Brewing module

A brewing module for an extraction apparatus, for example a coffee machine, for preparing portions of a beverage or another extraction product from an extraction material packaged in a capsule, comprising a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part which is movable relative thereto, wherein the first and the second brewing module part form a discharge device for discharging an extraction product from the capsule and an injector for introducing an extraction liquid into the in capsule, and a brewing chamber which at least partially surrounds the capsule during the brewing operation and which can be brought from an open into a closed state by movement of the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part, wherein the first and/or the second brewing module part has piercing points for piercing the capsule by puncturing a capsule wall, wherein a support element which, when the brewing chamber is in the open state, forms a base for the capsule in a support position and which, by closure of the brewing chamber, is movable away from the support position into an inoperative position, wherein the movement of the support element from the support position into the inoperative position takes place in a direction different from the direction of movement of the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part, and wherein the brewing module is designed in such a manner that, after insertion via a defined insertion position, the capsule rests on the support element and a support portion of the first brewing module part, said support element and support portion together forming a support which supports the center of gravity of the capsule.