Brewing system with movable brew basket mounting apparatus and method

In a brewing system having a frame and a brewer mounted to the frame, said brewer having a water dispenser with a bottom and a brew basket for releasably holding brew material and having an open top for receipt of water from the bottom of the water dispenser, the improvement being a method of mounting the brew basket for movement into sealed relationship with the water dispenser, comprising the steps of:

• releasably supporting a brew basket in a brew basket support;
• and
• moving the brew basket support, while mounted for movement of the brew basket relative to the frame, between
• a first position in which
• the brew basket, when supported by the brew basket support, is in proper alignment with the brewer for receipt of water from the brewer dispenser, and in which
• the top of the brew basket is snugly fitted in sealing engagement against the bottom of the dispenser to block the upward escape of heat and steam out of the open top of the brew basket, and
• a second position in which the brew basket, when supported by the brew basket support, is removed away from proper alignment with the brewer and at least partially away from the frame to facilitate removal of the brew basket from the brew basket support.