Beverage making machine
The present invention relates to a beverage making machine comprising a first beverage making cartridge comprising at least one of a gas source portion, the gas source portion contains a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas, and a gas storage tank arranged to store the gas emitted from the solid gas source. The beverage making machine further comprising a second beverage making cartridge comprising at least one of a micro ingredient, a beverage diluent receptacle for receiving a beverage diluent liquid, a dissolver dissolves portion of the gas, from the gas storage tank, into the beverage diluent liquid, and a dispenser selectively dispenses a predefined ratio of at least one of the micro ingredient and the beverage diluent liquid, to form a beverage. Exemplary embodiments include a computer control arranged to receive a beverage selection from a consumer and control the beverage making machine to form beverages.
1. A beverage making machine comprising:
a beverage making cartridge comprising a solid gas source that, through sublimation, emits an aroma enhanced gas, wherein the solid gas source comprises a ratio of a frozen aroma and a second solid gas source;
a gas storage tank arranged to store the aroma enhanced gas;
a beverage diluent receptacle for receiving a beverage diluent liquid;
a dissolver adapted to dissolve a portion of the aroma enhanced gas, from the gas storage tank, into the beverage diluent liquid; and
a dispenser selectively dispensing a predefined ratio of a beverage ingredient and the beverage diluent liquid with the dissolved aroma enhanced gas to form a beverage.
2. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , wherein the aroma is captured from vapor release during a preparation process for coffee, tea, or citrus.
3. The beverage making machine of claim 2 , wherein the preparation process is brewing, fermenting, or squeezing an ingredient.
4. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , wherein the aroma is a sweetness enhancing aroma.
5. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , wherein the beverage ingredient is packaged in the beverage making cartridge.
6. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , wherein the dissolver is configured to dissolve up to nine volumes of the aroma enhanced gas into the beverage diluent liquid.
7. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , wherein the dissolver is further configured to hold the beverage diluent liquid at a multiple of atmospheric pressure for a time period to allow the aroma enhanced gas to dissolve into the beverage diluent liquid and reach equilibrium.
8. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , where the beverage comprises between two and five volumes of the aroma enhanced gas.
9. The beverage making machine of claim 1 , wherein the beverage making cartridge comprises a one-way vent configured to allow the aroma enhanced gas to escape the cartridge while preventing air from entering the package through the one-way vent.
10. The beverage making machine of claim 9 , wherein the beverage making cartridge further comprises an insulation material that seals the solid gas source to moderate a rate of sublimation of the solid gas source.
11. The method of claim 1 , where the formed beverage comprises between two and five volumes of the aroma enhanced gas.
12. A method of making a beverage in a beverage making machine, the method comprising:
inserting a beverage making cartridge into the beverage making machine, the beverage making cartridge comprising a solid gas source that, through sublimation, emitting an aroma enhanced gas, wherein the solid gas source comprises a ratio of a frozen aroma and a second solid gas source;
pressurizing a gas storage tank by sublimation of the solid gas source, the gas storage tank being arranged to store the aroma enhanced gas;
supplying a beverage diluent liquid into a dissolver;
dissolving, by way of the dissolver, a portion of the aroma enhanced gas into the beverage diluent liquid at a dissolver gas volume level;
dispensing selectively a predefined ratio of a beverage ingredient and the beverage diluent liquid with the dissolved aroma enhanced gas to form a beverage.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the aroma is captured from vapor release during a preparation process for coffee, tea, or citrus.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the preparation process is brewing, fermenting, or squeezing an ingredient.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the aroma is a sweetness enhancing aroma.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the beverage ingredient is packaged in the beverage making cartridge.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the dissolver gas volume level is up to nine volumes of the aroma enhanced gas in the beverage diluent liquid.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein dissolving the portion of the aroma enhanced gas comprises holding the beverage diluent liquid at a multiple of atmospheric pressure for a time period to allow the aroma enhanced gas to dissolve into the beverage diluent liquid and reach equilibrium.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the beverage making cartridge comprises a one-way vent configured to allow the aroma enhanced gas to escape the cartridge while preventing air from entering the package through the one-way vent.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second solid gas source is dry ice.