Brew Perfect Coffee with Chemistry Equipment - DIY Siphon Brewer
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Learn how to build a siphon brewer using chemistry lab equipment that brews the perfect cup of coffee. Follow along as Craig Beals from www.BealsScience.com shows how to build the siphon brewer and explains the science of how the siphon brewing device works.
~For instructions and links to supplies to build this coffee brewer visit: www.bealsscience.com/post/201...
At this site, you can also find lesson plans for teaching high school chemistry students about the science and chemistry of coffee in a module Craig Beals built to intertwine chemistry and coffee in his classroom.
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This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information outlined in this video, you assume responsibility for the results. As with any experiment, proceed at your own risk.
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This guy made brewing coffee 100 times more interesting (plus his reaction to when it worked was priceless)
Maybe a little too excited?!
But so many fails finally turned into success! Sometimes I can’t contain myself! Thanks for watching!
lets be honest every chemistry teacher seems to be astonished if something does what it is supposed to be :D
@@MyGeorg13 every teacher is intimately aware of the consequences of teaching chaotic systems.
(And pretty much everything outside of a pure model is a chaotic system)
This is sooo true!
This is the type of teacher kids need.. His enthusiasm will keep the kids interested.. Nice job sir..
Thank you for the kind words! I will keep working hard to keep kids interested and excited about learning!!
This is awesome! Ever since I saw that scene in Breaking Bad where Gale introduces Walt to his chemistry coffee station, I was inspired to make something similar to it. I think this video will allow me to create something close to it. Thank you for sharing this video!
Thank you!
Glad the video helped!
I don't know how I ended up here but I really enjoyed your enthusiasm.
I don't know how you ended up here either, but I am glad you did!
Thank you!
wadiyatalkinabeet
wish I had more teachers like him in high school
Came here after watching Breaking Bad
I'm with you here
Same
me too
yea me 2 lmao
Oh yeh.......
You’re one of the teachers students remember for their entire lives. Because it shows that you truly love what you teach.
Thank is very kind of you to say! I hope I can convince them to follow their passion and find something to do for a profession that will continually make them happy and challenge them - just like science teaching has done for me!
Thank you!
I love everything about this man and his passion for what he does
Thank you for the kind words!!
This is insanely cool. You have no idea how contagious your enthusiasm and energy for chemistry is. I was about just as excited to see the vacuum work as you were! Thank you for creating this video and sharing your passion.
Thank you for the kind words!
Hi, Mr. Beals! I was looking up coffee filters used in chemistry experiments for an organic chemistry lab, and your video popped up. It was a very nice surprise! I look back fondly on all the time I spent in that classroom!
Hey Sophia!!
Thank you for the kind words! You will always be one of my favorite students (don’t tell Madi...or Sam...;)
I hope all is well at MSU! Good luck with OChem! That was my favorite chem class, but it can be a beast sometimes!!
RUclips recommended this to me. It knew I liked coffee, and I liked Chemistry, so they put 2 and 2 together, I guess. I REALLY enjoyed how giddy you got when it worked, it goes to show that even chemist's are very surprised by things
I loved my science teacher in high school. He loved any experiment that had water involved! He was so funny and we learned without even trying or knowing it. Everybody loved Mr Livengood. You remind me of him. I bet your kids love you and your class! You rock!
Thank you for your kind words! I hope I can have the same impact on young people that Mr. Livengood had on you!!
You're the kind of teacher that kids will remember fondly for the rest of their lives.
Thank you for the kind words!!
Great video. And that reaction after it worked was really priceless. Your students should be so glad to have such a fun and motivated teacher. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the kind words!
And thanks for watching!
@@BealsScience you're welcome.
Just amazing I want to try this at home. Thank you
I gave it a try and it works like a charm thanks sir.
Excellent!
Fantastic video, I hope your kids realise how great a teacher they have.
Thank you for the kind words!!
This is perfect, never lose your enthusiasm!
Thank you!!
I love how you express your passion for chemistry 💙 Thanks for the video! I'm gonna try to make this at home ☕️
Thank you for the kind words!
On the fancy one I was like "....wheres the siphon? isnt it just flowing back down through gravity?" But the handmade one is much cooler!
