Selected serving and flavored sparkling beverage maker

A beverage maker comprising:

• a potable water source configured to provide pressurized water;
• and
• a filter system in fluid communication with and for processing said pressurized water, said filter system comprises:
• a performance monitoring system that allows for certification of a filter system performance for a claimed selected contaminant reduction up to 320 gallons of use;
• and
• at least one microfilter having a contaminant removal performance selected from the group comprising:
• Std. 53—Lead pH 6.5 Reduction;
• Std. 53—Mercury pH 6.5 Reduction;
• Std. 53—Atrazine Reduction;
• Std. 53—Toxaphene Reduction;
• Std. 53—2,4-D Reduction;
• Std. 53—Lead pH 8.5 Reduction;
• Std. 53—Mercury pH 8.5 Reduction;
• Std. 53—Benzene Reduction;
• Std. 53—Endrin Reduction;
• Std. 53—Carbofuran Reduction;
• Std. 53—Ethylbenzene Reduction;
• Std. 53—o-Diclorobenzene Reduction;
• Std. 53—p-Diclorobenzene Reduction;
• Std. 53—Turbidity Reduction;
• Std. 42—Chlorine Reduction;
• Std. 42 Particulate Class I Reduction;
• Std. 53—Cyst Reduction;
• Std. 53—Asbestos Reduction;
• Std. 53—Styrene Reduction;
• Std. 53—Tetrachloroethylene Reduction;
• Std. 53—Chlorobenzene Reduction;
• Std. 53—Alachlor Reduction;
• Std. 53—Lindane Reduction;
• and Std. 53—Cadmium pH 6.5 Reduction.

A beverage maker comprising:

• a potable water source configured to provide pressurized water;
• and
• a filter system in fluid communication with and for processing said pressurized water, said filter system comprises:
• a performance monitoring system that allows for certification of filter system performance claims of verified contaminant reduction under NSF/ANSI Standard 42 or NSF/ANSI Standard 53 health claims when operated at a flow rate of no more than 0.50 gallons per minute (gpm).