METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BREWED BEVERAGE

摘要

A method for preparing a brewed beverage comprises the following steps: a capsule (15) with contents for brewing the beverage is positioned at a lateral opening (20) of a brewing chamber (6), water is heated and delivered to the brewing chamber (6), the heated water is let into the brewing chamber (6), the beverage is prepared in the brewing chamber (6), the capsule (15) being filled with heated water in the process, a valve at an outlet (22) is opened and a vessel (4) is filled with the brewed beverage, the capsule (15) is removed from the lateral opening (20) of the brewing chamber (6), and the brewing chamber is rinsed. The invention also relates to an apparatus which is intended for preparing a brewed beverage and readily allows the brewing chamber to be rinsed.