APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BREWED BEVERAGE

摘要

An apparatus for preparing a brewed beverage comprises a device (10, 11) for heating and delivering water, a brewing chamber (6), into which the heated water is introduced, a positioning device (19) for positioning a capsule (15), with contents for brewing the beverage, at a lateral opening of the brewing chamber (6), and an outlet (22) with a switchable valve (23) on an underside of the brewing chamber (6), wherein an inlet for introducing the hot water is provided on an upper side of the brewing chamber (6). The invention also relates to a method for preparing a brewed beverage, the intention being for leakage in the region of an inlet of the brewing chamber to be reliably avoided.