Patent ID: 8505595

Claim:
A beverage system comprising: an ingredient module; and an ingredient dispensing valve in communication with the ingredient module, the ingredient dispensing valve dispensing an ingredient into a beverage container, wherein the ingredient module comprises a housing, an ingredient container disposed within the housing, a first ingredient conduit disposed between the ingredient container and the ingredient dispensing valve, and a pumping device that causes the ingredient to move from the ingredient container, through the first ingredient conduit, and through the ingredient dispensing valve under pressure, a valve which receives the ingredient from the pumping device and passes the ingredient to the dispensing valve, wherein the valve includes a second ingredient conduit, wherein the valve controls the size of the second ingredient conduit, such that the size of the second ingredient conduit is reduced during dispensing of the ingredient to the dispensing valve and enlarged when the dispensing of the ingredient to the dispensing valve is terminated.