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Siphon Pot Coffee Brewing Guide

● The siphon pot is used for brewing single-origin coffee beans. Colombian, Blue Mountain, Brazilian, and Mandheling beans all work well, and Italian beans can actually be used too. A medium grind setting of 3 is perfect!

Generally for one serving: 15g beans, 150cc water! (You can adjust according to your taste)

The brewing method in professional coffee shops uses tabletop setups, which are too complicated and difficult to understand!

Let's discuss the regular method: total time is 50-60 seconds. Brewing for too long will increase the bitterness of the coffee. If the heat is too high, the coffee will taste burnt. The appropriate temperature is 80°-90°.

Single-origin coffee will naturally have bitterness, astringency, and acidity. Most Chinese people can't drink such coffee.

Most coffee at UCC Island Coffee is brewed with siphon pots, as they don't have espresso machines.

You can also brew this way at home - make double-brewed coffee for espresso use (brew the coffee twice), then add milk and sugar cubes.

There are many ways to brew coffee, with different brewing methods depending on personal preferences, habits, the beans used, roast level, and other factors.

Laboratory records are considered entry-level, representing coffee brewed by beginners from a more scientific perspective!

As you gain deeper understanding of siphon coffee beans and brewing methods, and become more proficient in operation, you should develop different approaches in the future.

About Siphon Coffee Makers

● The siphon coffee maker, also known as Siphon/Syphon

It originated in Germany and uses the pressure generated by boiling water to brew coffee. The coffee maker consists of upper and lower parts connected by a tube. A filter cloth is placed over the hole between the upper and lower pots to filter coffee grounds, and a metal hook connected to the filter cloth ensures even heating of water in the lower pot. When the lower pot is filled with the required amount of hot water and heated with a small gas (alcohol lamp), the water converts to steam, increasing the pressure above the water surface. The boiling water then enters the upper chamber through the tube to brew the ground coffee. It then returns to the lower chamber through filter paper or cloth, after which it can be consumed.

The taste of siphon-brewed coffee varies not only due to the coffee beans themselves but also factors such as brewing temperature, time, and even the duration and force of stirring. Generally, siphon coffee uses medium/light roast coffee beans because the indirect heating and longer steeping method can reveal more delicate coffee layers and fruit sweetness, which differs from the rich aroma and oily fragrance of dark roast coffee.

Potential Issues with Over-Brewing in Siphon Pots

● Over-brewing in a siphon pot may result in:

1. Bitterness: Over-extraction (brewing too long or water temperature too high causing bean scorching)

2. Astringency: Overly long steeping time

3. Acidity: The natural fruit acidity of the coffee bean variety itself, or spoilage acidity caused by improper storage for too long, which may also be caused by different roast levels.

Recommended Siphon Coffee Bean Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's freshly roasted single-origin siphon coffee beans - such as Yirgacheffe and Mandheling coffee - offer full guarantees in both brand and quality, suitable for brewing with various equipment. More importantly, they offer excellent value for money. A half-pound (227g) bag costs only around 70-90 RMB. Calculating based on 200ml per cup with a 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio, one bag can make 15 cups of specialty coffee, with each cup costing only 5-6 RMB. Compared to café prices that often reach dozens of RMB per cup, this represents exceptional value.

FrontStreet Coffee: A Guangzhou-based roastery with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans, while also providing online store services. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473