Coffee and tea brewing system and method

A coffee and tea brewing system comprising:

• A carafe assembly including a container configured to hold the brewed coffee or tea;
• A brewing assembly configured to be selectively coupled to the container of the carafe assembly for brewing of coffee or tea and selectively removed from the container of the carafe assembly when serving the brewed coffee or tea, the brewing assembly comprising a mesh filter assembly configured to allow for separation of the coffee grounds or tea leaves from the brewed coffee or tea, and an agitation mechanism configured to selectively agitate the coffee grounds or tea leaves and associated brewing coffee or tea during brewing;
• and
• A heating assembly configured to support the carafe assembly and selectively add heat thereto, wherein the heating assembly provides a flow of steam heat around a portion of the carafe assembly, wherein the heating assembly includes a carafe bracket configures to stabilize the carafe assembly upon the heating assembly while also directing steam over portions of the carafe assembly, wherein the carafe bracket is a hollow cylinder-shaped vertical structure having a bracket flange portion across a bottom surface, and wherein the bracket flange includes integrally-formed steam apertures and hemispherical protrusions.