Very visual effect of immersion brewing: do you remember the taste of siphon coffee?

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Do you remember the taste of siphon coffee? The siphon coffee maker (Syphon) is believed to have been invented in the late 1830s, when patent applications were filed in both Germany and France, and it is currently documented that the patent was granted by Ms. Jeanne Richard of France, but it was first seen in Germany in 1827. In the early days, it was also known as "wind kettle" or "Vacuum coffee pot". In the 19th century, the technology of making glass in Europe was quite mature, and siphon pots became a trend. Siphon coffee maker can be said to be a very old and stable coffee brewing appliance.

Making coffee from a siphon pot has always given people a sense of mystery that is very difficult, but after understanding its principle, you will find that it is not difficult to use. To put it simply, siphon coffee is a very visual soaking method.

It is mainly made by using vapor pressure to promote the whole process of extraction and filtration. The classic siphon pot is a combination of glass upper and lower pots, heating the lower pot of water, accumulating enough vapor pressure in the heating process, and the water can be pushed into the coffee powder of the upper pot without being boiled to the boiling point. then continue to stabilize the brewing temperature in the pot with a heat source for a period of time to fully extract the flavor of the coffee. When the heat source is removed after brewing, the steam will cool and condense back to the liquid, which is similar to a vacuum. The brewed coffee will be pulled down to the lower pot by pressure and gravity, while the coffee powder will be isolated directly in the upper pot. Finally, just pour the clean coffee out of the next pot!

Usually in the process of making siphon coffee, in addition to paying attention to the ratio of water to powder and brewing time, the water temperature and mixing method are also very important. Although it sounds very complicated, it is an interesting way to make coffee. As long as you practice more, you can try out the brewing conditions you like. Siphon coffee in the visual, brewing process, flavor level can bring considerable fun, in fact, the whole brewing process is like an interesting physical experiment, quite entertaining effect!

Compared with other coffee brewing methods, with good brewing skills, the temperature of siphon pot coffee can be stably controlled, and the drop of water temperature can be overcome because of continuous heating after adding powder. and after a period of convection soaking process, can bring out more caramel and nut flavor, the use of cloth filter, compared with hand brewing, it is also more rich in oil. The overall taste is mellow and soft.

Although hand brewing is the main brew of coffee nowadays, there are still a group of fixed siphon pot lovers in UNI who prefer the flavor of siphon coffee with filter cloth. At UNI we use Hario TCA-3 series to make siphon coffee, this device is also very easy to obtain and use home siphon pot, with our ever-changing coffee items, the next time we drink coffee, would you like to try the charm of siphon coffee?