NOVEL COFFEE-EXTRACT AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED VARIETIES AND STRENGTHS OF FRESH-BREWED COFFEE ON DEMAND

摘要

An improved process for providing an individually customized fresh brewedcoffee beverage on demand by acon-sumer, in a wide range of variety and strength. Said brewing process isuseful for making relatively large quantities of fresh brewedcoffee beverages (in particular customized as to desired variety, body,character and/or strengths) as chosen by multiple individualconsumers just prior to their consumption. Said process is easy to use by theconsumer or other individual (i.e., restaurant wait staff)obtaining the customized beverage. Further, maintenance of the equipmentrequires only a small amount of personal attention bythe owner/operator of the equipment. Such brewing process apparatus which isparticularly useful for providing coffee according toindividual consumer selection, but in large, commercial or institutionalquantities. "Delayed dilution" of a concentrated extract isutilized to provide a beverage brewing system which immediately (upon customerselection) provides selective dilution (based onindividual consumer's selections) of a fresh brewed coffee extract after theextract has been allowed to brew and held as an extractbefore dilution. The concentrated extract has a brew solids level greater than1.2% and a Delta Standard yield of less than 8%.