A system and method of controlling a concentration of one or more gases dissolved in a beverage is shown. The system includes a saturation tank having a gas head space, a brite tank, and a beverage supply system to pass the beverage between the saturation tank and the brite tank. A beverage supersaturated with the gas from the head space is formed in the saturation tank. The supersaturated beverage is passed from the saturation tank to the brite tank. Once the amount of gas added to the beverage exceeds saturation, some of the gas escapes from solution from the beverage and the pressure in the brite tank increases. Once the pressure within the brite tank reaches a pre-defined pressure, a pump supplying the beverage to the saturation tank is shut-off and the inlet and outlet valves of the brite tank are closed.
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)
Osborn, G. S. (2023). System For Controlling The Concentration Of Single And Multiple Dissolved Gases In Beverages. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/449
Gregory S. Osborn, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR