hey guys! Siphon pot brewing? - Barista Exchange2024-03-29T09:38:09Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYour desired grind size will…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-09:1688216:Comment:6503692009-10-09T05:39:19.951ZDan Streetmanhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DanStreetman
Your desired grind size will directly correlate to how long you want your dwell time to be and how much turbulence (stirring) you do during the extraction.<br />
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I have seen people using grinds as fine as paper filter or a little finer for ~1 min dwell times, and people who use grind sizes as coarse as french press grind, and ~ 3-4 minute dwell times. From my experience less dwell time brews are easier to over-extract and require more precise stirring techniques whereas coarser grind - longer dwell…
Your desired grind size will directly correlate to how long you want your dwell time to be and how much turbulence (stirring) you do during the extraction.<br />
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I have seen people using grinds as fine as paper filter or a little finer for ~1 min dwell times, and people who use grind sizes as coarse as french press grind, and ~ 3-4 minute dwell times. From my experience less dwell time brews are easier to over-extract and require more precise stirring techniques whereas coarser grind - longer dwell time brews have a little more tolerance for variations in technique. We use a grind slightly coars…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-09:1688216:Comment:6501192009-10-09T01:23:05.405ZMike Joneshttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Mike80
We use a grind slightly coarser than pour-over for vac pots at our shop, and we're pretty pleased with the results. Keep in mind that a finer grind requires a shorter brew time, of course. Good luck playing with that thing; and look forward to many many <s>frustrating</s> enjoyable experiences.<br />
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Edit: realize that pour-over grind is a completely arbitrary setting. Our pour-over is very fine; about 1/5 of the way from finest on our grinder. So, slightly coarser than that. Or something.
We use a grind slightly coarser than pour-over for vac pots at our shop, and we're pretty pleased with the results. Keep in mind that a finer grind requires a shorter brew time, of course. Good luck playing with that thing; and look forward to many many <s>frustrating</s> enjoyable experiences.<br />
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Edit: realize that pour-over grind is a completely arbitrary setting. Our pour-over is very fine; about 1/5 of the way from finest on our grinder. So, slightly coarser than that. Or something. The lower bottle (don't know…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-08:1688216:Comment:6498232009-10-08T22:21:55.979ZJoona Suominenhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JoonaSuominen
The lower bottle (don't know what it's called) should always have a little water in it. Did it ever run dry, the bottle would probably crack under the heat. Introducing more water to the ground coffee won't dissolve anything new from the ground coffee anyway. If the coffee tastes watered you could try grinding finer, increasing the sleeping time (I'm using exactly 1 minute) and stirring more.<br />
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Compared to FP, siphon makes a cleaner cup and the taste is somewhat more delicate and pronounced. It…
The lower bottle (don't know what it's called) should always have a little water in it. Did it ever run dry, the bottle would probably crack under the heat. Introducing more water to the ground coffee won't dissolve anything new from the ground coffee anyway. If the coffee tastes watered you could try grinding finer, increasing the sleeping time (I'm using exactly 1 minute) and stirring more.<br />
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Compared to FP, siphon makes a cleaner cup and the taste is somewhat more delicate and pronounced. It does lack in body compared to FP. (imoimoimo off course).<br />
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<cite>Bryan Arndt said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing#1688216Comment649735"><div>oh absolutely. I was big into french press (which is still tasty) but the siphon brewing method has kicked it out of the water. it had a little water left in the pot after siphoning. The instructions say this is ok but should I let it all go up because it just watered the coffee down a bit when I tried my first brew. Not really sure<br/> <br/>
<cite>Joona Suominen said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing#1688216Comment649714"><div>I'm grinding little bit finer than for the French press. I'm using Hario's tca-5 which is having a cloth filter like yours.<br/><br/>This might be a little bit off topic but the siphon is quickly becoming my favorite brewing method.</div>
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</blockquote> IDK Bryan, I had a lot of suc…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-08:1688216:Comment:6497662009-10-08T21:54:45.808ZRoasterDavehttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/RoasterDave
IDK Bryan, I had a lot of sucess with using more of a paper filter grind with mine. Because the extraction process is derertmined by how long you keep the heat/flame going I find that the biggest impact on extraction and profile is what you decide your standard dwel time is going to be. I do like 2 minutes. After that grind and stiring are your biggest variables<br />
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<cite>Bryan Arndt said:…</cite>
IDK Bryan, I had a lot of sucess with using more of a paper filter grind with mine. Because the extraction process is derertmined by how long you keep the heat/flame going I find that the biggest impact on extraction and profile is what you decide your standard dwel time is going to be. I do like 2 minutes. After that grind and stiring are your biggest variables<br />
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<cite>Bryan Arndt said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing#1688216Comment649735"><div>oh absolutely. I was big into french press (which is still tasty) but the siphon brewing method has kicked it out of the water. it had a little water left in the pot after siphoning. The instructions say this is ok but should I let it all go up because it just watered the coffee down a bit when I tried my first brew. Not really sure<br/><br/><cite>Joona Suominen said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing#1688216Comment649714"><div>I'm grinding little bit finer than for the French press. I'm using Hario's tca-5 which is having a cloth filter like yours.<br/><br/>This might be a little bit off topic but the siphon is quickly becoming my favorite brewing method.</div>
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</blockquote> oh absolutely. I was big into…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-08:1688216:Comment:6497352009-10-08T21:25:09.855ZBryan Arndthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/BryanArndt
oh absolutely. I was big into french press (which is still tasty) but the siphon brewing method has kicked it out of the water. it had a little water left in the pot after siphoning. The instructions say this is ok but should I let it all go up because it just watered the coffee down a bit when I tried my first brew. Not really sure<br />
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<cite>Joona Suominen said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing#1688216Comment649714"><div>I'm grinding…</div>
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oh absolutely. I was big into french press (which is still tasty) but the siphon brewing method has kicked it out of the water. it had a little water left in the pot after siphoning. The instructions say this is ok but should I let it all go up because it just watered the coffee down a bit when I tried my first brew. Not really sure<br />
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<cite>Joona Suominen said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/hey-guys-siphon-pot-brewing#1688216Comment649714"><div>I'm grinding little bit finer than for the French press. I'm using Hario's tca-5 which is having a cloth filter like yours.<br/><br/>This might be a little bit off topic but the siphon is quickly becoming my favorite brewing method.</div>
</blockquote> I'm grinding little bit finer…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-08:1688216:Comment:6497142009-10-08T21:07:16.105ZJoona Suominenhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JoonaSuominen
I'm grinding little bit finer than for the French press. I'm using Hario's tca-5 which is having a cloth filter like yours.<br />
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This might be a little bit off topic but the siphon is quickly becoming my favorite brewing method.
I'm grinding little bit finer than for the French press. I'm using Hario's tca-5 which is having a cloth filter like yours.<br />
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This might be a little bit off topic but the siphon is quickly becoming my favorite brewing method. http://coffeegeek.com/guides/…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-10-08:1688216:Comment:6496942009-10-08T20:59:01.071ZJonathan Aldrichhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JonathanAldrich
<a href="http://coffeegeek.com/guides/siphoncoffee">http://coffeegeek.com/guides/siphoncoffee</a><br />
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good section at the bottom on grinding based on filter used.
<a href="http://coffeegeek.com/guides/siphoncoffee">http://coffeegeek.com/guides/siphoncoffee</a><br />
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good section at the bottom on grinding based on filter used.