Brewing device for a household expresso coffee machine

A brewing device for a household espresso coffee machine comprising:

• a piston having a conduit;
• a housing part holding the piston so that it is slidably movable therein between a lowered working position and a lifted position;
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• a filter basket holder having at least one outlet opening;
• the housing part including a pivot support holding the filter basket holder in the housing part such that the filter basket holder is rotatedly movable about a vertically extending axis between a working position vertically aligned with the movement of the piston and a feed position out of the range of effect of the piston, the filter basket holder, in its working position only, secured in respect to the housing part against movement in a vertical direction by supporting elements provided on both the housing part and the filter basket holder;
• the filter basket holder which, during operation, retains a filter basket filled with ground coffee, wherein, when the filter basket holder is in its working position, the piston in its lowered working position reaches into the filter basket and forms with it a pressure chamber in which the ground coffee is enclosed, and into which, on the piston side, hot water under pressure is urged through the conduit, and from which, on the filter basket holder side, the prepared espresso coffee beverage is discharged through the at least one outlet opening of the filter basket holder, and wherein, when the filter basket holder is in its feed position, the filter basket is accessible from the outside of the espresso coffee machine.