Apparatus and method for brewing beverages

A beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a ground ingredient using a liquid from a source of liquid, the apparatus comprising:

• a filter configured for containing the ground ingredient;
• a rotatable showerhead disposed above the filter, the showerhead being configured to channel a stream of the liquid into the filter in a generally circular pattern upon rotation of the showerhead;
• a liquid distribution system coupled in fluid communication with the source of liquid, the liquid distribution system comprising a first conduit and a second conduit separate from the first conduit;
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• a controller operatively coupled to the liquid distribution system, the controller configured to independently control flow of the liquid through the first and second conduits of the liquid distribution system.

A method for brewing a beverage comprising:

• loading ground ingredients into a filter, the filter being located relative to a container such that liquid passing through the filter collects in the container;
• channeling a liquid from a source of liquid to a showerhead, the showerhead being positioned above the filter and being rotatable relative to the filter about a rotation axis of the showerhead, the showerhead having an exit nozzle through which liquid exits the showerhead, the exit nozzle being offset from the rotation axis of the showerhead;
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• rotating the showerhead while channeling the liquid from the source of liquid to the showerhead to thereby deliver liquid from the showerhead into the filter in a generally circular pattern.