Abstract: An improved method of brewing coffee and a device therefor are disclosed. The method involves the steps of providing a coffee brewing device having a porous housing containing a supply of ground coffee and having a self-supporting handle dimensioned to be hand-held attached thereto for positioning and stirring the housing in a liquid, the housing also including a vent for venting gases from an interior portion of the housing, the gases being generated during brewing, at least partially submerging the housing in the liquid and stirring the housing in the liquid using the handle to produce a flow of liquid in the housing, and controlling the flow of liquid produced within the housing to create turbulence therein to agitate the ground coffee while the generated gases are being vented from the housing by the vent for rapid brewing of the coffee.

Abstract: A coffee brewing device includes a housing for holding ground coffee with at least one wall of the housing being formed from a permeable filtering membrane which permits a flow-through of water. The interior of the housing is vented to the atmosphere through an attached conduit, which can be used as a handle, so as to permit the escape of gases which are generated when the coffee grounds are submerged in a cup of hot water. Baffles which serve to control the extent and direction of gas movement may be positioned in the housing. By such control, the generated gases may be utilized to agitate the coffee grounds to thus get a more complete mixing of the grounds with the water prior to a venting of the gases to the atmosphere. The baffles may be of both a perforated and non-perforated design so as to control gas bubble size and direction of flow.