Beverage brewing apparatus and method

摘要

The present invention has as an objective to provide an apparatus for brewing a beverage that provides an attractive brewing experience for the consumer, which can perform an effective and efficient brewing process, and which also can be easily rinsed to remove any spent infusible material. These objectives have been met by a beverage brewing machine having an at least one water inlet port that is arranged at an angle of less than 4 degrees relative to the wall of the brew chamber to direct water around the wall of the brew chamber. The apparatus also provides for improved agitation of infusible material. Moreover a method is provided to brew a beverage using the brewing machine of the invention.

主权项

1. A beverage brewing machine comprising an at least one water supply, and a brew chamber (1) wherein the brew chamber (1) is delimited by a wall (2) and a base (2.1),wherein the chamber also comprises an outlet port (3) and at least one water inlet port (4) in communication with the at least one water supplywhereinthe at least one water inlet port (4) is arranged at an angle (θ theta) of less than 45 degrees relative to the wall (2)to direct inlet water around the wall (2) of the brew chamber (1);characterised in thatthe brewing machine further comprises an air pump for extracting air from the brew chamber and the chamber (1) also comprises at least one fluid outlet port (6) in communication with the air pump, wherein the water inlet port 4 is arranged to direct the water in a substantially horizontal fashion into the brew chamber.