Coffee brewing
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJasper ZUIDERVAART, Mart Kornelis-Jan TE VELDE, Johannes MARRA, Anna Louise WIJNOLTZ, Nicole Petronella Martien HAEX, Nicolaas Petrus WILLARD, Pieter Musters
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provides a coffee beverage having a reduced terpene content, in which terpene content is reduced by increasing the particle size of the coffee grounds.
Claims15
A method of providing a coffee beverage having a desired terpene content using a coffee beverage producing apparatus, the method comprising:
- a user selecting the desired terpene content;
- the coffee beverage producing apparatus selecting coffee grounds having a particle size based on the desired terpene content;
- the coffee beverage producing apparatus providing the coffee grounds having the selected particle size to a brew chamber;
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- the coffee beverage producing apparatus providing a volume of heated and pressurised water to flow through the coffee grounds in the brew chamber and out of the brew chamber to provide the coffee beverage,
- wherein the coffee beverage producing apparatus comprises a user control coupled to a coffee grounds selector unit and said user control comprises a processor for controlling operation of the coffee beverage producing apparatus.
A method of providing a coffee beverage having a reduced terpene content, the method comprising:
- providing a brew chamber comprising coffee grounds having a surface weighted average particle size of about 20.5 μm or greater;
- providing a volume of heated and pressurised water to flow through the coffee grounds in the brew chamber and out of the brew chamber to provide the coffee beverage, further comprising applying a tamping force to the coffee grounds in the brew chamber such that the volume of water supplied to the brew chamber takes between 15 seconds and 35 seconds to flow through the coffee grounds in the brew chamber, the applied tamping force being configured dependent upon the particle size of the coffee grounds, with the applied force being increased as particle size increases.
A coffee beverage producing apparatus comprising:
- a brewing unit configured to brew coffee grounds to provide a coffee beverage;
- a coffee grounds supply unit for supplying the coffee grounds to the brewing unit;
- a user control to allow a user to select the coffee beverage having a desired terpene content;
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- a coffee grounds selector unit coupled to the user control for controlling particle size of the coffee grounds supplied to the brewing unit from the coffee grounds supply unit based on the desired terpene content of the coffee beverage selected by the user.
A coffee beverage producing apparatus for providing a coffee beverage having a reduced terpene content, the apparatus comprising:
- a pressurisable brewing unit configured to brew coffee grounds to provide the coffee beverage;
- a coffee grounds supply unit, and
- a coffee grounds selector unit for controlling particle size of the coffee grounds supplied from the coffee grounds supply unit, the coffee grounds selector unit configured to control the coffee grounds supply unit to supply coffee grounds having a surface weighted average particle size of 20.5 μm or greater to the brewing unit,
- wherein the coffee grounds supply unit is configured to provide a coffee beverage having a Brix value of greater than 2%.
An espresso capsule, espresso pod or espresso pad for providing a coffee beverage having a reduced terpene content, the espresso capsule, espresso pod or espresso pad comprising coffee grounds having a surface weighted average particle size of 20.5 μm or greater and to provide the coffee beverage having a Brix value of greater than 1.5%.
A method for producing a coffee beverage having a reduced terpene content, the method comprising providing coffee grounds having a surface weighted average particle size of about 20.5 μm or greater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.