between about 180 and about 205 degrees fahrenheit 82 and 96 degrees celsius preferably at approximately 200 degrees fahrenheit 93 degrees celsius measured at the outlet of the inlet port 112 the hot water may pass through the ground coffee and the coffee holder 102 and collect in the retention vessel 116 while the water is being released from the inlet ports 112 the agitator motor 108 may be activated to cause the coffee agitator 104 to rotate the coffee agitator 104 may be arranged so that when used it helps to maintain the evenness of the ground coffee depth maintaining the evenness of depth of the ground coffee may help to provide consistency of the resultant brewed coffee by tending to cause the hot water to steep in the ground coffee for a consistent amount of time that is the hot water may steep longer in the ground coffee if the water is released onto an area where the depth of the ground coffee is deeper than in an area where the depth of the ground coffee is shallower such disparities could result when the ground coffee accumulates or piles up in front of a moving coffee agitator the coffee agitator is located above the bottom of the coffee holder and is arranged so that.