage dispensing assembly. The assembly comprises a pressure vessel comprising a housing provided by at least two shell parts, the housing comprising, a gas inlet for receiving a gas in the pressure vessel and a beverage dispensing passage, wherein the at least two shell parts are releasably connectable for forming the housing and for receiving a compressible beverage container assembly filled with a substantially non-carbonated beverage in the housing. The assembly further comprises a compressible beverage container assembly, comprising a flexible bag defining a beverage storage volume, a filling gland, connected to the flexible bag providing a gland beverage passage to the beverage storage volume, and female adapter part, connectable to the filling gland, arranged to receive at least part of a male adapter part of a dispensing line, wherein a sealing member is provided in the gland beverage passage.

The present disclosure relates to a sealing unit (8, 8', 108) for sealing an opening in a wall of a container for storing, transporting, and serving a liquid, for instance a beverage, the sealing unit (8, 8', 108) comprising: - an outer housing and an inner housing (20,40) defining a gas flow passage (38') arranged between an outer surface of the inner housing and an inner surface of the outer housing. The inner housing (20) is movable in axial direction between a first axial position wherein the gas flow passage (38') is closed and gas is prevented from flowing into the container or out of the container and a second axial position wherein the gas flow passage (38') is open and gas is allowed to flow in a generally axial direction (P.sub.A1) into the container or out of the container, further comprising a biasing element arranged between the outer housing (20) and inner housing (40) and configured to urge the movable inner housing (20) to move to the first axial position. Inside the movable inner housing a liquid flow passage (37', 37", 37'") is defined, wherein the inside the liquid flow passage a liquid seal unit (65,65') is arranged.

A beverage dispensing device includes a housing, a receptacle, means for opening a beverage dispenser, a thermoelectric cooler, an aeration component, and a discharge nozzle. The housing has a flow path. The receptacle is for receiving a beverage container that houses a beverage and for discharging wine into the flow path. The means for opening the beverage container is for releasing beverage from the beverage container. The thermoelectric cooler is positioned in the housing for one of chilling or warming the beverage along the flow path. The aeration component is for aerating wine in the flow path. The discharge nozzle is coupled to the flow path for dispensing the beverage from the housing.