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A beverage server and beverage brewer. Contacts are provided between the brewer and server, and the server is conductively coupleable to and removable from the brewer. The server is configured to detect a level of beverage retained in the server and communicate this information to the brewer. The br

A beverage server and beverage brewer. Contacts are provided between the brewer and server, and the server is conductively coupleable to and removable from the brewer. The server is configured to detect a level of beverage retained in the server and communicate this information to the brewer. The brewer is configured to automatically initiate a brewing cycle in response to pre-determined conditions, such as upon beverage in the server decreasing below a pre-determined level. The brewer is configured to detect whether the server is in position relative to the brewer and is configured to dispense beverage only if the server is detected. Preferably, the server is configured to prevent dispensing of beverage if a pre-determined time period has expired, in order to avoid dispensing beverage with an expired pre-determined freshness period.

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1. A beverage server comprising: a dispensing valve configured to dispense beverage from said server upon said dispensing valve being operated; server control circuitry operably connected to said dispensing valve, said server control circuitry programmable to set a timer, said server control circui

1. A beverage server comprising: a dispensing valve configured to dispense beverage from said server upon said dispensing valve being operated; server control circuitry operably connected to said dispensing valve, said server control circuitry programmable to set a timer, said server control circuitry configured to operate said dispensing valve depending on a status of said timer; and a liquid level sensor in communication with said server control circuitry and configured to detect a range of levels of beverage retained in said server.