Found it at a goodwill. Immediately did some investigative googling but didn't turn up much outside of a few amazon reviews, which were positive enough that I went for it.
To my surprise it works really well, makes a really good cup of coffee. I've brewed an Ethiopian natural process on it a few times and have noted a smooth mouth feel with plenty of sweetness. Also great over ice. The convenience of an electric kettle with the quality and fun-to-watchness of a siphon. I'll be putting down my v60 and aeropress for a while and play around with this thing.
A few questions:
Can anyone actually tell me anything about it? How old it is? How much it might be worth? Also, any suggestions on dosage and grind size. On the one hand as you can see the brew cycle isn't very long. On the other hand, the filter is like a mesh type deal, so I don't want to go too long. Also, when should I pull the top off? After the initial "flush" of the vacuum about 2/3 of the coffee is returned to the lower chamber. I'm wondering how long I should let the rest seep out through the grounds before I cut it. If I leave it on to let every last drip drop out I assume I'll be inviting some bitterness into the cup? Although on the other hand, I'd like to get more than 2/3 coffee back on my brew. Thanks all!
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