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A beverage making appliance has a water reservoir, brewing basket and water heating and pumping device within a tower structure with the brewing basket in a top region of the tower. The brewing basket has a sloped floor and a drain hole positioned near an edge of the sloped floor, and positioned ove

A beverage making appliance has a water reservoir, brewing basket and water heating and pumping device within a tower structure with the brewing basket in a top region of the tower. The brewing basket has a sloped floor and a drain hole positioned near an edge of the sloped floor, and positioned over a recess in the tower so that liquid drains from the brewing basket to the exterior of the tower. The recess in the tower is configured to receive a pitcher whereby a pitcher positioned within the recess receives liquid, in the form of a brewed beverage, from the brewing basket. A valve assembly in connection with the drain hole of the brewing basket is controllable from the exterior of the tower to regulate the flow rate of liquid from the brewing basket into the pitcher, thus altering the characteristics of the brewed beverage produced by the appliance.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A beverage preparation device comprising a housing having:a water reservoir for holding a quantity of water for producing a beverage,a brewing basket for holding a brewing material, the brewing basket having a wall and a sloped floor and a drain hole in the sloped floor n

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A beverage preparation device comprising a housing having:a water reservoir for holding a quantity of water for producing a beverage,a brewing basket for holding a brewing material, the brewing basket having a wall and a sloped floor and a drain hole in the sloped floor near the wall, the drain hole being positioned to allow passage of liquid to the exterior of the beverage preparation device,means for heating water connected to the water reservoir and connected to a shower nozzle positioned to distribute heated water into the brewing basket,a drain hole valve assembly connected to the brewing basket, the drain hole valve assembly having a pivotally mounted valve arm, and a valve element connected to the valve arm, whereby a change in position of the valve arm changes a position of the valve element relative to the drain hole to vary a rate of flow between a minimum and a maximum flow rate of a liquid through the drain hole.