초록

An apparatus is disclosed for making a drip-type coffee beverage wherein the apparatus has a separate flow path for receiving and reheating a previously filtered coffee brew.

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A drip coffee maker for brewing a coffee beverage from roasted and ground coffee, said drip coffee maker comprising: a drop brew basket filter means for receiving a bed of roasted and ground coffee; means for providing a predetermined quantity of heated water for drip extraction from said roast and

A drip coffee maker for brewing a coffee beverage from roasted and ground coffee, said drip coffee maker comprising: a drop brew basket filter means for receiving a bed of roasted and ground coffee; means for providing a predetermined quantity of heated water for drip extraction from said roast and ground coffee, the improvement comprising: a first liquid receiving means for receiving a predetermined quantity of water; a first means for heating said predetermined quantity of water; a first conduit communicating said heated water to said drip brew basket; a second liquid receiving means for receiving a predetermined amount of coffee extract; a first outlet; second conduit means independent of said first conduit means for communicating said coffee extract to said first outlet via said first heating means so as to reheat said coffee extract as said coffee extract passes thereby; a third liquid receiving means for receiving a predetermined quantity of water; a second means for heating said predetermined quantity of water in said third liquid receiving means; a second outlet; a third conduit for communicating said heated water in said third liquid receiving means to said second outlet independent of said drip brew basket; and said second means for communicating said coffee extract to said first outlet communicating same via both said first and second heating means for reheating said coffee extract.