Vacuum Pots

RE*AC*TOR

Most people are probably not too familiar with these, and I certainly don't remember ever seeing one in person, but for many coffee afficianados they are among the best methods of brewing coffee.

So has anyone seen one of these for sale in Ireland? Bodum make some, Cona, Hario are other manufacturers of note.

Here's a little video showing one in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIvLZP0_wZo

jimmytwo

I have one of these - certainly my favourite brewing method.

Bought mine from a seller on ebay who specialises in these. Have a look at the Cona models - seem to be some of the better ones.

RE*AC*TOR

They are also the more expensive ones...

Do you use a reusable filter or do you need to buy disposable ones?

jimmytwo

There are no filters in the Cona Vac pots - a glass rod in the middle stops the grounds from filtering back into the jug

billyblanks

I have a bodum vac pot, don't use it that often purely because its a bit of a pain in the arse to clean(lazy).

Also I find certain coffee's just don't work in it, a lot of the flavour can be lost. But Medium body or 'delicate' coffees seem to work very well in it.

RE*AC*TOR

what kind of bodum vac pot?

wanna sell it?

rubadub

I have heard "coffee afficianados" say they are not that good due to lack of control of the temperature

billyblanks

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

what kind of bodum vac pot?

wanna sell it?

Same as this...

Sell it....naaaa. I don't use it often but do like to use it the odd time, more interesting way of making coffee. I dont horde stuff as a rule but I do find it very hard to part with coffee equipment even if I don't use it much.

RE*AC*TOR

boo-urns

Gran Hermano

Good dutch site on vac pots with loads of info here:
http://home.planet.nl/~rjeroenv/brewing/vacpots/vacpots.html

Mr Magnolia

Is there much of a difference in taste between this and a mocka pot; all thinks being equal..

billyblanks

Yep, I think so anyway. With a Moka pot you get a stronger coffee, more espresso like. With a Vac pot it is more like french press....a Lighter coffee.

RE*AC*TOR

The idea of a vaccum pot is that the coffee would be french press strength. However, there are some benfits over a French Press. You get a cleaner cup of coffee (less sediment). You can brew the coffee at a higher temperature (ie boiling point), in a French press the heat is always being lost - this should affect the flavour.

A moka pot is a completely different beast and is not really comparable. Neither would be a replacement for the other.

RE*AC*TOR

M & D Coffee & Tea in the Georges St Arcade have a Bodum Santos Electric Vacuum Pot. Its the larger 1.5l version - going for €90. I would have bought it, only I'm the only person in the house who drinks coffee, so its too big for me. If they had the 0.5l mini version I would have bought it on the spot.