Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

Saw this in the lobby of a hotel in Niagara on the Lake while I was at a conference. I do not like cold coffee, so I did not taste the end product, but the apparatus looked impressive.

Now that is just way cool!!!!!

Thanks for posting that........now I might want one. Even though I don't do cold brew either

It seems to process coffee quite slowly - exactly as fast as the ice in the top reservoir melts. Not nearly fast enough by an order of magnitude to satisfy my morning coffee cravings.

I agree, it won't be quick. But the concept is just cool

Originally Posted by Dieseld

I agree, it won't be quick. But the concept is just cool

Watch out for the feds. It looks like it could also function as a still.

That's an interesting contraption, and I also thought it looked like a still.

I actually love cold brew in the summer. I don't have air conditioning, so on those nights where you can't sleep because it's so hot, it's incredibly refreshing to drink a smooth and cold coffee in the morning. It's also super easy to make and lasts a long time in the fridge. But I would never set up a rig like that when a simple mason jar makes great coffee.

FWW, YMMV
Back when we were newly married, we made vacuum pot coffee and saved the used and dried grounds for cold process coffee. Very tasty and low caffeine. Saved a bit of money also.
~Richard

I haven't cared for hot coffee, maybe I should give cold brewed a try sometime.

Wow Richard, now you have me thinking........Thanks!!!

Josh you never know, it's worth a try that's for sure

Got to the end of the day at the conference and decided to try the coffee produced by the contraption. I also enlisted a bunch of other folks to try it out.

Well, it confirmed for me that I prefer my coffee hot. It did taste quite strong, but mellow. The other tasters were split bout 50-50 on how they felt about it. Those that liked iced coffee thought it was quite good while others felt as I did. I suspect I could get used to it.

One of my volunteers is a microbiologist and took a close look at the glass hardware. She said it was mostly stock labware and someone with a Bunsen burner and some experience working with lab glass could probably put one other for under $150. 6-8 cup version is listed on Amazon Canada for a around $350 CDN; 25 cup version is $625.

There is supposed to be a permanent ceramic filter at the bottom of the coffee container, but the hotel folks said they kept getting lost so they just cut up some Melita filter paper and use it instead. Not sure how that would effect the taste.

Now you know what I know.