Vessel and a system for making a beverage

A system for making a beverage or a potable liquid, the system comprising:

• a vessel comprising:
• a vessel chamber arranged to store a beverage or a potable liquid;
• a spout portion arranged to communicate with the vessel chamber to release the beverage or the potable liquid from the vessel chamber;
• a valve assembly comprising
• a valve member movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the valve member at the first position permits a higher flow rate of the beverage or the potable liquid from the vessel chamber than the valve member at the second position;
• and
• a control member operable by the user to control the position of the valve member;
• one or more sensors associated with the vessel, the sensors configured to determine information associated with the flow rate of the beverage or the potable liquid;
• a wireless communication transceiver configured to transmit signals from the one or more sensors;
• a mobile communication device comprising a processor, a memory, graphical user interface and a wireless communication interface;
• the mobile communication device configured to receive sensor readings from the one or more sensors wirelessly via the wireless communication interface.