A method of brewing hot beverage in an drip-type, electric brewer having a brew basket assembly (10) with an outer protective basket made of insulating plastic (12) and an inner basket made of stainless steel (14) nestled within the outer protective basket (12) with a drain hole (30) located opposite an open outlet (20). A removable wire brew basket (32) is supported by four support members (31 ) at the inside surface of the inner bottom (26), and a flow valve (34) is protectively mounted to the inner basket (14) between the open outlet (20) and the drain hole (30) for selectively restricting the drain hole (30) to control a rate of flow of beverage though the drain hole (30) and the open outlet (20). The outer basket insulates the hot beverage within the inner basket to reduce the risk of burning any users who may touch the outside of the brew basket, and the flow valve is adjusted for different rates when different beverages, such as tea and coffee, require different rates for optimum brewing.