Patent ID: 8071147

Claim:
A method for preparing a beverage suitable for consumption from at least two ingredients and an amount of liquid which is supplied to the ingredients, wherein a first ingredient comprises a substance to be dissolved with a first portion of the amount of liquid and a second ingredient comprises a substance to be extracted with a second portion of the amount of liquid, wherein the method comprises the steps of: physically separating the first ingredient and the second ingredient; supplying, during a first period, to the first and the second ingredient, the first portion of the amount of liquid having a maximum first temperature that is predetermined so that, during the first period, the first ingredient is substantially dissolved but substantially none of the second ingredient is extracted for obtaining a first beverage part; supplying, during a second period, to the first and the second ingredient, the second portion of the amount of liquid having a minimum second temperature that is predetermined so that, during the second period, the second ingredient is extracted for obtaining a second beverage part; and combining the first and the second beverage parts for obtaining the beverage.