Methods for brewing coffee

Abstract

One variation of a method for brewing a cup of coffee at a coffee brewing machine includes: receiving a coffee source identifier; retrieving a recipe for a brewing coffee bean based on the coffee source identifier; initiating a brew cycle; heating water in a boiler to a target temperature specified by the recipe; metering a volume of water from the boiler into a brew chamber; heating the brew chamber to maintain the volume of water near the target temperature; according to the recipe, displaying an agitation instruction at a first time during the brew cycle; according to the recipe, triggering a first alarm to cease agitation at a second time during the brew cycle; and according to the recipe, triggering a second alarm to dispense fluid from the brew chamber at a third time during the brew cycle.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method for brewing a cup of coffee at a coffee brewing machine, comprising:
 receiving a coffee source identifier;   retrieving a recipe for a brewing coffee bean based on the coffee source identifier;   initiating a brew cycle;   heating water in a boiler to a target temperature specified by the recipe;   metering a volume of water from the boiler into a brew chamber;   heating the brew chamber to maintain the volume of water near the target temperature;   according to the recipe, displaying an agitation instruction at a first time during the brew cycle;   according to the recipe, triggering a first alarm to cease agitation at a second time during the brew cycle; and   according to the recipe, triggering a second alarm to dispense fluid from the brew chamber at a third time during the brew cycle.