PROCESS OF BREWING TEA LEAVES CONTAINED IN A CAPSULE
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1. Process for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine using a capsule comprising tea leaves comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing hot water delivered from a pumping and heating member in the capsule to submerge the tea leaves in the capsule enclosure;
b) letting the tea leaves soak;
c) introducing hot water into the capsule until the required volume of beverage is delivered; and
continuously delivering water from the pumping and heating members during the three steps and continuously introduced in the capsule from the beginning of step a) until the end of step c).
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Abstract
The invention concerns a process for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine with a capsule comprising an enclosure containing tea leaves comprising the steps of: a) introducing water in the capsule to submerge the tea leaves in the capsule enclosure, then b) letting the tea leaves soak, then c) introducing water in the capsule until the required volume of beverage is delivered, wherein water is continuously introduced in the capsule from the beginning of step a) until the end of step b).
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22 Claims
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1. Process for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine using a capsule comprising tea leaves comprising the steps of:
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a) introducing hot water delivered from a pumping and heating member in the capsule to submerge the tea leaves in the capsule enclosure; b) letting the tea leaves soak; c) introducing hot water into the capsule until the required volume of beverage is delivered; and continuously delivering water from the pumping and heating members during the three steps and continuously introduced in the capsule from the beginning of step a) until the end of step c). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A beverage production system comprising:
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beverage ingredient containing capsules comprising an identification member; and a beverage production machine for receiving the capsules, comprising reading means for reading the capsule identification member in order to read information thereof and control means connected to the reading means and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine in response to the read information, the identification member provides instructions to the machine for brewing tea leaves according to a process comprising the steps of; a) introducing hot water delivered from a pumping and heating member in the capsule to submerge the tea leaves in the capsule enclosure;
b) letting the tea leaves soak;
c) introducing hot water into the capsule until the required volume of beverage is delivered; and
continuously delivering water from the pumping and heating member during the three steps and continuously introduced in the capsule from the beginning of step a) until the end of step c). - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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9. A beverage production system according to claim wherein the machine-readable information is selected from the group consisting of:
- the temperature of the water, the values of the water flows of steps a), b) and/or c), the number of stirring periods in step b), the time length of the steps a), b) and/or c) and combinations thereof.
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12. Process for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine using a capsule comprising tea leaves comprising the steps of:
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a) introducing hot water delivered from a pumping and heating member in the capsule to submerge the tea leaves in the capsule enclosure; b) letting the tea leaves soak; c) introducing hot water into the capsule until the required volume of beverage is delivered; and continuously delivering water from the pumping and heating member during the three steps and at least partially sent to waste during step b). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A beverage production system comprising:
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beverage ingredient containing capsules comprising an identification member; beverage production machine for receiving the capsules, comprising reading means for reading the capsule identification member in order to read information thereof and control means connected to the reading means and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine in response to the read information, the identification member provides instructions to the machine for brewing tea leaves according to a process comprising the steps of;
a) introducing hot water delivered from a pumping and heating member in the capsule to submerge the tea leaves in the capsule enclosure;b) letting the tea leaves soak;
c) introducing hot water into the capsule until the required volume of beverage is delivered; and
continuously delivering water from the pumping and heating member during the three steps and at least partially sent to waste during step b). - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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