A beverage dispenser, comprising: - an inlet connected to a water source; - an outlet for dispensing the water to a user vessel; - at least one filter element having an input and an output for filtering water; - a pump for pumping water to the input of the filter element; - a flow sensor connected between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the flow rate of the water; - at least one water preparation element (118, 124, 128) connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet and adapted to prepare the water for drinking by a human, wherein the water preparation element (118, 124, 128) comprises at least one of the following: - a flow type tempering device for cooling and/or heating the water; - a flow type carbonizer for injecting carbon dioxide into the water; - a flow type mineralization device for mineralizing the water; - a controller connected to the pump and the flow sensor, wherein the controller is adapted to control the pump such that filtered water has an actual flow rate that corresponds a set flow rate; - wherein the filter element comprises a reverse osmosis filter having an input, a permeate output and a concentrate output, wherein the permeate output is the output for filtered water; - wherein the flow sensor is connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the actual flow rate of the filtered water; and - wherein the water flows from output for outputting filtered water of the filter element to the outlet of the beverage dispenser with the set flow rate through any component located between the permeate output to the outlet of the beverage dispenser. - an inlet connected to a water source; - an outlet for dispensing the water to a user vessel; - at least one filter element having an input and an output for filtering water; - a pump for pumping water to the input of the filter element; - a flow sensor connected between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the flow rate of the water; - at least one water preparation element (118, 124, 128) connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet and adapted to prepare the water for drinking by a human, wherein the water preparation element (118, 124, 128) comprises at least one of the following: - a flow type tempering device for cooling and/or heating the water; - a flow type carbonizer for injecting carbon dioxide into the water; - a flow type mineralization device for mineralizing the water; - a controller connected to the pump and the flow sensor, wherein the controller is adapted to control the pump such that filtered water has an actual flow rate that corresponds a set flow rate; - wherein the filter element comprises a reverse osmosis filter having an input, a permeate output and a concentrate output, wherein the permeate output is the output for filtered water; - wherein the flow sensor is connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the actual flow rate of the filtered water; and - wherein the water flows from output for outputting filtered water of the filter element to the outlet of the beverage dispenser with the set flow rate through any component located between the permeate output to the outlet of the beverage dispenser. - a flow type tempering device for cooling and/or heating the water; - a flow type carbonizer for injecting carbon dioxide into the water; - a flow type mineralization device for mineralizing the water; - a controller connected to the pump and the flow sensor, wherein the controller is adapted to control the pump such that filtered water has an actual flow rate that corresponds a set flow rate; - wherein the filter element comprises a reverse osmosis filter having an input, a permeate output and a concentrate output, wherein the permeate output is the output for filtered water; - wherein the flow sensor is connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the actual flow rate of the filtered water; and - wherein the water flows from output for outputting filtered water of the filter element to the outlet of the beverage dispenser with the set flow rate through any component located between the permeate output to the outlet of the beverage dispenser.