Patent ID: 8916220

Claim:
A method for producing a beverage using a portion capsule comprising a capsule body with a capsule base and a cover, a cavity for accommodating a pulverulent or beverage base being formed between the capsule base and the cover, and a filter element arranged between the beverage base and the capsule base, the filter element comprising a non-woven which is arranged on an inner side of the capsule base, the method comprising: wherein the portion capsule is provided in a first method step, wherein the capsule base is perforated by means of an external perforation means in a second method step, and wherein the filter element is at least partially spaced apart from the capsule base in a third method step; wherein, in the third method step, the filter element is spaced apart from the capsule base only in a central region and continues to rest on the capsule base or remains attached to the capsule base in the edge region of the capsule base; delivering a preparation liquid into the portion capsule and through the pulverant or beverage base, the filter element and the capsule base, and discharging the beverage.