Abstract: An apparatus for preparing and dispensing beverages having a hot water tank (3) with an outer tap and a magazine (12) for containers filled with various additives, e.g. tea and coffee extract, and having each a device for feeding out a certain portion of its contents. According to the invention, a separate or affiliated tank (5) is provided within said main tank (3). Said affiliated tank has its own outlet pipe (8), which can be shut off by a shut off device (7). Below the mouth of said pipe, a filter funnel (9) and a receptacle (10) can be inserted.