A coffee or tea brewing apparatus comprising a hollow cylinder with top and bottom openings, a permeable filter, a filter retaining ring which attaches to the bottom end of the hollow cylinder and encloses the bottom opening of the hollow cylinder with the permeable filter, a support ring to support the hollow cylinder above an open vessel, and a flexible lid. Coffee grounds or tea leaves are mixed with water inside the hollow cylinder which will then drain through the removable filter effectively separating any liquids into an open vessel while retaining undissolved solids within the hollow cylinder. The flexible lid may be used to enclose the top of the hollow cylinder and pressed on to produce a positive air pressure within the filter assembly to force the liquid through the permeable filter when a faster flow rate is desired.

A portable coffee brewing mug apparatus for brewing and consuming fresh coffee on the go includes a cup body. A cup riser tube extends from a cup top perimeter down through a cup sidewall and into a cup interior adjacent a cup base. A heating element powered by a cup battery is coupled within the cup base. A brewing module is selectively engageable with the cup body and has a pod holder to secure a coffee pod. A module riser tube is in fluid communication with the cup riser tube and a drip tube to bring heated water from the cup body onto the coffee pod. A base body has a base top side selectively receiving the cup base. A charger is coupled within the base body and is in operational communication with the cup battery.

Various embodiments of an apparatus, methods and systems described herein are directed to a Sieve. The Sieve includes a removable filter that can be disposed within an interior of a hollow sieve body. The hollow sieve body has a first opening and a second opening. When the removable filter is disposed within the interior of the hollow sieve body, a first edge of the removable filter is situated on an edge of the first opening of the hollow sieve body. A detachable lid assembly connects to the first opening of the hollow sieve body and a detachable cap may be connected to the second opening of the hollow sieve body.

An improved removable lid for use in steeping tea. The lid defining a receptacle between a lid floor and a lid wall. The lid floor having a plurality of filter openings configured for liquid drainage from the receptacle into a drinking vessel. The lid having a straw protuberance extending upward from the lid floor and configured with an opening for placement therethrough of a straw. The straw protuberance extending upward to prevent liquid from the receptacle from flowing out the opening of the straw protuberance. The lid is configured for nesting engagement with a drinking vessel, such as a mate gourd. The lid preferably has a vertical divider extending upward from the floor to divide the lid receptacle into two or more receptacles. A user can then place tea substrate into each receptacle and can spend the tea substrate in one sub-receptacle, then utilize the tea substrate in the remaining receptacle.

A method for operating a drink maker within a vehicle. The method includes placing a cup on a seating associated with a heating mechanism, the cup containing a liquid and an essence, wherein the liquid and the essence are separated by a ring-shaped partition, automatically sensing a presence of the cup on the seating, turning on a heating mechanism for warming the liquid, sensing a temperature relating to the temperature of the liquid, and turning off the heating mechanism upon sensing a first predetermined temperature, mixing the liquid and the essence and inserting a stirrer through the ring upon warming to a second predetermined temperature lower than the first predetermined temperature, stirring the liquid with the stirrer, and removing the cup from said seating.

A method for operating a drink maker within a vehicle using a single hand, the method comprising: a. providing a stirrer; b. placing a cup on a seating associated with a heating mechanism, said placed cup containing a liquid and an essence, wherein the liquid and the essence are separated by a ring-shaped partition; c. automatically sensing a presence of the placed cup on said seating; d. automatically turning on a heating mechanism for warming said liquid; e. automatically sensing a temperature relating to the temperature of said liquid; f. automatically turning off said heating mechanism upon sensing a first predetermined temperature; g. said partition enabling mixing of said liquid and said essence upon warming to a second predetermined temperature, said second predetermined temperature is lower than said first predetermined temperature; h. inserting said stirrer through the ring when the liquid is at the second predetermined temperature; i. stirring the liquid with said stirrer, and j. removing said placed cup from said seating.

A portable coffee brewing mug apparatus for brewing and consuming fresh coffee on the go includes a cup body. A cup riser tube extends from a cup top perimeter down through a cup sidewall and into a cup interior adjacent a cup base. A heating element powered by a cup battery is coupled within the cup base. A brewing module is selectively engageable with the cup body and has a pod holder to secure a coffee pod. A module riser tube is in fluid communication with the cup riser tube and a drip tube to bring heated water from the cup body onto the coffee pod. A base body has a base top side selectively receiving the cup base. A charger is coupled within the base body and is in operational communication with the cup battery.

A beverage apparatus, the beverage apparatus being hand-holdable by a user of the beverage apparatus to be portable, can include a beverage chamber housing that includes a chamber for storing a consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include a dispensing assembly that includes a receptacle. The receptacle can retain a vessel. The vessel can include an electronic tag and can contain an additive. The dispensing assembly can be operatively controllable by a controller to output the additive from the vessel into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include one or more sensors, devices, or assemblies that can be used to detect a volume of liquid in the chamber or a liquid level in the chamber. The beverage apparatus can include an apparatus processing portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion. The beverage apparatus of the disclosure can include various additional features.

The system may be a device that allows for mixture of an additive to a substance in a line of flow. The system may include a hydration pack with a reservoir that may contain a first substance, such as water. The system may include a cartridge with an additive that is mixed to the line of flow through a Venturi which may include a rolling seal that is manipulated with a dial a user manipulates to adjust the amount of additive added to the line of flow. The mixed liquid may then be accessed through a hose from the system to a mouth piece. The system may be modular to allow a user to replace the cartridge by disengaging a first component and a second component of the system through a buckling mechanism and replacing the cartridge within the second component. The cartridges may be reusable, recyclable or disposable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a coffee drip-brewer capable of extracting drip coffee anywhere while carrying the coffee drip-brewer in a bag or the like. To this end, the coffee drip-brewer of the present invention, as a coffee drip-brewer for extracting coffee by pouring water into coffee powder, includes a water container configured to contain the water and have one or more drain portions formed on a lower end thereof; a coffee powder container provided detachably at a lower portion of the water container and configured to contain the coffee powder and form a moving path of the water drained by the drain portions; and a coffee receiving container provided detachably at a lower portion of the coffee powder container and configured to pass through the coffee powder and receive the extracted coffee.