A beverage maker for coffee or the like operated electrically and in which the water container is resilient so that it is expandable within the confines of the beverage maker so that a greater beverage capacity is achieved selectively. The beverage is made by pumping up the water from a lower compartment to an upper compartment having the flavored substance therein wherein the water drips through the flavored substance and through apertures in the upper container to an annular receptacle surrounding the expandable water container.