GROUNDD xpress

At GROUNDD, we believe small daily rituals can make a big difference — for you and for the planet. Our mission is to reduce single-use coffee pods, tea bags, and disposable cups, while delivering quality and helping people reconnect with simple, grounding moments in their busy lives.

With the patented xpress dual-valve brew stop system inspired by Bernoulli’s principle, the GROUNDD xpress controls or halts brewing instantly, so you can brew and drink from the same vessel — perfectly balanced, never over-extracted. Made from borosilicate glass, titanium-coated alloy, machined brass, walnut, and BPA-free Tritan, it’s durable, beautiful, and safe.

Your RITUAL redefined and refined

Instant xpress brew stop function for perfect taste control

Brew and drink from the same vessel

Multi-beverage capability (coffee, tea, cold brew, Yerba Mate, matcha, milk frothing)

1% for the planet member – we give more than 1% sales to single use plastic cleanup

Premium, sustainable materials

360 degree drinking lid, portable and elegant design for on-the-go or travel use

BPA-free, no pods, no tea bags, no single-use cups

Repairable not consumable

Product

GROUNDD xpress is your all in one brewing and drinking vessel, a companion to help you connect with your surroundings and become more grounded. The product is Emotionally Engineered to be functional and familiar and will become essential to your morning (or any) routine or ritual.

Simple steps for a perfect Tea or Coffee:
1.    Place your loose leaf tea of coffee grinds into your cup
2.    Add your boiling water 
3.    Allow steeping to occur
4.    Press down piston plunge xpress brew stop mechanism
5.    If sugar or creamer is desired remove the quick release plunder shaft
6.    Add what makes your brew uniquely YOURS
7.    Enjoy your ritual the traditional way with all the wonderful aromas you get by drinking from an open glass or ceramic cup
8.    Or place plunger shaft and anti spill 360 degree drinking lid back on
9.    Enjoy your ritual on the run
10.    When you feel like cleaning or need another drink, simply throw loose leaves in the worm farm, compost or garden and run components under water.
11.    Don’t forget to Smile and acknowledge the fact that your enjoyment created virtually zero waste

Tea

Designed originally for tea, the GROUNDD xpress excels in familiar territory. The whole experience has been curated for your sight, touch, smell and taste. The hand blown borosilicate glass allows you to view the brewing process. The walnut wooden hand protector conducts the warmth and connects you with nature. The brew stop piston plunger pauses the brewing process preventing the tea from getting bitter the moment you push it down. A laser cut stainless steel filter separates any fines and leaf from the final brew giving your tastebuds a treat without annoying floaties.

The quick release plunger shafts allows you to open the lid, add creamer or sweetener, regulate the cooling process and smell the sweet aroma of the tea, drink traditionally or place the lid and plunger back on if you need to take your ritual on the run.

You can also adjust your brew strength if you feel you need a little more flavor by pulling the plunger up and down again.

In the case of some teas like Jasmine, traditional green and Yerba Mate, you can get 2 or more refills out of the same leaves.

Coffee –  The perfect brew

Slightly more scientific than the perfect tea, a balanced coffee made in the GROUNDD cup can follow a refined recipe and process similar to a French press or Aeropress but with a totally different experience.

The entire process has been curated for your sight, touch, smell and taste. The hand blown borosilicate glass allows you to view the brewing process. The walnut wooden hand protector conducts the warmth and connects you with nature. The brew stop piston plunger pauses the brewing process at the right time preventing the coffee from over extraction the moment it is pressed down. A laser cut stainless steel filter separates any grounded fines from the final brew providing a clean sediment and mud free coffee.

The quick release plunger shafts allows you to open the lid, add creamer or sweetener or regulate the cooling process and smell the sweet aroma, drink traditionally or place the lid and plunger back on if you need to take your ritual on the run.

All components submerged in the coffee (or hot water) are titanium coated metal, brass or stainless steel. Seals are all FDA approved silicon. BPA and microplastics is not even debatable. There is absolutely no risk of harmful chemicals or plastic release due to the cup.

Brain Tea

Piston Coffee

We have developed a perfectly balanced roast that is sure to impress. Piston coffee is a single origin omni roast washed bean grown at morethan 1700masl. Sustainably sourced from passionate farmers in Columbia, we have come up with a formula for extracting the best from this crafted bean that will provide the golden cup parameters with a TDS and Brix in the optimal range for your drinking pleasure. Our recommended recipe can be found here: Link to printable or photo to store on phone.

Titanium coated handle

Designed for elegance and function, the handle mates with the lid to provide a flush and recessed aesthetic facilitating a natural feel when drinking. The Handle has recesses to allow you to unlock and quick release
to shaft from the Piston without interrupting the brew stop mechanism. These same recesses allow you to reattach. Significant thought has gone into form factor maintaining the sleek integration of mating parts.

