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Tabletop Siphon, 5 Cup
$78.00
2 sizes
Vapor pushes the water up through the grounds, then the coffee falls back through cloth. Part science class, part coffee.
- Alcohol burner included
- Reusable cloth filter
- Also in a 3 cup size
The Tabletop Siphon
A Yama glass siphon with its own alcohol burner, spare cloth filters, a Baratza Encore and a scale. Vapor pushes the water up through the grounds, then the coffee falls back through cloth. Fill the burner with denatured alcohol from the hardware store.
For the curious, and for anyone who wants the coffee to be the show at the table.
- Budget
- About $290 for the whole setup
- Pieces
- 4
- Brew it with
- Bloom
In the setup
Every piece, and why it made the cut.
Rough total About $300
Buy it piece by piece and skip what you already own. Prices are approximate and set by each brand.
Every piece is in our shop. Add the whole setup in one go, or pick and choose below.
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Siphon Cloth Filters (5)
$9.00
Spare washable cloths for a Yama siphon. Rinse after each brew and rotate.
- 5 washable cloth filters
- Fits Yama stovetop and tabletop siphons
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Encore
$149.95
2 colors
Baratza's starter burr grinder for drip, pour-over, siphon and cold brew. Not an espresso grinder: for espresso, look at the OutIn Fino or a Mahlkönig.
- 40 mm conical steel burrs, 40 settings
- 225 g hopper
- Black or white
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Claro Coffee Scale
$49.99
A small round scale with espresso and pour-over modes and a case of its own. Light enough to travel, good enough to stay on the counter.
- Manual, Espresso and Pour-Over modes
- Round, one-hand design
- Waterproof, scratch-resistant case included
The build guide
Water, power, plumbing and dialing in, step by step.
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My setup
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