An apparatus for preparing a beverage from a capsule, the capsule comprising particulate beverage precursor material, the apparatus comprising: (1) a capsule reception location; (2) a beverage infusion chamber having a chamber inlet for receiving infusion liquid and a chamber outlet for delivering brewed beverage; (3) an infusion liquid flow path, connecting an infusion liquid supply to a chamber inlet of the infusion chamber; characterised in that: the capsule reception location is remote from the infusion liquid flow path, and a channel is provided that connects the capsule reception location to the beverage infusion chamber; there also being provided a device for penetrating the capsule so as to induce an opening in the lowermost region of the capsule, thereby allowing the particulate beverage precursor material to exit the capsule along the channel and to the infusion chamber, wherein the device for penetrating the capsule is arranged to enter the capsule from above, pass through the capsule and induce an opening in the lowermost region of the capsule, to allow the particulate beverage material to leave the capsule under gravity.
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