Methods utilizing delayed dilution, mixing, and filtration for providing customized beverages on demand
View Patent ↗System for making and delivering a customized beverage product to a consumer having a user interface, a customization director in communication with a customization data store and the user interface, wherein the customization director includes executable instructions for determining a user's customized formulation; and a beverage delivery system in communication with the customization director, wherein the beverage delivery system includes executable instructions for delivering a customized beverage product. Method for delivering a customized beverage product to an individual including the steps of obtaining consumer preference data; determining a consumer beverage formulation corresponding to the consumer preference data; and providing the consumer a customized beverage corresponding to the customized beverage formulation, utilizing one or more of delayed dilution, delayed mixing, and delayed filtering, in any order.
1. A process for making a strength customized brewed beverage product in a brewer comprising preparing a brewed extract from a beverage brewing substance wherein said brewed extract is then stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance and followed by, in any order, step (a) and either one of steps (b) or (c) described as follows:
a) delaying dilution of said beverage extract stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance for a minimum period of about 5 minutes after brewing of said extract;
b) delaying mixing of said beverage extract stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance for a minimum period of about 5 minutes after brewing of said extract
c) delaying filtering of said beverage extract stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance for a minimum period of about 5 minutes after brewing of said extract
wherein the beverage extract is diluted with water at a ratio of from about 1:0.2 to about 1:150 wherein delaying dilution of said brewed extract provides multiple servings of individually tailored beverage prepared from one brew cycle
wherein said customized brewed beverage is customized according to said strength.
2. A process according to claim 1 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing step a) and b) or c) above, in any order, for a minimum period of about 15 minutes after the onset of brewing of the extract.
3. A process according to claim 2 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing step a) and b) or c) above, in any order, for a minimum period of about 30 minutes after the onset of brewing of the extract.
4. A process according to claim 1 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing step a) and b) or c) above, in any order, for a maximum period of about 48 hours after the onset of brewing of the extract.
5. A system according to claim 4 for making a customized brewed beverage product performing one or more of steps a), b), or c) above, in any order, for a maximum period of about 24 hours after the onset of brewing of the extract.
6. A system according to claim 5 for making a customized brewed beverage product performing one or more of steps a), b), or c) above, in any order, for a maximum period of about 12 hours after the onset of brewing of the extract.
7. The process of claim 1 wherein the brewed beverage is a coffee extract has a brew solids of less than about 10%.
8. The process of claim 7 wherein the coffee extract has a brew solids of less than about 5%.
9. The process of claim 8 wherein the coffee extract has a brew solids of less than about 4%.
10. The process of claim 9 wherein the coffee extract has a brew solids of less than about 3.5%.
11. The process of claim 4 wherein the brewed beverage is a coffee extract has a minimum brew solids of greater than about 1.2%.
12. The process of claim 11 wherein the coffee extract has minimum brew solids of greater than about 1.5%.
13. The process of claim 12 wherein the coffee extract has a minimum brew solids of greater than about 2.0%.
14. The process of claim 2 wherein the customized brewed beverage is a customized brewed coffee beverage.
15. The process of claim 1 wherein the beverage extract is diluted with water at a ratio of from about 1:0.2 to about 1:15.
16. The process of claim 4 wherein the customized brewed beverage is a customized brewed coffee beverage.
17. The process of claim 1 wherein the beverage extract is a coffee extract having a water to dry roast and ground coffee ratio of from about 5:1 to about 24:1, by weight of the water and dry roast and ground coffee.
18. The process of claim 1 wherein the beverage extract is a coffee extract having a water to dry roast and ground coffee ratio of from about 8:1 to about 13:1, by weight of the water and dry roast and ground coffee.
19. The process of claim 1 wherein the brewed beverage is a brewed coffee beverage that is brewed using from about 1860 milliliters to about 4500 milliliters of water.
20. A process for making a strength customized brewed beverage product in a brewer comprising preparing a brewed extract from a beverage brewing substance wherein said brewed extract is then stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance and followed by, in any order, one or more of steps (a) and (b) described as follows:
a) delaying mixing of said beverage extract stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance for a minimum period of about 5 minutes after brewing of said extract to create a brewed extract wherein said delayed mixing comprises fractionating the beverage extract and then subsequently blending various fractions to change a character and body of a resulting beverage prepared after diluting said blended various fractions of brewed extract
b) delaying filtering of said beverage extract stored in contact with said beverage brewing substance for a minimum period of about 5 minutes after brewing of said extract to create a filtered brewed extract such that delaying filtering customized changes in character and body are obtained for a resulting beverage prepared after diluting said filtered brewed extract,
wherein the brewed extract is a coffee extract having brew solids of from about 1.2% to about 10%, said brewed extract providing multiple servings of individually tailored beverage prepared, upon dilution, from one brew cycle.
21. The process of claim 20 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing one or more of steps a) or b) above, for a minimum period of about 15 minutes after the onset of brewing of the extract.
22. The process of claim 21 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing one or more of steps a) or b) above, in any order, for a minimum period of about 30 minutes after the onset of brewing of the extract.
23. The process of claim 20 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing one or more of steps a) or b) above, in any order, for a maximum period of about 48 hours after the onset of brewing of the extract.
24. The process of claim 20 for making a customized brewed beverage product by performing one or more of steps a) or b) above, in any order, for a maximum period of about 12 hours after the onset of brewing of the extract.
25. The process of claim 20 wherein the customized brewed beverage is a customized brewed coffee beverage.
26. The process of claim 20 wherein the beverage extract is a coffee extract having a water to dry roast and ground coffee ratio of from about 5:1 to about 24:1, by weight of the water and dry roast and ground coffee.
27. The process of claim 1 wherein the brewed beverage is a brewed coffee beverage that is brewed using from about 1860 milliliters to about 4500 milliliters of water.