Standard Specification for Commercial Coffee Brewers

ABSTRACT
This specification covers commercial single cup or batch coffee brewers which are used for brewing coffee in commercial and institutional facilities and does not include residential units. This specification is limited to standard coffee brewers and does not include espresso or specialty coffee drink machines. Materials used in the construction of the machine shall comply with NSF No. 4 and UL Standard 197. Unless otherwise specified, all hardware and fittings shall be corrosion-resistant to ASTM A167 or ASTM A176 or suitably processed to resist corrosion and all threaded parts shall conform to ANSI B1.1.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers commercial single cup or batch coffee brewers which are used for brewing coffee in commercial and institutional facilities and does not include residential units. This specification is limited to standard coffee brewers and does not include espresso or specialty coffee drink machines.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation:F2988 −12 An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
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Commercial Coffee Brewers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2988; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.2 ANSI Standards:
ANSI B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR
1.1 This specification covers commercial single cup or
Thread Form)
batch coffee brewers which are used for brewing coffee in
ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection
commercial and institutional facilities and does not include
and Attributes
residentialunits.Thisspecificationislimitedtostandardcoffee
ANSI/NSF 4 Commercial Cooking, Rethermalization and
brewers and does not include espresso or specialty coffee drink
Powered Hot Food Holding and Transport Equipment
machines.
ANSI/UL 197 Commercial Cooking Appliances
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
ANSI/UL 1439 Test for Sharpness of Edges on Equipment
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
2.3 National/International Safe Transit Association (NSTA/
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
ISTA) Standard:
and are not considered standard.
NSTA/ISTA Pre-Shipment Test Procedures
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.4 Military Standards:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
MIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibrations of Shipboard
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Equipment Type I—Environmental and Type II—
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Internally Excited
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
MIL-STD-461 RequirementsFortheControlofElectromag-
netic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and
2. Referenced Documents
Equipment
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
MIL-STD-1399/300 Interface Standard for Shipboard
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
Systems, Section 300A, Electric Power, Alternating Cur-
A167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting
rent
Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
A176 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chro-
3. Terminology
mium Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
A276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
3.1.1 brew cycle, n—the time required to complete and
A366/A366M Specification for Commercial Steel (CS)
recover from brew event.
Sheet, Carbon, (0.15 Maximum Percent) Cold-Rolled
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3.1.2 brew energy, n—energy consumed by the coffee
(Withdrawn 2000)
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging brewer during a brew cycle.
F760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals
3.1.3 brew event, n—dispensing of one serving or batch
F1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for Marine
volume of coffee starting with the initiation of a brew cycle.
,
Systems, Equipment, and Facilities
3.1.4 brew volume, n—the substantive delivered bulk bev-
erage portion specified in ounces or gallons.
3.1.5 coffee brewer, n—commercial appliances designed to
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on Food
heat and deliver a portion of coffee.
Service Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.03 on
Storage and Dispensing Equipment.
3.1.6 energy save mode, n—a low power mode different
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2012. Published December 2012. DOI:
from the ready-to-brew state designed to use less energy while
10.1520/F2988-12.
2 the coffee brewer remains “on.”
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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3.1.7 production capacity, n—calculated maximum volume 5. Ordering Information
of coffee potentially brewed in one full hour.
5.1 Purchasers should select the Coffee Brewer and any
preferred options and include the following information in the
3.1.8 ready-to-brew (standby) energy, n—energy required
by the coffee brewer to maintain “ready-to-brew” conditions purchasing document:
5.1.1 Title, number and date of this specification.
includingenergyrequiredtokeepthereservoi
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