TEA MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to a tea machine (100) designed for the automatic preparation of tea beverages, comprising a brewing chamber (124) that is open upwards, a hot water supply line that is designed to supply hot water into the brewing chamber (124) from above, and an outlet (130) provided on the brewing chamber via which a fluid can be discharged from the brewing chamber, wherein the outlet (130) is designed to be operated optionally in a dispensing position or in a disposal position, wherein the fluid discharged from the brewing chamber (124) via the outlet is directed to a tea beverage dispensing point (122) in the dispensing position and to a drain (158) in the disposal position. The invention also relates to a method for operating a tea machine (100).