Reminds me of a rig I through together to make HCl, had to make an elongated U bend tube to make a dual flask catch system so when the final suck happened at the end of the reaction the cold water bath used to capture the chlorine didnt end up in the hot reaction vessel. The awesome part is because it was a double flask setup the suction transferred the final acidified liquid out of the bubbler rig and into a conical flask for me! No need to carefully take apart the bubbler rig while juggling a wet jar of unknown concentration acid, or risk spills transferring to a flask, its already contained and ready for titration! Very efficient! 🤣 About 56% concentration (IIRC) for anyone interested. Not bad for my first go, IMHO.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a chemist, doctor, or lawyer. I am not your chemist, doctor, nor lawyer. This does not constitute chemical, medical, or legal advice. Under no circumstances should untrained individuals attempt production of HCl by mixing table salt and sodium bisulfate (Ph down pool chemical) in a roughly 7:3 ratio, and pass the resultant gas of "!!!DEFINITELY DO NOT BREATH THIS!!!" slow-and-painful-death yellow-green through a chilled column of water in your own home.......Use a friends home, in case anything goes wrong. 😉
But seriously, the only person on this planet who is obligated to act in your best interest is yourself. Period. Will that ratio emit chlorine gas? Or will it blow the roof off the house? If you dont know, dont try it. I am not your friend, the internet is not an inherently safe space regardless of what the ToS says, the ToS is only words in a text document not laws of the universe enacted by god themselves, I am ultimately just some anonymous asshole leaving a comment. For all you know I could be a duck typing this on a stolen laptop in the French Rivera. You have no reason to trust me, I have no obligation to tell you the truth. This is how the internet has, does, and will always work. Those who try to hide that from you are ultimately doing you a disservice when it comes using your mind and accumulated knowledge to protect yourself from the very real horrors that exist in the real world. Only you can prevent stupidity, scars, broken bones, and death. Dont be a dumbass. The world is at a surplus right now, and it doesnt need your help.......
Thank you for the tutorial I've always wanted to try doing something like this.
I am glad I could help!
Thanks for watching!
The only dark looking brew I've ever seen with a siphon brewer. I know it's an old video but I'm gonna have to try this. Good job!
Thank you!
The coffee really is exceptional! And it is a fun way to brew.
Ahhh this was great!!! Thank you for doing this ❤️
You are welcome!
Thanks for the kind comment!
I am building one soon. Thanks for the inspiration!
Fantastic! Good luck with the build.
Good stuff, you have great enthusiastic energy man
I appreciate that!
Very cool and wholesome video
Thank you!!
This is so great!
Thank you!!
Your enthusiasm at 5:45 onwards earned my subscription. Amazing video
Thank you for the kind words and for the sub!!
I have the store bought siphon brewer, but would like to build my own. This is very inspirational.
Thanks!
I am crazy about coffee! My fellow Chemistry teachers at my school and I have developed an entire unit called the "Chemistry of Coffee" where students roast raw, green beans into amazing brews of coffee - and SO MUCH MORE! I will be sharing all of my videos, lesson plans, and information over the next few weeks. So, if you love coffee as much as I do, go over to BealsScience.com/coffee-science or watch the videos as they premier.
And, if you have ANY suggestions or comments, I'd love to hear them!
Thanks for watching ~ Craig
I was going to leave a comment about roasting but you beat me to it.
and the link is dead...
that is so flippin cool dude
It’s back!
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I wish i had a science teacher like you when I was in school.
Thank you! You are way too kind!
Even though you don't post videos for 9 months, you still reply to most of the new comments. Your dedication surprises me, I came to this video just by curiosity, but I ended up really liking this type of content, I will make sure to come back and watch some other videos later... Best of luck!
Thanks for leaving a comment.
I try to respond to as many comments as I can. I’ve been making little videos for quite a while and am still very grateful when people take time to leave a message!
This was a fantastic video
Thank you!
This is frigging awesome!
Thank you for the kind words!!
I really enjoyed watching this video. As scientist i have to try it.
It really does make great coffee!
This video unbelievable amazing
Thank you for the kind words!!
Ok, I'm so glad I found this channel!
Me too!
His expression is so wholesome :"3
It doesn’t take much to get me excited!
Thanks for watching!
There is a filtration device 2l or something like that jar and a top with a funnel and mesh and an exit so you can use water stream to generate a vacuum
nice work sir..
Thank you!
This is fantastic man! Would have loved to have you as a chemistry professor!
Thank you!
These are the science teachers we need in the world
You are way too kind!
Thank you.
Very cool, I'm wondering if I can incorporate this into a wood working type project. Being an engineer I really like the teaching aspect of things like this. Great job explaining it, and thank you :).
Thank you!
I love this idea, I would like it make something as close to this method as possible! Any tips or stores to get the scientific look glass parts?
ok, that is cool. thx for sharing
Thanks for watching!
genial video..
you are awesome sir and make learning fun.
Thank you!!
It's alive!
Super cool.
Thanks!
Where were you when I took chemistry? Very entertaining and educational. Bill Nye may have a competitor. Well done.
Thank you for the kind words!!
Average high school chemistry teachers would be fuming right about now 😂 loved the video
Thank you!!
Excelent method
Thanks!
Nice video, could you tell me please the gases laws involved in this amazing method? Good video, greetings.
I usually enjoy my morning coffee with a thick wall beaker (reserved for coffee only).
I love this video Mr. Beals; I'd like to think this would be an awesome demonstration for a high school chemistry class, but I'm not sure how attitudes towards students and caffeine have changed since I graduated; I remember energy drinks were a huge controversy back in '07-'11.
