Patent ID: 8039036

Claim:
A method for the preparation of a beverage suitable for consumption using at least one extraction pad filled with a product to be extracted, and at least one additive holder filled with a soluble substance, the method comprising: positioning the extraction pad and the additive holder relative to each other within first and second spaces, respectively, of a collecting chamber using positioning means so that the extraction pad and the additive holder are separated by an intermediate space; pressing hot water under pressure through the extraction pad and the soluble substance in the at least one additive holder for obtaining an extract with the soluble substance dissolved therein; feeding the extract with the soluble substance dissolved therein under pressure to at least one nozzle for obtaining an extract jet; and aiming the extract jet at an impact surface for obtaining a beverage suitable for consumption with a froth layer; wherein the positioning means includes a bottom on which the extraction pad rests, the bottom having at least one through-flow opening for feeding extract to the additive holder; and wherein the collecting container is removeably positioned in a receiving space of a container receiving unit, and the container receiving unit includes the impact surface; wherein the extraction pad and the additive holder are deformable and the intermediate space is configured such that deformation of one of the extraction pad and the additive holder does not cause a deformation of the other of the extraction pad and the additive holder.