A coffee brewer and a method of brewing coffee or another beverage with hot liquid, including tea, are provided. The coffee brewer includes a container with an inner volume, a closed end and an open end. A lid includes an inside with an inner area and an outside, for sealing attachment to the open end. An outlet and a valve, are configured to open or close a flow path between the container and the outlet. A coffee filter is secured to the inside of the lid, in the flow path between the container and the outlet. The outlet is configured to allow pouring of coffee while actuating the valve, and the valve can be actuated from a closed position to an open position with the closed end of the container facing up and the container being above the lid, without spilling coffee on an operator of the valve.

Device and method embodiments discussed herein may be used to enhance a brewing process, extraction process, steeping process or infusing process. Such infusion processes may be used for making coffee, tea, oil, alcohol or any other suitable infused liquid where a user desires to enhance or control such a process.

Filter (1) for preparing coffee or an infusion for single use, of the type that comprises a tub (6) for pouring a liquid over, usually water, and whereby, when considered in use position, a compartment (4) is provided at the bottom of the tub (6) which is partly delimited by means of water-permeable layers and in which coffee or herbs are provided, whereby the tub (6) is made of an essentially cylindrical or conical jacket (6′), the lower edge of which is provided with an inwardly oriented supporting edge (5) which transitions into a cylindrical compartment (4) with perforated base, whereby the inwardly oriented supporting edge (5) serves as a supporting edge for the filter (1) when said filter is placed on a cup (11), characterised in that at least the outside surface of the supporting edge on the outside is provided with a microroughness Ra between 10 and 200 μm.

A tea bag device is described which is for use with a beverage container having a lid. Method of forming a beverage container containing the tea bag device and for steeping tea are also provided. The tea bag device includes (a) a tea bag enclosing a volume of tea and (b) a snap-fit attachment comprising male and female snap portions. The snap-fit attachment is configured so that when the male and female portions are reversibly engaged with each other, and the snap-fit attachment is engaged with the tea bag and the lid the tea bag is biased against an undersurface of the lid.

A beverage making device including a container, the container comprising a base, a lid removably attached to the container, a plunger assembly including a filter, a first magnetic arrangement disposed on or within the plunger assembly, the plunger assembly being movable between a depressed position and an undepressed position, a second magnetic arrangement disposed on or within the container, wherein the first magnetic arrangement and the second magnetic arrangement retain the plunger assembly in the depressed position due to attraction forces between the first magnetic arrangement and the second magnetic arrangement.

To enhance extraction and dissolution of soluble components of a solid material in water to make a beverage, an appliance comprises a serving chamber, a pressure regulating system, a filter assembly, a brewing chamber, a liquid passageway and a controller that controls the pressure regulating system to alternately de-pressurize and pressurize the brewing chamber is provided. The appliance further comprises a foam filter to reduce the amount of foam in the beverage.

A pour-over beverage system is disclosed. The pour-over beverage system includes a double walled vacuum sealed cup feature or pour-over reservoir for holding a steeped beverage and a flow control mechanism or flow control insert attached to a bottom portion of the double walled vacuum sealed cup feature or pour-over reservoir for dispensed the steeped beverage. The system also preferably includes a double walled vacuum sealed capturing vessel or capturing reservoir for capturing the steeped beverage dispensed through the control mechanism or flow control insert.

A device for preparing coffee by manual brewing includes: a filter holder for receiving a filter insert with ground coffee; a holder in which the filter holder is inserted; a vessel arranged under the filter holder into which the brewed coffee can be filled; a drain arranged on the filter holder; and a closure element arranged on the drain for opening and closing the drain. An actuating element for the closure element is provided on the filter holder by which the closure element can be moved between an open position and a closed position independently of the vessel.

A liquid container (10), with attachments, is taught which consists of a vacuum insulated container body (20) with open top and integral threads. A top closure (42) attaches to the container body with mating threads permitting disassembly. A number of removable attachments (64) are fastened to the top closure. A lid (98) is attached to the top closure forming a liquid tight seal for the container. When an infuser attachment is used, brewing media is placed in the infuser and hot water in the container, the media steeps forming a brew, after the lid and media is removed, the beverage is sipped from the closure lip. If a strainer attachment is selected, brewing media and hot water are added into the container, the media steeps forming a brew and, after the lid removed, the beverage is sipped from the closure lip. When an isolator attachment is chosen it replaces the seal ring on the closure thereby covering all exposed thermoplastic surfaces permitting drinking directly from the container body.

A method and apparatus for simultaneous brewing and beverage dispensing, in which a brew basket is positionable in a beverage dispenser to permit brewing. The brew basket includes a novel shape that permits it to take advantage of current beverage dispenser configurations to ease the brewing process.