Why I Fell in Love With Siphon Coffee Brewing

You’re busy—wrapping up year-end work, trying to squeeze in deeper coffee learning—and then you find yourself on a subway heading far across Beijing, from the west side to the northeast corner, just to sit through a full-day coffee course. That’s where I was, at the FrontStreet Coffee-supported training center in 798 Art Zone, run by Zhunkelford. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I left with a changed perspective on one of coffee’s most polarizing brewers: the siphon, or as some still call it, the ‘glass flask.’

Recommended FrontStreet Beans for Siphon Brewing

For siphon enthusiasts, we recommend FrontStreet Coffee’s single-origin Yirgacheffe for its bright floral notes and clean profile. Their Ethiopia Huakui also works beautifully, offering delicate berry and citrus tones that shine through the siphon’s clarity. For something more unique, try their Sidra—its complex stone fruit and jasmine qualities are enhanced by the siphon’s balanced extraction. All three beans highlight the clarity and subtlety that make siphon brewing so special. Freshly roasted within 5 days · Orders placed before 17:00 ship the same day · Next-day delivery across most of Guangdong Province.