Vacuum Coffee Maker - How does it work? Demo

How does a vacuum coffee maker work? Here is a little demonstration of its brewing process with comments explaining what's going on. These coffee makers are also known as vac pots, siphon brewers or syphon brewers.

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• siphon-brewer

[sunnycitizen]

so...........what does this do that a properly used plunger won't? Sorry if that sounds ignorant but the whole thing seems kind of superfluous and overcomplicated to me.

[WakeUpVibes]

@sunnycitizen It is one way to make coffee. If you compare it to properly used plunger (or any other properly used coffee machine), it does pretty much the same thing - makes coffee. Pretty simple, isn't it?

[Jitenshadesu]

If the coffee is steeping for more than 5 minutes, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG :D

seriously though, this would kill good coffee. A solid brew goes 4:30 - 5 min for a complete cycle on my yama 5(US)-cup w/ cory rod.

[WakeUpVibes]

@Jitenshadesu Well, if you pay attention to the video, you can see that the water starts going up around 4.30 and the coffee is ready (meaning back down in the bottom globe) around 9.30, which according to my calculations means that the water spends in the ground about 5 minutes altogether. The first four and half minutes goes for heating the water.

[bruno2260]

I'm very interested in the system, but it looks like a real pain to clean. Is it flavor/taste worth the toils of cleaning it? -please explain or post a video of the cleaning process.

[WakeUpVibes]

@bruno2260 Sorry about the late reply. The cleaning is pretty easy actually, since there are only three parts - two separate glass globes and removable filter.

[TurboLoveTrain]

The heroin of coffee

[damianrawle]

@jdscally i don't think the user has any control over how much will be left at the bottom when you turn the heat off because with the same heat applied, this will be the same each time since the pressure in the bottom and the top need to be balanced out. Without a little water/vapour still in the bottom chamber, there is no pressure holding the water up the top.

You can make more of the water/steam travel to the top by turning the heat up higher, but doing this too much will burn the beans

[jdscally]

Thanks for the video it finally pushed me over the top and I just ordered one of the Bodum Santos/Pebo models and want to see what the difference is between this and a drip system using freshly ground peaberry coffee beans.

In the video I noticed that not all of the water is drawn into the upper reservoir - is there a guide to how much should be left in the lower reservoir when you turn the heat off, or is it personal preference.

[vcslkvprs]

@sunnycitizen Coffee's not all about just drinking coffee... Some people (me in particular) are obsessed and fascinated with the art of making coffee. Coffee can be treated much like wine. Different origins of beans, and blends make different coffees, all worth proper exploration. Different brewing techniques all make different styles of cups of coffee. It's all about discovering different ways to utilize the beans.

And it's fun. And delicious.

[beez7005]

what is wrong with some of the replies from some of these peeps???? get a life please.

Thanks for posting the video as I am intrigued by the vacuum pot and am considering getting one.

[pipersnakis]

@latka101 By the way, my family and father is Greek by ancestry...or do you have prejudices about them too.

[pipersnakis]

@latka101 You sir are a joke and not a particularly funny one. It is people like you who cannot let go of their prejudices, that good people sometimes run into and regret the meeting!! Grow up! Or is that possible for one frozen in time?!

[latka101]

@scarekrow9 my great grandma was a negro, it had no teeth.

[latka101]

@gkrausmann considering that most negros can make a meal out of chicken guts and pigs feet, a little mess in the coffee pot ain't nothing.

[latka101]

@pipersnakis Your dad musta been a negro along with the flock. I can vividly imagine a wide eyed flock of negro tentatively watching a pot of water boil like it was some sort amazing magic.

[pipersnakis]

My Dad used these coffee makers in his little greasy spoon restaurant back in the 40's and the 50's. People used to flock to our little cafe/restaurant for the coffee...they loved the stuff. Easy to clean and fast. Also is fun to watch! Try one and you will be surprised at how good the coffee it makes is.