Syphon, Intelligentsia

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We begin at Intelligentsia Coffee in Venice, California over an espresso shot, a syphon pot and a cappuccino.

Episode 1: Espresso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEb1rX...
Episode 3: Cappuccino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqs1Hh...

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[boychow]

I never found myself looking at the process of coffee making for this long. This is like an art.

[itsripo]

This makes me want to truly enter the world of coffee. It's also worth noting that while the method used to make the coffee is extraordinary, I love what the director of this clip did. The fact that he used selective coloring to make the coffee stand out just adds so much extra to this clip.

[Anastasia Skolnik]

There should be an adapter piece that allows you to use the stovetop flame as a heat source for that thing because regular stovetop syphons are fat and goofy lookin'. Maybe one day...

[Stephen Bellingham]

Amazing

[Cory Knapp]

It depends on how well you clean it. At the shop I worked at, we would use them 3-5 times, but that was more for practicality: after the 3rd time rinsing it out, it was easier to just replace the filter.

You can also get metal mesh or paper filters. They give a different body to the cup, though.

[basztmc]

Hario Halogen Beam Heater

[midcitygym]

Excellent

[KingTrebla]

Makes instant coffee look like a bitch

[robbie ferraren]

How many times can you use the filter?

[Rami Alshafi]

What's the heater? Some info about the heater please!!!

[Jack Amick]

Just ordered one of these to add to my coffee brewing collection (Chemex, Hario V60, Bialetti Moka). Can't wait to try it out, this video was quite useful and informative.

For the record, it's a Yama 5-cup Siphon pot.

[patrickdamien]

I met Chris Owens in New York City. This video allowed me to run a mental voice print analysis and confirm that it was him sitting next to me at Joe Pro Shop.