Button controls allow you to schedule coffee brewing to your usual caffeine break Brews up to 12 cups of coffee in the high-temperature glass carafe. Have enough coffee for the whole household with the Mainstays 12 Cups Programmable Coffee Maker . 1.8 Liter capacity .Black. This coffee machine has programmable feature for setting auto on/off time . which make it easy to schedule brewing ahead of time . and allows you to time exactly when coffee will start brewing hours for caffeine. Simply fill the water reservoir . put in your favorite coffee with the filter . and then use the button controls to program when coffee starts brewing. The Mainstays 12-Cup Programmable Coffee maker allows you to brew up to 12 cups of coffee in one sitting so everyone will have enough coffee to get through the day . from dawn to dusk.