Brew basket for automated beverage brewing apparatus

1. A siphon for use in a brew basket comprising:

a first portion formed from a first material, said first portion having a first passageway and an outlet, said first passageway being fluidly coupled to said outlet; and

a second portion formed from a second material, said second portion having an inlet portion and an outlet portion connected by a bend, said inlet portion defining an inlet of the siphon, said second portion including a tube defining a second passageway and being removably coupled to said first portion such that said first passageway and said second passageway cooperate to form a flow path extending from said inlet arranged in an interior of the brew basket to said outlet.

2. The siphon according to claim 1 , wherein said inlet portion is arranged at an angle to said outlet portion.

3. The siphon according to claim 2 , wherein said angle is between about 15° and 75°.

4. The siphon according to claim 1 , wherein said first portion is integrally formed with said brew basket.

5. The siphon according to claim 1 , wherein said first passageway extends generally vertically.

6. The siphon according to claim 1 , wherein said second portion is in an overlapping arrangement with said first portion.

7. The siphon according to claim 1 , wherein said second portion is removably coupled to an end of said first portion, opposite said outlet.

8. The siphon according to claim 1 , wherein one of said first material and said second material is a rigid material and the other of said first material and said second.

9. The siphon according to claim 8 , wherein said second portion is formed from a silicone material.