Patent ID: 8658232

Claim:
A capsule system for preparing beverages by centrifugation of a capsule in a centrifuging brewing device comprising: a set of different capsules; each one provided with an extractable or infusible ingredient for selectively preparing and delivering a beverage having specific characteristics that differ from the other capsules of the set, with each capsule of the set comprising a body with a sidewall and a free rim with a lower surface extending outwardly from the sidewall, an upper wall and an insertion diameter of the body of the capsule designed for insertion into a rotary capsule holder of the brewing device in a referential position, and a centrifugal brewing device comprising a rotary capsule holder having a support surface arranged for supporting a portion of the body of any capsule of the set, with the support surface comprising a referential diameter matching the insertion diameter of any capsule of the set, wherein the different capsules in the set all have at least one upper body portion and at least one lower body portion, wherein the insertion diameter is determined at the line of intersection between the lower surface of the free rim and the upper body portion, wherein the different capsules in the set have bodies of different storage volumes obtained by a variable depth of the body in the set but with each having the same insertion diameter, and wherein the capsule bodies each have an upper portion and a lower portion and wherein the support surface of the rotary capsule holder holds an upper portion of the capsule bodies of the different capsules in the set while providing no support for the lower portion of the capsule bodies.