Beverage brewing system

摘要

A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge system may include a short cup and a tall cup, where the tall cup is taller than the short cup to pack more beverage grind. The cartridge system may include a filter within an outer cup. The bottom of the filter may be deep enough to be juxtaposed to the bottom of the cup. The filter may be formed from a material that is substantially resistant to piercing by the needle within the holder such that when the outlet needle pierces through the bottom of the cup, the outlet needle raises the filter at a point of contact, and the filter substantially resists the outlet needle from piercing through the filter during a brewing process.

主权项

1. A method of brewing a beverage from a beverage cartridge with a brewer, the beverage cartridge having a beverage ingredient, and the brewer having a first outlet piercing element that pierces at a first predetermined outlet piercing area within the brewer, and a second outlet piercing element that pierces at a second predetermined outlet piercing area within the brewer that is vertically offset from the first predetermined outlet piercing area, the first outlet piercing element having a base end and a tip end that is higher than the base end and the second outlet piercing element having a base end and a tip end, the base end of the second outlet piercing element being vertically offset from the base end of the first outlet piercing element, the method comprising the step of:
receiving the beverage cartridge within the brewer in such a manner that the beverage cartridge is pierced at the first predetermined outlet piercing area by the first outlet piercing element, and the beverage cartridge is not in contact with or pierced by the second outlet piercing element at the second predetermined outlet piercing area that is vertically offset from the first predetermined outlet piercing area.