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 for use with a brewer and a beverage cartridge with a beverage ingredient, the brewer having a first outlet needle that pierces at a first predetermined outlet piercing location within the brewer, and a second outlet needle that pierces at a second predetermined outlet piercing location within the brewer that is vertically offset from the first predetermined outlet piercing location, 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 location by the first outlet needle, and the beverage cartridge is not pierced at the second predetermined outlet piercing location, that is vertically offset from the first predetermined outlet piercing location, by the second outlet needle.