| 摘要 |
An Apparatus is provided for cooling a carbonated beverage stored in a container (14) and dispensing non-foamed carbonated beverage. A method of cooling and delivering non-foamed beverage with the apparatus is also provided. The beverage is preferably beer. The apparatus comprises a housing (16, 110) that has a number of chambers. A chamber can optionally be provided for receiving a number of beer kegs. A pressurizing device (30) is attached to a beer keg (14) for maintaining the beer under pressure in the keg. A conduit is received in one of the chambers and communicates between the beer keg and a tap (18) located on the exterior of the apparatus. A water and ice cooling mixture is circulated over the conduit (40) in the same chamber for cooling the conduit. A perforated vessel (50) surrounds the conduit to protect the conduit and the agitators from being damaged by ice particles. At least two agitators (60, 62) for circulating the cooling fluid over the conduit are located in chamber where the conduit is received. The agitators are positioned to continuously circulate cold water over the conduit for maximum heat exchange.
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