| 摘要 |
A system and method for manufacturing, processing, packaging, and dispensing beverages wherein electrochemically-activated water is used to neutralize residual amounts of incompatible flavor ingredients, color ingredients, and alcohol ingredients when transitioning from the processing of one beverage to another. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of transitioning at least a portion of a beverage processing system from processing a first beverage to processing a second beverage wherein said first beverage includes an ingredient of a product formula of said first beverage which is not compatible with said second beverage, said ingredient is a flavor ingredient, a color ingredient, or an alcohol ingredient, and an amount of said ingredient remains in said portion of said beverage processing system after processing said first beverage, said method comprising the steps of:
a. delivering an amount of an aqueous dilution of an electrochemically-activated water solution comprising an anolyte through said portion of said beverage processing system effective for oxidizing at least a portion of said ingredient therein and then b. processing said second beverage in said portion of said processing system, wherein, said second beverage has a release requirement for taste, color, or alcohol content, and said portion of said ingredient oxidized by said electrochemically-activated water solution in step (a) is an amount sufficient such that said ingredient will not prevent said second beverage from meeting said release requirement, and said electrochemically-activated water solution has been produced such that, in undiluted form without any non-electrochemically-activated water added thereto, said electrochemically-activated water solution has a pH in a range of from about 4.5 to about 7.5 and an oxidation-reduction potential of at least +650 mV and comprises hypochlorous acid, ozone, peroxide ions, and superoxide ions as its dominant electrolysis products. |
