A moka pot includes a lower chamber, an upper chamber connected to the lower chamber, the upper chamber having a handle mount, and a handle. The handle has a first end pivotally attached to the handle mount and a second end spaced away from a side of the upper chamber. The handle is pivotable between a first position in which the handle extends along the side of the upper chamber and a second position in which the handle extends away from the upper chamber such that the second end of the handle is spaced further from the side of the upper chamber in the second position than in the first position.

A machine for the preparation and dispensing of espresso coffee comprises: a coffee boiler, a filter holder with a filter for a pressed coffee powder puck, and a pre-infusion chamber and a hydraulic circuit for transporting pressurized water from the coffee boiler to the pre-infusion chamber. The machine further comprises a device for detecting a parameter indicative of the filling of the pre-infusion chamber and of the hydraulic circuit so that the step of dispensing of an espresso coffee can be started on the basis of the detected filling parameter.

A coffee pot decoupling device for a two-chambered coffee pot includes a plate. A coupler that is coupled to the plate is configured to couple the plate to a surface to prevent rotation of the plate relative to the surface. An orifice is centrally positioned through the plate. The orifice is substantially complementary to a base of a lower chamber of a two-chambered pot. The orifice is configured to insert the base of the lower chamber to fixedly position the lower chamber relative to the surface. A user is positioned to rotate an upper chamber of the two-chambered pot relative to the lower chamber to decouple the upper chamber from the lower chamber.

Various embodiments of an apparatus and method of multi-course infusion for brewing tea and other beverages are provided. In one aspect, a method of multi-course infusion for brewing tea and other beverages may receive, in an infusion chamber of an apparatus, an amount of beverage medium in dried state. The method may also provide steam into the infusion chamber to pre-condition the beverage medium. The method may further perform multi-course infusion of the beverage medium in hot water by repeating more than once a process that includes: showering hot water down onto the beverage medium in the infusion chamber, infusing the beverage medium in the hot water for some infusion time to form the beverage, providing steam into the infusion chamber while the beverage medium is infused in the hot water, drawing the beverage into one or more carafes after the infusion time has elapsed.

The disclosure generally relates to a beverage dispensing system for parallel beverage extraction. The beverage dispensing system may include two brew chambers configured to both prepare beverage components at the same time. The beverage dispensing system may include two dispensing points configured to simultaneously dispense beverage components prepared by a first brew chamber and a second brew chamber. In some embodiments, a beverage dispensing system configured to prepare beverage components in one brew chamber can be modified to include one or more components, features, and/or functionalities from the beverage dispensing system for parallel beverage extraction.

A beverage brewing device includes a lower container for receiving and heating water, a connected upper container for receiving beverage, and a piston-cylinder assembly for receiving grounds, captured within the lower container. The piston-cylinder assembly includes a cylinder, a piston movable in the cylinder, a conical diffuser fixedly attached to the piston, and a freely movable mass disposed between the piston and the conical diffuser. The piston and the conical diffuser define an expansion chamber therebetween. The chamber is formed between a diffuser plate forming the top of the piston and an inner conical surface of the diffuser, which defines an orifice functioning as a nozzle. The diffuser plate has a plurality of holes, on which the grounds are placed. The mass is seated at a valve seat at the entrance of the expansion chamber to operatively block the flow of fluid through the nozzle when the pressure of the fluid is insufficient to displace the weight of the mass. When water is heated in the lower container becomes pressurized sufficiently to pass through the nozzle and displace the seated mass from the valve seat, the water passes through the nozzle at relatively high pressure and velocity, and enters the expansion chamber at lowered pressure. It then flows through the diffuser plate, through the grounds, and into the upper chamber.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a coffee extraction apparatus including a boil chamber portion having a hollow inside and one side that is open, a bottom plate portion arranged inside the boil chamber portion and partitioning the boil chamber portion into a plurality of regions, an accommodation chamber portion coupled to the bottom plate portion, and having a hollow inside and an opening formed in one side thereof so as to accommodate a first fluid, a basket portion that is in communication with the accommodation chamber portion and arranged in the accommodation chamber portion, and capable of accommodating coffee bean powder, and a container portion that is connected to the boil chamber portion, and receives a content that is generated when the first fluid supplied from the accommodation chamber portion passes through the basket portion, wherein an accommodation space capable of accommodating a second fluid is formed between an inner circumference of the boil chamber portion and an outer circumference of the accommodation chamber portion.

A coffee maker comprises a one-piece body having a top and a bottom, and a brew pod removably disposed within the one-piece body. The brew pod includes a grounds basket, one or more straws disposed under the grounds basket, and a snorkel removably disposed above the grounds basket. The body has locking channels that mate with locking tabs on the brew pod. The snorkel includes a spout, an engagement member disposed under the spout, and a top hat disposed above the spout. A gasket with means for retaining a filtering means may be disposed between the engagement member and the grounds basket. The coffee maker may include means for lifting the one-piece body away from a heat source used during the brewing process. Such a lifting arrangement may also have a lid with an extension means to extend the lid away from the one-piece body during the brewing process.

An espresso coffee machine comprising at least one dispensing group (1003) which dispenses shots of espresso coffee, a pressure sensor (24, 25) positioned at the dispensing group (1003), a measuring device and a control unit (30) is described. The pressure sensor (24, 25) provides values of the dispensing pressure (P1) in the dispensing group (1003). The measuring device provides values indicating the amounts of liquid at the inlet or the outlet of the dispensing group (1003). Using the values of the dispensing pressure (P1) received from the pressure sensor (24, 25) and the values indicative of the amount of liquid which are received from the measuring device, the control unit (30) controls the dispensing pressure (P1) of each shot according to a profile of the dispensing pressure (P1) as a function of the amount of liquid.

A coffee pot or moka pot of the type comprising three main components is described, i.e.: a boiler (1) designed to receive water to be heated; a funnel filter (2) which can be inserted inside the boiler (1); and a collector (3) which can be mounted on top of the boiler (1) and the funnel filter (2) and is designed to collect the coffee extracted by means of the flow of hot water from the boiler (1) across the funnel filter (2). The funnel filter (2) comprises an upper cylindrical portion (21) of predefined height having a perforated base (22) for receiving the coffee powder, and a lower tube-shaped portion (23) having a proximal end (24) close to the bottom (11) of the boiler and an opposite distal end on the perforated base (22). An adapter having at least one body (100) is provided. The body (100) can be inserted inside the upper cylindrical portion (21) of the filter. The body (100) comprises a through-hole (101). The body is configured to reduce the volume intended to receive coffee powder inside the funnel filter. The body is configured to receive coffee powder only in the said through-hole (101).