Chamber Vacuum Coffee Brewing: A New Way of Brewing Coffee That Totally Sucks

Thanks for watching! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. While this was an interesting thing to try and I'd love to keep this chamber vac for other culinary endeavors, I will be selling this machine to fund future coffee projects. If you are interested in recreating this, please feel free to reach out if you'd like any advice or input!
RECIPE ///
200mls water
20g coffee
filter coffee grind (#5 on Fellow Ode Gen 2 or Ode Gen 1 with Gen 2 Brew Burrs)
Infuse/Extract program, 1 round
filtered with Aeropress, 2 paper filters
(It should be noted that the resulting brew is cold, not hot! Science? Science!)
LINKS ///
Anova Chamber Vacuum Sealer: anovaculinary....
Kinto Capsule Cold Brewer: kinto-usa.com/...
Aeropress: aeropress.com/...
MUSIC ///
bomull - bishon
dusty decks - grainy days
/// thanks to epidemic sound

[@Anovaculinary]

Don't sell it. Keep it. If you did, we'll send you another. Keep playing! Try sous vide coffee next.

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

I kept it! Having too much fun. Can't wait!

[@thatonegirlelaine]

Sous vide coffee is so amazing! BTW, I absolutely love my Anova Precision cooker.

[@gordon6029]

Just bought one myself. What I’m gonna try and you should too is I’m gonna pre rinse my coffee before I vac it. Just for kicks and giggles. See if it will change the flavour, my take away some bitterness? I figure they do that with green tea in china?

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

I’m skeptical, but absolutely willing to give it a try. Could be a thing!

[@mohammadm7559]

This was really cool and you have a cool style. You are seriously underrated and I hope you don't get discouraged from making videos. I used to make KZbin videos too and getting over that initial hump is really tough but you've got an eye for this I hope you go far. Subbed

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

Mohammad, this is so kind of you. Thank you very much for telling me this. To be honest, it comes at the right time! I do have more videos in the works, but life is so good at taking over. I will continue with renewed inspiration. I hope you are well and enjoying your weekend.

[@Jake-ek8qp]

I really enjoy these coffee journey/experiment videos that you make! It's fun going on a journey when you don't know exactly what the destination is going to look like, and you're a great narrator!

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

Jacob, thank you so much! I never feel super confident going into these experiments, so it's nice to be reminded that it's also about the journey. I'll be going on more journeys in the near future!

[@afterhourscoffee9444]

This was so funny loved it 😂

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

🙌

[@Wolverine3660]

Also, Stephan, havenyou seen or used the Clover coffee brewing system. It had a vaccum devicein a vertical space with a sort of piston, and you would get your coffee brewed. The Clover System was bought out by Starbucks, and Charbucks just then pretended that it did not exist. See if you can find info on the Clover, it was a new, innovative coffee brewing machine. In 2003 or 2004, I got to try out the Clover, and drank a few cups of coffee made in it, it was pretty good. But it was bought by a large corporation who immediately shelved the Clover to the point that nobody seems to even know about it any more.

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

Sid, I'm glad you brought this up! I have indeed heard of Clover, but never had the opportunity to try it. Starbucks pulled the system because of a lack of customer interest. However, there were people who swore by it, and many would say that the pull was due to a failure to promote or market. It is what it is. I'm reading that they're trying again with an upgraded version - the Clover Vertica. I'll be sure to try it! The vacuum press technology sounds similar.

[@lawrenceedwards6327]

Super weird science plus coffee…you’ve won me over!!

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

Amazing! Thanks for watching!

[@martinvelky3340]

i look at the snazzy labs video, exact same thought, yes vacuum brew, search youtube, this, lovely

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

What can I say, great minds think alike! 🤣 But seriously, I'm very happy to find someone else who had the same thought. Thank you for the comment!

[@trulybear2212]

You could have used the inexpensive Foodsaver non chamber vacuum sealer with the hose attachment & lid for mason jars. Dump the grounds in the jar with the water or use your cold brew filter, then vacuum seal the jar. Pour the infused water (coffee) & grounds through a cheese cloth/coffee sock to filter the grounds or remove your cold brew filter and you have the desired coffee. Mason jars gives you the verticals ability you talked about without needing a single use device. Your Anova has the ability to hook up the mason jar hose and do the process I described. Larger & more expensive chamber vacs do have the ability to hold small mason jars in the chamber but using the hose attachment is better since you can use larger jars. And you also don’t need to vacuum out as much air.

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

Thank you very much for this amazing idea! I feel kind of dumb for not thinking of using a mason jar sooner. I knew that the Anova had an accessory port for a hose, but I didn't really look beyond that. Hopefully I can find the right aftermarket lid attachment for it. As for using a Foodsaver, most of the models have pumps with wattage rated only as high as 128W. The Anova is 280W and I suspect that's why it can pull enough pressure for water to boil at room temp in the vacuum. I've tried searching for whether or not a Foodsaver can do this but I'm not having any luck - do you know if it's able to?

[@trulybear2212]

@@stephenthorsteinsson I don’t see any reason for you feel dumb. I’ve done vacuum sealing for a while so it’s something that’s crossed my mind. But I never thought about making coffee that way. We both got good ideas from your video. I have seen videos of Foodsavers boiling water but I cannot be sure of the model. So you could be right, the typical Foodsaver might not have the power to pull enough pressure. I let my neighbor use my Foodsaver, we can try & let you know. But if you are going to vacuum seal, chamber is the way to go. The quality & price of bags are reason enough. I use a JVR Vac100 now. Something I just thought of. As Foodsaver & your Anova are oil less pump vacuum sealers, won’t this introduced water vapor into your pump, reducing the life? Doubt it will be an issue just trying but if done often?

[@Wolverine3660]

Interesting way to brew a cup of coffee. But, seeing as how much the vaccum device costs, I will stick to using my stainless steel Bodum French Presses. Maybe, I will buy Fellow travel mug. BTW, The Fellow Ode Gen 2 grinder is working very well.

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

French Press for the win! The chamber vacuum makes an interesting and delightful cup of coffee, but I'd only recommend it to those who were looking for a vacuum sealer to begin with.

[@zelldinchtman]

Funny, thought provoking, coffee.

[@zacharymoulin3380]

Good video, 👌

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@afterhourscoffee9444]

Next time try it with empty tea bags and fill them with coffee. That probably will work

[@stephenthorsteinsson]

That's a great idea! That will certainly allow for more diffusion.