Controlling brewing parameters of single-serve beverage system

A beverage pod having a proximal end and a distal end, the pod comprising:

• a container having a rim defining an opening juxtaposed to the proximal end, a base on the distal end, and a sidewall between the rim and base;
• a filter within the container, the filter having an extension defining an opening juxtaposed to the proximal end, a base with holes juxtaposed to the distal end, and a sidewall between the extension and the base of the filter, where the extension is peelably coupled to the rim, the extension includes a first section and a second section, the first section extending outwardly from the sidewall of the filter, and the second section extending farther at least partially in the direction of the distal end of the filter;
• a beverage ingredient disposed within the filter;
• a lid enclosing the beverage ingredient within the filter on the proximal end, and the lid adapted to be pierced to inject water into the filter;
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• a beverage pathway when a gap is formed between the extension and the rim, the beverage pathway along the beverage ingredient from the proximal end to the distal end, the holes juxtaposed to the distal end, a space between the sidewall of the filter and the sidewall of the container from the distal end towards the proximal end, and the gap juxtaposed to the proximal end.

A beverage pod adapted to receive heated water at a high pressure to brew a low pressure beverage, the pod comprising:

• a container having a first base that bends at a first container corner to form a first sidewall, and
• the first sidewall bends at a second container corner to form a rim that defines a first opening;
• a filter having:
• a second base that bends at a first filter corner to form a second sidewall that bends at a second filter corner to form an extension and defining a second opening around the second filter corner to define a pocket adapted to receive a beverage ingredient to brew a beverage, the extension peelably coupled to the rim, the extension includes a first section and a second section, the first section extending outwardly from the sidewall of the filter, and the second section extending farther at least partially in the direction of the distal end of the filter, where an application of sufficient force upon the extension causes at least a portion of the extension to separate from the rim to form a gap between the extension and the rim,
• the base having a plurality of holes where the size of the holes is predetermined to release the high pressure within the filter but substantially prevent the beverage ingredient from passing through the holes to allow beverage to be extracted from the beverage ingredient below 4 bars;
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• a lid enclosing the first second opening of the filter to hermitically seal the beverage ingredient within the container, and during a brewing process, the beverage within the container drains via the gap between the extension and the rim.

A beverage pod adapted to receive heated water at a high pressure to brew a beverage, the beverage pod comprising:

• a container having a first base that bends at a first container corner to form a first sidewall, and
• the first sidewall bends at a second container corner to form a rim that defines a first opening;
• a filter having:
• a second base that bends at a first filter corner to form a second sidewall that bends at a second filter corner to form an extension and defining a second opening around the second filter corner to define a pocket adapted to receive beverage ingredient to brew a beverage, the extension peelably coupled to the rim such that an application of sufficient force upon the extension causes at least a portion of the extension to separate from the rim to form a gap between the extension and the rim, the extension includes a first section and a second section, the first section extending outwardly from the sidewall of the filter, and the second section extending farther at least partially in the direction of the distal end of the filter,
• the second base having a plurality of holes where the size of the holes is predetermined to brew either a low pressure beverage or a high pressure beverage, where the size of the holes is sufficiently large to release the high pressure injected into the filter to allow beverage to be extracted below 4 bars from the beverage ingredient to brew the low pressure beverage, or the size of the holes is sufficiently small to substantially maintain the high pressure injected into the filter to allow beverage to be extracted above 7 bars from the beverage ingredient to brew the high pressure beverage;
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• a lid enclosing the second opening of the filter to hermitically seal the beverage ingredient within the container, and during a brewing process, the beverage within the container drains through the gap between the extension and the rim.