5 Favorites: Siphon Coffee Brewers for the Cogniscenti - Remodelista
A centerpiece of Blue Bottle Coffee’s Mint Plaza shop in San Francisco is a siphon coffee bar that looks like something out of a steampunk science lab. Lest you think this fine brew is limited to artisanal coffee shops, siphon (also called vacuum) coffee brewers for the home are in easy reach.
For a thorough primer, see Coffee Geek’s Using a Siphon Coffee Maker, which includes the whys, the hows, and what you’ll need to achieve the perfect cup.
A siphon coffee brewing guide from Blue Bottle Coffee.
Cona, out of the UK, has been making vacuum brewers since before World War II, and the design has remained unchanged. This one is not a stovetop variety; instead, it is heated by a spirit lamp fueled with denatured alcohol.
Bodum has been making a siphon coffee maker since the 1950s.
Bodum’s Pebo Vacuum Coffee Maker on the stovetop.
The Yama Vacuum Brewer is a stovetop model from Japan.
The Hario Mini, a one-cup stainless steel and glass coffee maker from a Japanese company that offers a range of siphon designs; $72.90 from Amazon.
The vacuum brewing method fell out of favor in North America with the introduction of the electric automatic coffee makers in the 1960s.