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The assembly of the invention includes a pressure vessel having a size to fit in a usual home refrigerator for the domestic fermenting of a fermentable liquid mixture under pressure and under chilled conditions. The pressure vessel defines a closed fermentation chamber for containing a bath having a

The assembly of the invention includes a pressure vessel having a size to fit in a usual home refrigerator for the domestic fermenting of a fermentable liquid mixture under pressure and under chilled conditions. The pressure vessel defines a closed fermentation chamber for containing a bath having an amount of fermentable liquid mixture effective to provide a pressurized atmosphere above the surface of the bath within the closed fermentation chamber during the fermenting process. A pressure relief valve controls the pressure within the fermentation chamber at a level sufficient to maintain safety conditions during the fermentation process. Pressurized gaseous material is introduced into the pressure vessel upon completion of the fermentation process to maintain pressure in the bath within the chamber. A spigot which is part of an output discharge mechanism including a float used to remove fermented beverage from adjacent the surface of the bath to draw beverage from the pressurized vessel while a pressurized atmosphere remains in the vessel.

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An apparatus for producing a fermented beverage, said apparatus comprising: a) a pressure vessel having an interior for receiving fermented beverage-making ingredients therein, an inlet for introducing said ingredients into the vessel, and an outlet for dispensing a resultant fermented beverage from

An apparatus for producing a fermented beverage, said apparatus comprising: a) a pressure vessel having an interior for receiving fermented beverage-making ingredients therein, an inlet for introducing said ingredients into the vessel, and an outlet for dispensing a resultant fermented beverage from the vessel; b) pressure relief valve means on said vessel and in communication with the interior of the vessel for relieving pressure resulting from pressure buildup in the interior of the vessel during a fermentation process occurring in the vessel; and c) defoaming means located between said relief valve means and the interior of the vessel to counteract foam produced during said fermentation process from coming into contact with the pressure relief valve means; d) said defoaming means including a housing between the relief valve means and the interior of the vessel to screen the relief valve means from the interior of the vessel, the housing having at least one opening therein of a predetermined size for the breakup of foam passing therethrough; e) the housing including a cup-shaped member having a plurality of said openings spaced around its circumference.