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This will be moved to scraps soon enough, but I just wanted to show everybody how I made coffee today. It's likely the first in a series of experiments I'll be doing with various coffee-brewing equipment, some of which you may be familiar with, and some maybe not.
Amazon sent me the top half of a glass vacuum pot by accident, and seeing as I didn't have a lower half (or anything else) I decided to improvise one.
I used a French press filter and a beer growler, and after a little tweaking, I finally got my syphon coffee.
How it works:
First, hot water is poured into the lower chamber and set to boil.
Fresh ground coffee is placed on the filter in the top half, and fitted on the bottom, creating a seal.
When the water boils, vapor is created.
It's a gas so it's always seeking equilibrium, which would be with the atmospheric pressure in the upper chamber.
As it travels upward, it pulls the water with it by suction, steeping the coffee grounds on top of the filter.
The water is no longer boiling at this point, and you get the perfect temperature for brewing coffee as a result! Vapor will continue to flow through the coffee, so it looks like it's boiling, but it's really just air bubbles.
After a certain period of sleeping time, the entire contraption is taken off the heat, and the water begins to cool. As it does it passes the filter back down into the lower chamber, resulting in a very clean final brew.
I'm surprised this worked, to be honest.
I'm very satisfied with the end result, seeing as siphon coffee makers can cost into the hundreds of dollars, and I've created one with materials I had, and a spare part delivered by mistake.
It's a janky looking set up, to be sure, but it's so fun to brew this way that I don't even mind.
If you have any questions about the coffee I use, how this device works, or really anything related to the delicious black beverage we all drink, feel free to ask! I'm equally happy learning and sharing knowledge, so as a barista I feel it's my duty to learn, teach and enjoy it as much as possible.
If you will be attending FWA this year, come check out my panel on classic beverages, their history, and how to learn more about them! I promise it will be neither boring nor snobby, and there will even be a free coffee tasting/cupping the next day!
Tiger out, love y'all :B
Amazon sent me the top half of a glass vacuum pot by accident, and seeing as I didn't have a lower half (or anything else) I decided to improvise one.
I used a French press filter and a beer growler, and after a little tweaking, I finally got my syphon coffee.
How it works:
First, hot water is poured into the lower chamber and set to boil.
Fresh ground coffee is placed on the filter in the top half, and fitted on the bottom, creating a seal.
When the water boils, vapor is created.
It's a gas so it's always seeking equilibrium, which would be with the atmospheric pressure in the upper chamber.
As it travels upward, it pulls the water with it by suction, steeping the coffee grounds on top of the filter.
The water is no longer boiling at this point, and you get the perfect temperature for brewing coffee as a result! Vapor will continue to flow through the coffee, so it looks like it's boiling, but it's really just air bubbles.
After a certain period of sleeping time, the entire contraption is taken off the heat, and the water begins to cool. As it does it passes the filter back down into the lower chamber, resulting in a very clean final brew.
I'm surprised this worked, to be honest.
I'm very satisfied with the end result, seeing as siphon coffee makers can cost into the hundreds of dollars, and I've created one with materials I had, and a spare part delivered by mistake.
It's a janky looking set up, to be sure, but it's so fun to brew this way that I don't even mind.
If you have any questions about the coffee I use, how this device works, or really anything related to the delicious black beverage we all drink, feel free to ask! I'm equally happy learning and sharing knowledge, so as a barista I feel it's my duty to learn, teach and enjoy it as much as possible.
If you will be attending FWA this year, come check out my panel on classic beverages, their history, and how to learn more about them! I promise it will be neither boring nor snobby, and there will even be a free coffee tasting/cupping the next day!
Tiger out, love y'all :B
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