COFFEE BEVERAGE SYSTEM, COFFEE BEAN PACKAGING CARTRIGE FOR USE WITH SAID SYSTEM, METHOD OF PREPARING A BEVERAGE, METHOD FOR BREWING COFFEE, METHOD OF SUPPLYING COFFEE BEANS, CARTRIDGE FOR COFFEE BEAN MATERIAL, METHOD OF SUPPLYING COFFEE BEAN MATERIAL.

摘要

A coffee beverage system is described including a coffee bean packaging cartridge and a coffee brewing apparatus. The coffee beans packaging cartridge includes a container holding coffee beans and transportation means adapted for enabling transportation of the coffee beans towards an exit opening of the cartridge. The coffee apparatus comprises a grinder for grinding the coffee beans from the cartridge and a brewing device for brewing coffee on the basis of ground coffee obtained by means of the grinder. The system is further provided with a metering chamber for receiving coffee beans which are transported with the aid of the transportation means into the metering chamber. In use the metering chamber will hold a predetermined amount of coffee beans. The metering chamber comprises a bottom portion which forms a part of the grinder, said bottom portion being arranged in the coffee apparatus for rotating around an axis extending in a vertical direction.