Apparatus for making multiple beverages with reduced cross-contamination

1. A beverage making apparatus for preparing a plurality of different beverages, said apparatus comprising:

a receptacle station for receiving a receptacle for the beverage;

a capsule receiving station having walls defining a cavity for receiving a capsule containing a beverage making ingredient;

an inlet for introducing water into a capsule in the said station to produce a beverage; and

a beverage outlet for directing an outflow of beverage from the cavity to the receptacle station;

wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of different beverage outlets that are interchangeable for making different beverages, each of said outlets comprising an outlet tube having a respective first end for insertion into an outlet of the cavity during preparation of a beverage.

2. A beverage making apparatus according claim 1 , wherein the beverage outlets comprise an outlet tube, and at least one of the outlet tubes is shaped and configured to produce a jet of liquid having a diameter of from about 0.5 mm to about 2 mm.

3. A beverage making apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said outlets is a disposable outlet and the apparatus is adapted to use a new disposable outlet in response to each new beverage making instruction.

4. A beverage making system comprising:

a receptacle station for receiving a receptacle for the beverage;

a capsule receiving station having walls defining a cavity for receiving a capsule containing a beverage making ingredient;

an inlet for introducing water into a capsule in the said station to produce a beverage;

wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of different beverage outlets that are interchangeable for aiming different beverages, each of said outlets comprising an outlet tube having a respective first end for insertion into an outlet region of the cavity during preparation of a beverage; and

a plurality of different beverage making capsules for use in said apparatus.

5. A beverage making system according to claim 4 , wherein the beverage making capsules comprise a generally cup-shaped body having a cover bonded over the top of the cup.

6. A beverage making system according to claim 4 , wherein the content of the plurality of different beverage making capsules is selected from a group consisting of tea, coffee, drinking chocolate, beverage whitener, and soft drink concentrate.