Hybrid Coffee Machine with Automatic and Manual Modes

A coffee machine, comprising:

• a pumping subsystem;
• a boiler fluidically coupled to the pumping subsystem, wherein the boiler is configured to heat water from a water supply line;
• a brew group fluidically coupled to the boiler;
• a dispensing subsystem fluidically coupled to the brew group;
• a hopper for storing coffee beans;
• a grinder unit for grinding the coffee beans into coffee grinds;
• a tamper unit for tamping the coffee grinds;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• receive a first signal associated with an automatic mode;
• in response to receiving the first signal:
• operate the grinder unit to automatically grind the coffee beans in the hopper into the coffee grinds and dispense the coffee grinds into the brew group;
• operate the tamper unit to automatically tamp the coffee grinds in the brew group;
• operate the pumping subsystem to transmit heated water from the boiler to the brew group;
• and
• operate the dispensing subsystem to dispense coffee brewed in the brew group using the heated water and the coffee grinds into a receptacle;
• and
• receive a second signal associated with a manual mode;
• and
• in response to receiving the second signal, operate the pumping subsystem to transmit the heated water from the boiler to the dispensing subsystem, wherein the dispensing subsystem is configured to removably couple with a portafilter that contains the coffee grinds for brewing the coffee.