How to use a siphon coffee pot

The siphon pot, also known as the plug pot or siphon type, is a simple and easy-to-use method of making coffee. It is also a popular coffee making device in some coffee shops. Although it is called a siphon, it has nothing to do with the siphon principle. It mainly uses water to generate steam after heating, and then through thermal expansion and contraction, pushes the hot water in the lower sphere to the upper pot. Let us understand how to use the siphon coffee pot.

How to use a siphon coffee maker

1. Fill with water - Hook the filter and fill the lower pot with hot water until it reaches the "two cups" icon. Put the filter element into the upper pot, hold the end of the chain with your hand, and gently hook it on the end of the glass tube. Be careful not to release the hook suddenly with force to avoid damaging the glass tube of the upper pot. [2] 2. Light the fire - insert the upper pot diagonally - wait for large bubbles to appear, light the alcohol lamp, and insert the upper pot diagonally, with the rubber edge against the spout of the lower pot (don't worry, the upper pot will not fall down) so that the iron chain is immersed in the water of the lower pot. Then boil the water and wait for large bubbles to appear continuously in the lower pot. Place the upper pot at an angle, do not let it block the lower pot, small bubbles do not count, wait for big bubbles to appear

3. Straighten - insert into the upper pot. When big bubbles continue to emerge from the lower pot, straighten the upper pot, shake it left and right and press it down slightly, so that it can be gently inserted into the lower pot. After the upper pot is plugged in, you can see the water in the lower pot start to climb up... If you have a coffee grinder, you can start grinding the beans now! For two cups of water, use three spoons of coffee (about 24 grams) and grind it to medium size. 4. Allow the water in the lower pot to completely rise to the upper pot. After the water has completely risen to the upper pot, don't be in a hurry. Wait for a few seconds until the bubbles that rise to the upper pot are reduced a little before you prepare to pour in the coffee powder. 5. Pour in the coffee powder and stir (move left and right). Pour in the ground coffee powder and stir it left and right with a stirring bamboo spoon to evenly spread the coffee powder into the water. Start the timer at the same time as the first stir. Stir gently and avoid violent stirring. If it is fresh coffee powder, it will float on the surface to form a powder layer. At this time, the coffee powder needs to be stirred so that the flavor of the coffee can be fully extracted. The correct way to stir is to move the bamboo spoon left and right, applying downward force to "press" the coffee powder floating on the water surface below the water surface.

6. Stir twice more - after turning off the heat and stirring for the first time, count for 30 seconds, stir for the second time, then count for 20 seconds and stir for the final time - then you can remove the alcohol lamp. Take the prepared (wrung out) slightly damp rag and gently wrap it around the side of the lower pot from the side. Do not let the wet cloth touch the bottom of the lower pot where the flame of the alcohol lamp touches to prevent the lower pot from breaking. At this time, you can see the water in the upper pot being quickly "pulled" to the lower pot. If your coffee is fresh enough, there will be a lot of light brown foam in the lower pot. 7. After the coffee is sucked into the lower pot, hold the upper pot with one hand and the handle of the lower pot with the other hand, and gently shake the upper pot left and right to separate the upper pot from the lower pot. Pour the coffee into the warmed coffee cup and enjoy the aromatic coffee you prepared yourself!

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