Cartridges, systems and methods for preparation of beverages

A cartridge (1) comprising a cup-shaped body (2) having a base, a peripheral side wall and an open top with a lid (3) attached to the cup- shaped body to define a container volume. The lid being pierceable to accommodate an inflow of an aqueous medium. A filter (8) being located within the container...

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Hauptverfasser: YORK, GEOFFREY, HANSEN, NICK ANDREW, NORTON, MARK RICHARD THOMAS
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A cartridge (1) comprising a cup-shaped body (2) having a base, a peripheral side wall and an open top with a lid (3) attached to the cup- shaped body to define a container volume. The lid being pierceable to accommodate an inflow of an aqueous medium. A filter (8) being located within the container volume to divide the container volume into an ingredient chamber volume and a filtrate volume. The base being pierceable to accommodate an outflow from the filtrate volume. The peripheral side wall comprising a plurality of flutes that define a plurality of filtrate channels configured to direct beverage flow downwards. The cup-shaped body being configured to be laterally expandable in use when aqueous medium at a temperature of at least 85°C and a pressure of at least 20 KPa is introduced into the container volume.