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Software tuning of recipes for beer brewing system

US10377981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateAug 13, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B21/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A beer making system may modify a beer ingredient/process recipe to adjust sensory characteristics of a desired beer. With a given ingredient list and starting recipe, a performance model of a brewing system may be used to generate an updated recipe when given a set of desired sensory characteristics of a desired beer. A user interface may permit a user to adjust characteristics such as thin/thick mouthfeel, dryness/maltiness, hops bitterness, hops flavor, hops aroma, and other characteristics. An updated recipe may change mashing schedules, boiling schedules, or other programmatically controlled aspects of a brewing system. The performance model may include heuristics as well as performance metrics derived from observing previous brewing sessions on one or multiple devices.

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