Active, controllable, reduced temperature beverage making apparatus, system, and method

A beverage making apparatus comprising,

• a heated water reservoir;
• a water inlet line communicating with the heated water reservoir;
• a controller for controlling operation of the apparatus;
• a controllable water inlet line valve controllably communicating with the water inlet line and the water reservoir, the controllable water inlet line valve controllably coupled to the controller;
• a controllable heater operatively coupled to the heated water reservoir for controllably providing energy to water in the heated water reservoir, the heater controllably coupled to the controller to controllably heat water retained within the water reservoir within a target range of approximately 100° F. to 207° F.;
• a heated water controllable proportional valve communicating with heated water reservoir for controllably dispensing a controlled volume of water from the heated water reservoir to the beverage making substance;
• an ambient water controllable proportional valve communicating with the inlet water line for controllably dispensing a controlled volume of water from the inlet water line to the beverage making substance;
• the heated water line and the ambient water line both communicating with a mix water line for mixing prior to dispensing into the funnel;
• a temperature sensor coupled to and detecting the temperature of water in the mix water line and communicating with the controller for facilitating control of the two controllable proportional valves to controlling the temperature of the water dispensed from the mix water line into the funnel
• a housing of the apparatus, the heated water reservoir being at least partially contained in the housing;
• a funnel for retaining a dose of beverage making substance for making beverage by addition of water, the funnel being removably attachable to the housing;
• a server positioned relative to the funnel for receiving beverage dispensed from the funnel as a result of the infusion of water with the beverage brewing substance retained within the funnel;
• a spray head communicating with at least the heater water reservoir for distributing water from the reservoir to the beverage brewing substance retained within the funnel;
• a controllable bypass valve controllably coupled to the controller and communicating with the heated water reservoir for controllably dispensing water from the heated water reservoir to the funnel in a path separate from the spray head and delivering water generally separate from the beverage making substance, but for delivery through the funnel and into the server;
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• a dilution water inlet valve coupled to the inlet line and controllably connected to the controller for operatively controlling the flow of dilution water to the server for mixing with beverage already dispensed from the funnel.