Method for delivering a beverage
The present invention provides a method of delivering a beverage including the steps of at least partially filling an extraction chamber with roasted ground coffee, passing an aqueous medium through the extraction chamber to form the beverage and discharging the beverage from the extraction chamber; wherein the roasted ground coffee has a dry Helos particle size distribution D50 of less than or equal to 200 microns; wherein the aqueous medium has a temperature of ° C. to 40° C.; and wherein the flow rate of the aqueous medium through the extraction chamber is 0.5 to 5 mls −1 .
1. A method of delivering a beverage comprising the steps of:
at least partially filling an extraction chamber with roasted ground coffee;
passing an aqueous medium through the extraction chamber to form the beverage; and
discharging the beverage from the extraction chamber;
wherein the roasted ground coffee has a dry Helos particle size distribution D50 of less than or equal to 200 microns;
wherein the aqueous medium has a temperature of 1° C. to 40° C.; and
wherein the flow rate of the aqueous medium through the extraction chamber is 0.5 to 5 ml/s.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the roasted ground coffee has a dry Helos particle size distribution D50 of less than or equal to 150 microns.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous medium has a temperature of 1° C. to 25° C.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the flow rate of the aqueous medium through the extraction chamber is 1 to 3 ml/s.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the quantity of roasted ground coffee in the extraction chamber is 9 g or greater.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the quantity of roasted ground coffee in the extraction chamber is 9 g to 13 g.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the fill ratio of the extraction chamber is greater than 80%.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the soluble solids in the beverage is greater than 4%.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the pressure in the extraction chamber during extraction is 4 to 20 bar.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the roasted ground coffee has a dry Helos particle size distribution D50 of less than or equal to 100 microns.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous medium has a temperature of 15° C. to 25° C.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous medium has a temperature of 20° C. to 25° C.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the flow rate of the aqueous medium through the extraction chamber is approximately 2 ml/s.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the quantity of roasted ground coffee in the extraction chamber is 10 g to 13 g.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the fill ratio of the extraction chamber is greater than 100%.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein the fill ratio of the extraction chamber is 80% to 150%.