| CPC C12G 3/07 (2019.02) [C12H 1/22 (2013.01); C12H 6/02 (2019.02); C12G 3/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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13. A system for rapidly aging spirits using a closed rapid aging system using a computing application, the system comprising:
a first production tank having a first volume of liquid;
a second production tank having a second volume of liquid wherein the second volume of liquid is in fluid communication with at least one liquid conduit with the first production tank,
wherein the second production tank comprises a first volume of oxygen;
at least one aging vessel, wherein the at least one aging vessel comprises a second volume of oxygen, wherein the at least one aging vessel further comprises an interior cavity adapted to hold a mixture of unaged distilled spirit mixed with charred wood staves added to the interior cavity of the at least one aging vessel;
an air compressor in fluid communication with the first production tank;
a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the first production tank;
comprising:
a relay controller board having a set of relays;
a first set of solenoid valves coupled to the first production tank and a second set of solenoid valves coupled to the at least one aging vessel,
wherein the first set of solenoid valves and the second set of solenoid valves are in electronic communication via one or more electric wires with the set of relays on the relay controller board; and
a computing device that provides access to the computing application comprising instructions for:
a. opening a first solenoid valve coupled to a first production tank, wherein the first production tank is partially filled with a first volume of liquid;
b. adding pressurized air to the first production tank for a first period of time;
c. upon adding the pressurized air to the first production tank, causing the first volume of liquid to flow from the first production tank to a second production tank, wherein the second production tank is initially partially filled with a second volume of liquid,
wherein the second production tank is further filled with a first volume of oxygen in addition to the second volume of liquid;
d. upon causing the first volume of liquid to flow from the first production tank to the second production tank, opening a first solenoid valve coupled to an aging vessel of the at least one aging vessel, wherein the aging vessel comprises a mixture of unaged distilled spirit and the charred wood staves, and further wherein the aging vessel further comprises a second volume of oxygen,
wherein at least one oxygen conduit is coupled from the second production tank to the aging vessel in order for the first volume of oxygen in the second production tank and the second volume of oxygen in the aging vessel to be able to flow back and forth from the second production tank to the aging vessel over a period of time;
e. upon opening the first solenoid valve coupled to the aging vessel, flowing the first volume of oxygen to the aging vessel through the at least one oxygen conduit for a duration of the first period of time, wherein the addition of the first volume of liquid in the first production tank to the second volume of liquid in the second production tank with the second volume of oxygen pressurizes the mixture in the aging vessel;
f. after the first period of time is complete, opening a second solenoid valve coupled to the first production tank and releasing the pressurized air in the first production tank for a second period of time;
g. upon releasing the pressurized air in the first production tank for the second period of time, flowing the first volume of liquid that transferred to the second production tank at step (c) back to the first production tank, causing the pressure in the second production tank to be reduced, wherein the second volume of liquid in the second production tank becomes generally equalized with the first volume of liquid in the first production tank;
h. upon the releasing of the pressurized air in the first production tank, opening a second solenoid valve coupled to the aging vessel;
i. flowing the second volume of oxygen in the aging vessel back into the second production tank for the second period of time and thereby relieving the pressurized air in the aging vessel;
j. opening a third solenoid valve coupled to the first production tank and creating a vacuum in the first production tank for a third period of time, which causes a vacuum to occur in the second production tank such that the second volume of liquid is pulled into the first production tank from the second production tank;
k. upon creating the vacuum in the first production tank for the third period of time, opening a third solenoid valve coupled to the aging vessel;
l. upon opening the third solenoid valve coupled to the aging vessel and creating the vacuum in the first production tank for the third period of time, flowing the second volume of oxygen in the aging vessel into the second production tank to create a vacuum in the aging vessel for a duration of the third period of time;
m. opening a fourth solenoid valve after the third period of time has ended, wherein the fourth solenoid valve is coupled to the first production tank;
n. upon opening the fourth solenoid valve, releasing the vacuum for a fourth period of time, wherein the second volume of liquid is pushed back into the second production tank;
o. opening a fourth solenoid valve coupled to the aging vessel, wherein upon opening the fourth solenoid valve coupled to the aging vessel, the second volume of oxygen is returned through the at least one oxygen conduit to the aging tank and the vacuum is released;
p. repeating steps (a)-(o) for a desired period of time until a rapidly aged spirit is ready for consumption wherein the computing application comprises one or more interfaces for setting a recurrence pattern and recurrence range to schedule for rapidly aging the spirits in the closed rapid aging system comprising the first production tank, the second production tank, and the aging vessel.
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