Patent ID: 8123075
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A23G,B67D

Abstract:
1. A beverage dispensing system for controlling a temperature-related beverage characteristic of a dispensed beverage, the beverage dispensing system comprising: a reservoir for retaining a volume of a beverage to be dispensed; a controllable outlet tube coupled to the reservoir for dispensing the beverage from the reservoir; at least one inlet tube for allowing passage of at least one of a dilution substance, a beverage making ingredient, or a combination of both to the reservoir, the dilution substance and beverage making ingredient forming a refill volume of beverage when mixed and dispensed into the reservoir; and a controller for controlling at least a portion of the beverage dispensing system, the controller containing the volumetric freeze rate of the beverage to be dispensed, the controller containing instructions for controllably operating the beverage dispensing system to dispense a refill volume of beverage into the reservoir at a rate which is less than the volumetric freeze rate of the beverage to be dispensed.