A method for rapid determination of a concentration of free sulfur dioxide (SO2) in a liquid is disclosed. The method involves receiving a liquid sample in an enclosed volume and, while a temperature of the liquid sample remains below 35° C., conditioning the liquid sample to cause gasified SO2 to accumulate in a headspace of the enclosed volume above a surface of the liquid sample. The method further involves directing UV light having a wavelength between 250 nm and 320 nm through a gaseous sample taken from the headspace, and measuring an attenuation of the UV light due to absorption within the gaseous sample The concentration of gaseous SO2 within the gaseous sample is determined from the measured attenuation.
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22) value indicative of a concentration of free sulfur dioxide within a beverage contained in the barrel. The method also involves uploading the sample data for the barrel from the controller to a host processor, and accumulating the sample data for the plurality of barrels at the host processor to generate a barrel dataset. The method further involves performing a chemistry data analysis on the barrel dataset to generate a condition output, and based on the condition output, performing a management function on at least one of the beverage, specific barrels in the plurality of barrels, or the plurality of barrels.
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42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
45 - Services juridiques; services de sécurité; services personnels pour individus
Produits et services
Customized bungs for oak barrels of aging wine Treatment of wine for others, namely, wine barrel topping, sampling and sulfite addition services; Treatment of wine for others, namely, measuring, tracking and adjusting free SO2 levels in wine barrels Quality control for others, namely, wine barrel topping, sampling and sulfite addition services; Measuring, tracking and adjusting free SO2 levels in wine barrels for analysis purposes; Wine analysis services; Wine barrel tracking services for quality control purposes, namely, tracking of fill volumes and ullage, recording and tracking all barrel work actions, and providing rapid free SO2 analysis; Subscription-based service for the use of wine barrel tracking, analysis and adjustment equipment used for quality control and analysis, namely, units consisting of carts containing inert gas, hoses and sensors, which can extract wine for analysis, measure and record barrel volumes and ullage, record and track all barrel work actions, provide rapid free SO2 analysis, and can adjust sulfite levels and top up wine in barrels; Licensing of computer software used to track, analyze and report on wine barrel work actions, namely, volumes and ullage, sulfite, pH and dissolved oxygen levels and adjustments and top-up activities; licensing of API interface software which can be used to present wine barrel data collected to winery management software systems
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
45 - Services juridiques; services de sécurité; services personnels pour individus
Produits et services
Customized bungs for oak barrels of aging wine Treatment of wine for others, namely, wine barrel topping, sampling and sulfite addition services; Treatment of wine for others, namely, measuring, tracking and adjusting free SO2 levels in wine barrels Quality control for others, namely, wine barrel topping, sampling and sulfite addition services; Measuring, tracking and adjusting free SO2 levels in wine barrels for analysis purposes; Wine analysis services; Wine barrel tracking services for quality control purposes, namely, tracking of fill volumes and ullage, recording and tracking all barrel work actions, and providing rapid free SO2 analysis; Subscription-based service for the use of wine barrel tracking, analysis and adjustment equipment used for quality control and analysis, namely, units consisting of carts containing inert gas, hoses and sensors, which can extract wine for analysis, measure and record barrel volumes and ullage, record and track all barrel work actions, provide rapid free SO2 analysis, and can adjust sulfite levels and top up wine in barrels; Licensing of computer software used to track, analyze and report on wine barrel work actions, namely, volumes and ullage, sulfite, pH and dissolved oxygen levels and adjustments and top-up activities; licensing of API interface software which can be used to present wine barrel data collected to winery management software systems
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Customized bungs for oak barrels of aging wine (1) Subscription based service for the use of wine barrel tracking, analysis and adjustment equipment, namely, units consisting of carts containing inert gas, hoses and sensors, which can extract wine for analysis, measure and record barrel volumes and ullage, record and track all barrel work actions, provide rapid free SO2 analysis, and can adjust sulfite levels and top up wine in barrels;
(2) Wine barrel topping, sampling and sulfite addition services; Measuring, tracking and adjusting free SO2 levels in wine barrels; Wine analysis services; Wine barrel tracking services, namely, tracking of volumes and ullage, recording and tracking all barrel work actions, providing rapid free SO2 analysis; Providing use of computer software used to track, analyze and report on wine barrel work actions, namely, volumes and ullage, sulfite, pH and dissolved oxygen levels and adjustments and top-up activities via a software license; Providing use of API interface software which can be used to present wine barrel data collected to winery management software systems via a software license;
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Customized bungs for oak barrels of aging wine (1) Subscription based service for the use of wine barrel tracking, analysis and adjustment equipment, namely, units consisting of carts containing inert gas, hoses and sensors, which can extract wine for analysis, measure and record barrel volumes and ullage, record and track all barrel work actions, provide rapid free SO2 analysis, and can adjust sulfite levels and top up wine in barrels;
(2) Wine barrel topping, sampling and sulfite addition services; Measuring, tracking and adjusting free SO2 levels in wine barrels; Wine analysis services; Wine barrel tracking services, namely, tracking of volumes and ullage, recording and tracking all barrel work actions, providing rapid free SO2 analysis; Providing use of computer software used to track, analyze and report on wine barrel work actions, namely, volumes and ullage, sulfite, pH and dissolved oxygen levels and adjustments and top-up activities via a software license; Providing use of API interface software which can be used to present wine barrel data collected to winery management software systems via a software license;
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SYSTEM, CLOSURE, AND INTERCONNECT FOR MANAGING A BEVERAGE IN A BULK LIQUID CONTAINER
A system, method, and apparatus for managing a beverage held in bulk liquid beverage container is disclosed. The container has a closure sealingly received within an opening of the container, the closure including an outwardly disposed closure interface including first and second fluid ports. The system includes an interconnect having an interface in fluid communication with a primary fluid line and a secondary fluid line, the interface being operable to couple to the closure interface to place the primary fluid line in fluid communication with the first fluid port and the secondary fluid line in fluid communication with the second fluid port. The system also includes a fluid handler including a plurality of fluid flow elements in fluid communication with the primary fluid line and the secondary fluid line, and a controller operably configured to control operation of the plurality of fluid flow elements to perform operations for managing the beverage.