Brass shaft

Brass has been selected for its natural antibacterial properties as well as its warmth and beauty. Brass also has some natural lubricating properties to allow easy connection and disconnection of the shaft to the piston. The connection is made possible by a triple start

thread. This may seem minor but the engineering function this provides for the design intent is significant. 1 revolution connects or disconnects where a typical thread would require approximately 4 revolutions. Another advantage of multi-start threads is their resistance to cross threading. Finally the breaking force is very low due to the higher pitch, this means that we have balanced the seal friction against the glass with the force required to break the thread. All planned and all precise – no accident

Piston Plunger
The simplicity in this component was the real achievement. Sized for exact sealing against the wall of the glass to avoid any escaped grind or sediment the tolerances on this component were critical to get right. Made from a toughened alloy steel with titanium PVD coating ensures durability and stability. Selection of umbrella values to control the flow facilitated easy cleaning and maintenance. Minimal moving parts, self cleaning, temperature resistance, hygienic and FDA approved materials meant that submerging it in boiling water presented zero risk for plastic leaching or any other nasties. Your health and convenience was the real priority.

Piston Stabilizer
This component prevents the piston from rotating and breaking the seal. Again critical to the function when releasing the shaft and drinking from the cup without the lid. The Piston Stabalizer is made from alloy steel coated in titanium PVD. The connection is made by same mode as the shaft sharing a common thread. Easy to connect and disconnect, impossible to cross thread. Convent and functional.

Stainless steel laser cut filter
Extensive testing identified optimal size of filter aperture and thickness of stainless steel plate. Made from surgical grade stainless steel 316 laser etched provides perfect apertures with no flashing. Each component has been considered a product and extensive prototyping and research has gone into P80 size distribution through the filter at ranges of grind size. This was an interesting and surprising part of the product development as the filter plays such a significant role on the flavor profile.

Umbrella valve set
These valves have been designed to ensure the breaking pressure at static and certain dynamic loading conditions doesn’t allow the escape of over brewed liquid from the ‘dirty’ side of the piston.

The umbrella valve has been optimized for the viscosities seen in tea and coffee with many principles from fluid dynamics taken into account when designing the thickness and hardness of the valves as well as how liquid
would flow through.

These valves are designed to be removed easily without damaging them multiple times if a deep clean is required without having to buy new valves. However if you do damage or loose any valves you can repair rather
than replace.

Piston and Lid Seal
These seals are interchangeable so in the worst case if the piston seal breaks you can use the lid seal while you wait for your replacement. Made from a FDA approved silicon these seals don’t release microplastics and are mold resistant.

If you have a Yeti, you can also borrow your Yeti seal and it will work temporarily or if you loose your Yeti cup seal, our seals will fit the 70mm lids. You don’t need to buy a full lid from Yeti anymore.

360 degree anti spill drinking seal
Made from same food grade FDA approved mold resistant silicon, the anti spill seal is easy to replace.

Shaft Seal
Made from same food grade FDA approved mold resistant silicon, the shaft seal snaps in and out with ease.

Tritan Base lid
The base lid looks simple but there are design features to provide tactile feedback that was not easy to achieve. With a inclined trackand snap fit indents, these features all work together to provide function andform. Minimal parts means cleaning is easy and there are no crevices for grimeto accumulate.

Made from dishwasher safe Tritan by Eastman, this plastic isthe gold standard and ‘go to’ for all the major brands like Stanley and Yeti.Its proven safe

This is where plastics shine… ability to achieve complexdesign, dimensional stability, sealing, thermal insulation are just a fewadvantages that help improve your experience and the utility of the entire cup

Tritan Top lid
The top lid is a complex surface made to mate with the base and the handle, facilitate the 360 degree drinking and sealing as well as control the flow of the beverage so it doesn’t come out too fast or too slow. There were so many configurations of this part to tune and make sure it worked in with the base and the handle and shaft.

Made again from dishwasher safe Tritan by Eastman, this plastic is the gold standard and ‘go to’ for all the major brands like Stanley and Yeti. Its proven safe

Tritan Lid Assembly
When the Base and lid are combined it forms the assembly. As a pair they work to deliver the beverage to your mouth with comfort and familiarity. It was essential that the product felt right on your lips, no sharp edges, no lining up little mouth holes, no slurping or residual left over. Even the height and profile of the edge has been designed with 0.2mm precision.

The heigh of the profile fits the ergonomics of most faces, and we tested it on a lot of faces…

Fluid dynamics were modeled to ensure the liquid breaks off the edge and doesn’t drip down the body of the cup. Again not by accident but serving you with convenience.

Piston plunger assembly
The real hero of the product, the core of the design and the real innovation. With the 2 opposing valves you can control when you want your brew to stop and in the case of tea, you can even change the flavor profile if you want it stronger.

Borosilicate drinking Glass
Made from lead free virgin materials, the glasses are hand blown with precision by artisans. Borosilicate is the same glass used in lab equipment but we have increased the thickness to improve toughness. With dimensions critical to function we have added a level of quality control and a process of manufacturing new to the industry.

The glass volume has been calculated based on a medium 12oz coffee or tea. Sized for a 18-21g coffee shot (which is the industry standard). The dimensions of the piston and shaft have been precisely designed to minimize the amount of brewed liquid trapped on the dirty side of the piston, achieve 12oz of brewed gold but still allow the handle to mate keeping it free from obstructing drinking.

The diameter of the cup is familiar and very close to that of a beer or soda can. The added benefit of this familiar and common form factor means that the GROUNDD cup will fit in virtually every vehicle cup holder

Wallnut Hand Protector
The hand protector connects you to nature through the warm touch of natural timber. Sustainably sourced, each hand protector is unique in color and grain pattern, no 2 products are the same. This reinforces our connection with the earth and we thought it was a nice way to connect with the cup both literally and metaphorically.