I don't know if you have seen this video but it made me laugh, it is not the same anymore ordering a coffee as there are lots of ways of making coffee. Chemex Bodum Syphon / Vacpot Pour Over Aeropress
Then the newest product Cafflano.
Then it depends on what sort of coffee you like? Latte, Three Quarter Latte, Flat white, Cappuccino, Espresso, Ristretto.
Anyway let me know what you think of this video?
Kind E-Gards
Dale Stewart
When we went antiquing on Saturday again, i know second time in two weeks is a bit over the top. However we did find something i have never seen before a Pyrex stove top Syphon. It is a big unit 4 - 6 cups. I would never use it for coffee as it is way too big, Last night Kim wanted some tea so i thought maybe i should try it. When we bought it we did not realise it was missing a piece which is important.
With out it the unit will not work. I thought i would use my original one from my other syphon and it fitted it. Not perfectly but it looked good enough to work.
With my research i think it is from the early 1950's but was only ever sold in America for about 30 years and they started making them 1920's, you can still find them on Ebay.com. As i said i have never seen one so i had to buy it and if it did not work i would use it a display unit like my grinder.
You fill the bottom chamber with water and put it on the stove top.
The filter sits in the top part and the spring goes down the tube and clips on the edge to stop it lifting and creating the pressure.
As the bottom chamber gets hot the pressure forces the water up the tube into the top chamber.
When the top chamber is fill of water it helps create a better suction between the two chambers.
The tea we chose was jasmine pearls and it needed to be soaked in order to awaken the leaves.
We let the pearls boil for about two minutes and turned off the stove as they don't need much brewing.
Once the temperature cools the tea goes down the tube into the lower chamber, we then let it cool for a few minutes and removed the top chamber.
The tea was beautiful and it was so sweet. We could not taste any bitterness at all and because it is pyrex it stayed hot for a long time.
I am glad we bought it even though it was missing a piece.
I came across this website for Melbourne's Best Cafe's, so we will have a few good suggestions to go to. Any way my friend lent me his Coffee Syphon / Siphon for me to play around with. It's not very forgiving, if you leave it too long it gets burnt but not long enough and you don't get the sweet fruity flavours. I still don't get it 100% but i just love the science behind it.
First i do my usual 13 grams of coffee
I used 200 grams of water, last time i used 220 and i had lighter flavour. I really need to do more research but using the flame is not as consistent at the Halogen light. But it is free so so I am happy with it.
Put it on the heat
As it heats up it forces the water up the spout into the top section
While its heating grind your coffee.
I had to use a small container to pour the grounds in.
Pour the coffee in the water and stir 5 times around (so the internet said)
I brewed it for 2 minutes, some people said 1.5 min and others 3 min , i guess its personal preference really.
After the time is up take the flame away and the coffee filters down into the bottom section
My friend made a Syphon using his equipment and here are some pics
The Difference between the 2 coffee Syphons, one is a Hario, the other Bellina Syphon. The heat lamp is more consistent and looks awesome. The coffee was awesome.
Its still trial and error but i enjoy playing around with it.
