Found this Bodum Santos today, can’t find much about it – but I love the design.
Found this Bodum Santos today, can’t find much about it – but I love the design.
by Evansee
4 Comments
fractalisimo
Looks cool! I found a video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOrfmCGkPfc) of comeone using it if that helps. Generally though you want to look up [siphon](https://bluebottlecoffee.com/us/eng/brew-guides/siphon) brewing, also called vacuum brewing, this looks to be an all electric version. I’ve only ever really seen siphon brewing used for show rather than practicality, so it’s often set up with the different glass pieces held by a metal stand in a vertical stack, with some kind of flame at the bottom to heat the water up.
To brew, you put a filter (usually cloth) on the metal part in the top chamber, in your photo this has a ring poking up, then the coffee goes on top of this. As you heat the bottom the vapour pressure pushes the hot water up the tube that drops from the top chamber into the bottom, then the coffee brews in the top chamber. Once the coffee has finished brewing you turn the heat down, the vapour pressure drops and ‘sucks’ the brewed coffee through the filter, down the tube, and into the bottom chamber.
H0T50UP
Used to be a sky mall item back in the day, I remember looking at it as I was traversing the ocean and asking myself what vacuum coffee meant.
Jakius
SO THAT’S THAT WEIRD FUCKING THING IN MY PARENT’S BASEMENT!
O2C
I’ve got an older model of one of these. They’re a visually impactful brewing method but not my preferred way of making coffee.
To brew, water goes into the carafe, plug the filter in place, then put grounds on top. When you switch it on, the water boils and pressure builds in the lower chamber. That forces water up the tube where it mixes with the grounds above (you’ll want to give it a stir when it’s up there). Eventually the heating element switches to warm and the bottom chamber cools slightly. This drops the pressure below and creates the “vacuum” (really just slightly lower pressure) which sucks the coffee back down into the lower chamber. The grounds stay up top and are slightly drier than regular drip coffee. You can lift the whole top piece up at this point for cleaning and close the lid. The base keeps it warm.
It’s fun to watch but more messy than I like when it comes to clean up.
4 Comments
Looks cool! I found a video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOrfmCGkPfc) of comeone using it if that helps. Generally though you want to look up [siphon](https://bluebottlecoffee.com/us/eng/brew-guides/siphon) brewing, also called vacuum brewing, this looks to be an all electric version. I’ve only ever really seen siphon brewing used for show rather than practicality, so it’s often set up with the different glass pieces held by a metal stand in a vertical stack, with some kind of flame at the bottom to heat the water up.
To brew, you put a filter (usually cloth) on the metal part in the top chamber, in your photo this has a ring poking up, then the coffee goes on top of this. As you heat the bottom the vapour pressure pushes the hot water up the tube that drops from the top chamber into the bottom, then the coffee brews in the top chamber. Once the coffee has finished brewing you turn the heat down, the vapour pressure drops and ‘sucks’ the brewed coffee through the filter, down the tube, and into the bottom chamber.
Used to be a sky mall item back in the day, I remember looking at it as I was traversing the ocean and asking myself what vacuum coffee meant.
SO THAT’S THAT WEIRD FUCKING THING IN MY PARENT’S BASEMENT!
I’ve got an older model of one of these. They’re a visually impactful brewing method but not my preferred way of making coffee.
To brew, water goes into the carafe, plug the filter in place, then put grounds on top. When you switch it on, the water boils and pressure builds in the lower chamber. That forces water up the tube where it mixes with the grounds above (you’ll want to give it a stir when it’s up there). Eventually the heating element switches to warm and the bottom chamber cools slightly. This drops the pressure below and creates the “vacuum” (really just slightly lower pressure) which sucks the coffee back down into the lower chamber. The grounds stay up top and are slightly drier than regular drip coffee. You can lift the whole top piece up at this point for cleaning and close the lid. The base keeps it warm.
It’s fun to watch but more messy than I like when it comes to clean up.