Compostable gasket for a compostable beverage pod

A beverage container for holding beverage ingredients, comprising:

• a beverage pod including
• a main body defining a chamber holding the beverage ingredients,
• a lip extending outwardly from the main body, wherein the lip includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and
• a lid extending across the chamber and the upper surface of the lip;
• and
• a gasket bonded to the lower surface of the lip such that the lip extends outwardly past the gasket, wherein the gasket is configured to be compressed by a brewing device to form a seal between the brewing device and the beverage container to maintain a pressure differential between the chamber of the beverage pod and an external environment.

A method of brewing an espresso beverage, the method comprising:

• placing a beverage container in a brewing device, the beverage container including
• a beverage pod including
• a main body defining a chamber holding beverage ingredients,
• a lip extending outwardly from the main body, wherein the lip includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and
• a lid extending across the chamber and the upper surface of the lip, and
• a gasket coupled to the lower surface of the lip;
• forming a seal between the brewing device and the gasket;
• and
• while a brewing pin of the brewing device extends through the lid, delivering brewing liquid at fluid pressures up to 9 bars from the brewing pin while the seal between the brewing device and the gasket is maintained such the brewing liquid flows through the beverage container to brew the espresso beverage.