A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge sys
A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge system may include a short cup and a tall cup, where the tall cup is taller than the short cup to pack more beverage grind. The cartridge system may include a filter within an outer cup. The bottom of the filter may be deep enough to be juxtaposed to the bottom of the cup. The filter may be formed from a material that is substantially resistant to piercing by the needle within the holder such that when the outlet needle pierces through the bottom of the cup, the outlet needle raises the filter at a point of contact, and the filter substantially resists the outlet needle from piercing through the filter during a brewing process.
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1. A method of brewing a beverage with a brewer having an inlet needle, a first outlet needle that pierces at a first fixed piercing location within the brewer, and a second outlet needle located in spaced relation to the first outlet needle that pierces at a second fixed piercing location within th
1. A method of brewing a beverage with a brewer having an inlet needle, a first outlet needle that pierces at a first fixed piercing location within the brewer, and a second outlet needle located in spaced relation to the first outlet needle that pierces at a second fixed piercing location within the brewer that is vertically offset from the first fixed piercing location, the method comprising the steps of: when a first beverage cartridge having beverage grind therein and a first height is located within the brewer, piercing the first beverage cartridge with the inlet needle and with the first outlet needle at the first fixed piercing location but not with the second outlet needle to create an outlet piercing in the first beverage cartridge;when a second beverage cartridge having beverage grind therein and a second height that is greater than the first height is located within the brewer, piercing the second beverage cartridge with the inlet needle and with the second outlet needle at the second fixed piercing location that is vertically offset from the first fixed piercing location but not with the first outlet needle to create an outlet piercing in the second beverage cartridge that is vertically offset from the outlet piercing in the first beverage cartridge;determining, with the brewer, whether or not the pierced beverage cartridge includes authentication indicia;preventing brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced beverage cartridge does not include the authentication indicia;permitting brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced beverage cartridge does include the authentication indicia; andsubsequent to the permitting step, brewing a beverage from the beverage grind in the pierced beverage cartridge. 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein brewing a beverage comprises injecting liquid into the pierced beverage cartridge with the inlet needle and draining beverage from within the first beverage cartridge with the one of first and second outlet needles that pierced the beverage cartridge. 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the authentication indicia comprises a bar code. 4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the authentication indicia comprises an indication mark. 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first beverage cartridge is a frusto-conical single-serving beverage cartridge. 6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first beverage cartridge includes a cup having a circular base with a side wall extending upwardly therefrom to a radially outwardly protruding rim surrounding a circular access opening, an outer diameter of the side wall adjacent and below the rim of 40 mm to 47 mm, and an outer diameter of the side wall along the circular base of 34 mm to 38 mm, and the first height is between the rim and the circular and is 43 mm to 46 mm. 7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the brewer includes a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position and a cartridge receptacle that is configured to individually receive either one of the first beverage cartridge and the second beverage cartridge; the inlet needle is coupled to the cover such that the inlet needle is movable with the cover as the cover moves from the open position to the closed position;the first outlet needle is located within the cartridge receptacle; andthe step of piercing the first beverage cartridge comprises piercing the first beverage cartridge with the inlet needle as the cover moves from the open position to the closed position and with the first outlet needle as the first beverage cartridge moves to a fully inserted position within the cartridge receptacle. 8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first beverage cartridge includes a cup having a circular base with a side wall extending upwardly therefrom to a radially outwardly protruding rim surrounding a circular access opening, an outer diameter of the side wall adjacent and below the rim of 40 mm to 47 mm, and an outer diameter of the side wall along the circular base of 34 mm to 38 mm, and the first height is between the rim and the circular and is 43 mm to 46 mm; and the second beverage cartridge includes a cup having a base with a side wall extending upwardly therefrom to a radially outwardly protruding rim surrounding a circular access opening, and the second height is between the rim and the base. 9. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the brewer includes a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position and a cartridge receptacle that is configured to individually receive either one of the first beverage cartridge and the second beverage cartridge; the inlet needle is mounted to the cover; andthe second outlet needle is located within the cartridge receptacle; andthe step of piercing the second beverage cartridge comprises piercing the second beverage cartridge with the inlet needle as the cover moves from the open position to the closed position and with the second outlet needle as the second beverage cartridge moves to a fully inserted position within the cartridge receptacle. 10. A method of brewing a beverage with a brewer having an inlet needle, a first outlet needle, and a second outlet needle spaced apart from the first outlet needle, the method comprising the steps of: piercing a first beverage cartridge, having a first configuration and beverage grind therein, with the inlet needle;piercing the first beverage cartridge with the first outlet needle without piercing the first beverage cartridge with the second outlet needle;determining, with the brewer, whether or not the pierced first beverage cartridge includes authentication indicia;preventing brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced first beverage cartridge does not include the authentication indicia;permitting brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced first beverage cartridge does include the authentication indicia;subsequent to the permitting step, brewing a beverage from the beverage grind in the pierced first beverage cartridge;after the first beverage cartridge has been removed from the brewer, piercing a second beverage cartridge, having a second configuration that is different than the first configuration and beverage grind therein, with the inlet needle and with the second outlet needle without piercing the second beverage cartridge with the first outlet needle;determining, with the brewer, whether or not the pierced second beverage cartridge includes authentication indicia;preventing brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced second beverage cartridge does not include the authentication indicia;permitting brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced second beverage cartridge does include the authentication indicia; andsubsequent to the permitting step, brewing a beverage from the beverage grind in the pierced second beverage cartridge. 11. A method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising the step of: draining the beverage within the first beverage cartridge through the first outlet needle. 12. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the brewer includes a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position and a cartridge receptacle that is configured to individually receive either one of the first beverage cartridge and the second beverage cartridge; and the steps of piercing the first beverage cartridge with the inlet needle and piercing the first beverage cartridge with the first outlet needle without piercing the first beverage cartridge with the second outlet needle occur in response to the cover moving from the open position to the closed position. 13. A method of brewing a beverage, from either one of a first beverage cartridge having a first configuration and a second beverage cartridge having a second configuration that is different than the first configuration, with a brewer, the method comprising the steps of: receiving the first beverage cartridge but not the second beverage cartridge within a brew chamber, which is configured to individually receive either one of the first and second beverage cartridges, in such a manner that the first beverage cartridge is pierced by an inlet needle that is associated with the brew chamber, is pierced by a first outlet needle that is associated with the brew chamber, and is not pieced by a second outlet needle that is associated with the brew chamber and spaced apart from the first outlet needle;determining, with the brewer, whether or not the pierced first beverage cartridge includes authentication indicia;preventing brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced first beverage cartridge does not include the authentication indicia;permitting brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced first beverage cartridge does include the authentication indicia;subsequent to the permitting step, brewing a beverage from the beverage grind in the pierced first beverage cartridge;after the first beverage cartridge has been removed from the brew chamber, receiving the second beverage cartridge but not the first beverage cartridge within the brew chamber in such a manner that the first beverage cartridge is pierced by the inlet needle that is associated with the brew chamber, is not pierced by the first outlet needle that is associated with the brew chamber, and is pieced by the second outlet needle that is associated with the brew chamber;determining, with the brewer, whether or not the pierced second beverage cartridge includes authentication indicia;preventing brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced second beverage cartridge does not include the authentication indicia;permitting brewing in response to a determination, by the brewer, that the pierced second beverage cartridge does include the authentication indicia; andsubsequent to the permitting step, brewing a beverage from the beverage grind in the pierced second beverage cartridge. 14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the brewer includes a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position; and the receiving step occurs in response to the cover moving from the open position to the closed position. 15. A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the step of: draining the beverage within the first beverage cartridge through the first outlet needle.
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