Abstract: A semi-automatic beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a cup to a pot of beverage such as coffee. The apparatus passes a selected quantity of water after heating the water, through a preselected quantity of beverage making material such as freshly ground coffee to brew the coffee. The beverage brewing apparatus includes a filter, a beverage making material holding device, a beverage making material quantity selector and transfer system for automatically measuring and placing a selected quantity of beverage making material from the material holding device into the filter, a liquid holding system, a liquid heater, a liquid quantity selector, heating and transfer system for automatically measuring, heating and placing the selected quantity of liquid on the beverage making material, and an outlet for passing the brewed liquid after it passes through the beverage making material and filter into a cup or pot.