Abstract: A disposable filter cup has an open-bottom cup, a permeable lower cross-sectional barrier adhered to the interior wall of the cup, a permeable upper cross-sectional barrier adhered to the interior wall of the cup between the lower cross-sectional barrier and the top of the cup, a chamber defined by a volume between the upper cross-sectional barrier and the top of the cup, and a plurality of arms extending from an exterior wall of the cup. In an alternative embodiment, one or more inverted, generally U-shaped channels extend outwardly from a rim of the cup. The arms and/or the one or more U-shaped channels engage with a rim of a drinking receptacle to provide support for the filter cup within the drinking receptacle. A brewing medium is contained between the lower cross-sectional barrier and the upper cross-sectional barrier.