Machine for the preparation of beverages

摘要

A system and method of preparing a beverage, the method comprising the steps of:
a. inserting a first beverage cartridge (1) containing one or more beverage ingredients (200) into a beverage preparation machine (201);
b. operating said beverage preparation machine to pass an aqueous medium through the first beverage cartridge at a pressure of less than 2 bar to dispense a first portion of said beverage into a receptacle;
c. storing in a memory of said beverage preparation machine information on the type of the first beverage cartridge;
d. inserting a second beverage cartridge (1) containing one or more beverage ingredients (200) into the beverage preparation machine; and
e. operating the beverage preparation machine to pass an aqueous medium through the second beverage cartridge at a pressure of less than 2 bar to dispense a second portion of said beverage into the receptacle.