Apparatus And Method Of Multi-Course Infusion For Brewing Tea And Other Beverages

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method of multi-course infusion for brewing tea and other beverages, comprising:
receiving, in an infusion chamber of an apparatus, an amount of beverage medium in a dried state; providing steam into the infusion chamber to pre-condition the beverage medium; performing multi-course infusion of the beverage medium in hot water by repeating more than once a process, with one or more of a temperature for infusion, an amount of time for infusion, and an amount of hot water for infusion being different between one cycle and another cycle of the process, the process comprising:
initiating a respective course of infusion by showering a respective amount of hot water at a respective temperature between 20° C. and 90° C. down onto the beverage medium in the infusion chamber;infusing the beverage medium in the respective amount of hot water for a respective duration of infusion time to form a beverage;providing steam into the infusion chamber while the beverage medium is infused in the hot water;drawing the beverage from the infusion chamber into one or more carafes after the respective duration of infusion time has elapsed; andoptionally resting the beverage medium in the infusion chamber for a respective duration of resting time.