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App. No. 18/383,196

Method of Producing a Flash Brewed Coffee Concentrate

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18/383,196
Abstract

A method of brewing a flash brewed coffee concentrate includes flash brewing ground coffee to brew a hot coffee extract and mixing the hot coffee extract with a frozen concentrated coffee extract to chill the hot coffee extract to a temperature less than 130° F. while increasing the concentration of the hot coffee extract to form the flash brewed coffee concentrate.

Claims (33)

1 . A method of brewing a flash brewed coffee concentrate, the method comprising:

flash hot brewing ground coffee to brew a hot coffee extract;

mixing the hot coffee extract with a concentrated coffee extract to form a flash brewed coffee concentrate having a concentration of coffee solids greater than a concentration of coffee solids in the hot coffee extract; and

hot packing the concentrated coffee extract.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein flash hot brewing the ground coffee brews the hot coffee extract with a concentration of coffee solids less than 15° Brix and wherein mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract forms the flash brewed coffee concentrate with a concentration of coffee solids greater than 15° Brix.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein flash hot brewing the ground coffee brews the hot coffee extract with a concentration of coffee solids in a range of 1° Brix to 12° Brix and wherein mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract forms the flash brewed coffee concentrate with a concentration of coffee solids greater than 15° Brix.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising shipping or storing the concentrated coffee extract at ambient temperature after hot packing the concentrated coffee extract.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the ambient temperature is in a range of 75° F. to 85° F.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising adding additives to the concentrated coffee extract after mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein adding the additives to the concentrated coffee extract includes adding dry coffee solids to the concentrated coffee extract to further increase the concentration of coffee solids in the concentrated coffee extract.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein adding the additives to the concentrated coffee extract includes adding natural coffee flavor to adjust the sensory profile of the concentrated coffee extract.

9 . A method of brewing a flash brewed coffee concentrate, the method comprising:

flash hot brewing ground coffee to brew a hot coffee extract;

mixing the hot coffee extract with a concentrated coffee extract to form a flash brewed coffee concentrate having a concentration of coffee solids greater than a concentration of coffee solids in the hot coffee extract; and

adding additives to the concentrated coffee extract after mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein adding the additives to the concentrated coffee extract includes adding dry coffee solids to the concentrated coffee extract to further increase the concentration of coffee solids in the concentrated coffee extract.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein adding the additives to the concentrated coffee extract includes adding natural coffee flavor to adjust the sensory profile of the concentrated coffee extract.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein flash hot brewing the ground coffee brews the hot coffee extract with a concentration of coffee solids less than 15° Brix and wherein mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract forms the flash brewed coffee concentrate with a concentration of coffee solids greater than 15° Brix.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein flash hot brewing the ground coffee brews the hot coffee extract with a concentration of coffee solids in a range of 1° Brix to 12° Brix and wherein mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract forms the flash brewed coffee concentrate with a concentration of coffee solids greater than 15° Brix.

14 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

hot packing the concentrated hot coffee extract after mixing and adding additives; and

shipping or storing the concentrated coffee extract at ambient temperature after hot packing the concentrated coffee extract.

15 . A method of brewing a flash brewed coffee concentrate, the method comprising:

flash hot brewing ground coffee to brew a hot coffee extract;

mixing the hot coffee extract with a concentrated coffee extract to form a flash brewed coffee concentrate having a concentration of coffee solids greater than a concentration of coffee solids in the hot coffee extract; and

adding additives to the concentrated coffee extract while mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein adding the additives to the concentrated coffee extract includes adding dry coffee solids to the concentrated coffee extract to further increase the concentration of coffee solids in the concentrated coffee extract.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein adding the additives to the concentrated coffee extract includes adding natural coffee flavor to adjust the sensory profile of the concentrated coffee extract.

18 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein flash hot brewing the ground coffee brews the hot coffee extract with a concentration of coffee solids less than 15° Brix and wherein mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract forms the flash brewed coffee concentrate with a concentration of coffee solids greater than 15° Brix.

19 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein flash hot brewing the ground coffee brews the hot coffee extract with a concentration of coffee solids in a range of 1° Brix to 12° Brix and wherein mixing the hot coffee extract with the concentrated coffee extract forms the flash brewed coffee concentrate with a concentration of coffee solids greater than 15° Brix.

20 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

hot packing the concentrated hot coffee extract after mixing and adding additives; and

shipping or storing the concentrated coffee extract at ambient temperature after hot packing the concentrated coffee extract.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2026
From: S. & D. COFFEE, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075859/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2023
From: MAIOCCHI, SUSAN GAY; HARRIS, JANICE MARIE; JONES, SARAH KRISTIN
To: S&D COFFEE, INC.
Reel/Frame 065324/0326 →