In any case, I did want to note that the vacuum explaination was a wee bit off. This is a bit of knit pick, I know it is conventional, even in science classes, to describe a vacuum as sucking or pulling a liquid or gas. However, it isn't the low pressure in the flask that does the syphoning work, the syphoning work is done by the mass of the whole atmosphere above the brewing beaker.
I mean technically speaking, the pressure in the flask does initially do work on the water in the flask, pushing against gravity and the rest of the atmosphere, to move the liquid water though the glass tube and into the brewing beaker, then the atmosphere pushes it back as the pressure falls to restore equilibrium. My point is vacuums don't actually suck, the higher pressure side of the pressure differential pushes. Again, this is more of a knit pick, I didn't learn the correct way to think about pressure differential and vacuum until uni, but it may be a cool way to challenge student's perspectives and preconceptions in the lab.
Milk shakes are hard to drink because the atmosphere simply doesn't exert enough force on the surface of shake in the cup to allow the induced vacuum in the straw to overcome the intermolecular forces between the emulsified cream, milk, flavor, and ice crystals and produce speedy movement through the narrow straw. I did an experiment my freshman year of college using a bicycle pump with gauge, a metal water bottle, an o-ring, one one-way air pump valve, two silicon seals, one one way pump valve from a bicycle inner tube, metal straw, a small bit of clear plastic tube, and an alligator paper clip. I put a thick milkshake in the bottle, sealed the lid and straw, and pumped ~1.2 atm of pressure into the container. It was much easier to drink, not because I was providing more suction but because the pushing pressure of the extra gas confined in the container allowed for a higher pressure differential.
Though, if you did something like this in class, I'd suggest scrapping the pump (which contains machining oils), and using some rubber tubing, a 2 mouth round bottom flask, an addition funnel, and use a sodium bicarbonate/acetic acid reaction to produce co2 for the pressurization. You don't want a lot of pressure here, the goal isn't to fountain milk shake out of the straw, but rather make it easier to drink so students can get a better intuition for how vacuum and pressure differentials work. You could substitute smoothie instead of milk shake if allergies or sugary treats pose an issue with admin, though you may need to adjust pressure and your smoothie thickness accordingly. Having students calculate how much acetic acid to add to produce the desired volume of gas and thereby the desired pressure might make it a bit more on topic for a chemistry lab, rather than a physics lab 😁
Nice job. Personally I would be interested in building some type of apparatus that actually brewed the coffee in a partial vacuum. I think it would be possible to brew at a much lower temperature and get a smoother cup if the vessel that the slurry was heated in was under vacuum. It would have to be hermetically sealed with some kind of a valve to allow it to flow back once brewed. Perhaps it could be done with steam. Maybe having a vacuum suck heated water vapor through a filter packet of some kind and deposit it in a trap. Any ideas on how this could be done?
Steam brewed coffee?!?!
I love that!
How? Not sure...but I will definitely do some brainstorming!
THAT! WAS! SO! COOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!
THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKS!!!!!!!
very nice
Thank you!
Honestly i didn't expect it'll worked. Really cool style of siphon brewer, but still expensive if you don't have easy contact to this equipment. But still cool.
Thank you!!
It is definitely not cheap unless you have the glassware already.
I was on American Science & Surplus’s (sciplus.com) website last evening looking at lab-ware for a similar. Love the funnel. Is it a paper or cloth filter?
I used paper filters (actually two filters because one tended to rip during the vacuum phase) but I would like to try cloth! That would probably be a better choice!
Damn fine cup of coffee
Agreed!
This is so rad.
Thanks!
@@BealsScience Happy new year BTW
Maybe you could brew me a cuppa good stuff eh? Yeh?
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This video gave me an awesome idea, someone should try to make the strongest coffee possible with soxhlet extraction.
That is a great idea!!
This has made me want to make a small serving version of this. Perhaps even expand to the Belgian Balance Siphon if that works.
For the "normal" one though, i was wondering...:
I'm thinking you could probably do without the tubing with a fritted glass or Buchner filter. that way it would still be a single column and thus a lot more managable....
But I don't have a background in chemistry, so am I missing something?
Your thoughts are correct. You can make something like this in a single column. I added the glass tubing because I thought it would be interesting to see the coffee moving between the containers.
First read/seen about coffee made with a vacuum coffee maker created only with chemistry equipment in an Eroge…… seeing something like that IRL (albeit a video) is amazing. For a bit more bonus points, try serving the coffee in a beaker instead of a plain old glass…
Hope Otoboku 2 gets translated officially…… it's only in Japanese rn.
#Otoboku2 #coffee
I’m trying to make my own, would that clear plastic/rubber tubing he used as a connector work as a replacement for the glass tubing he used to syphon the coffee from flask to beaker or breaker to flask? I can’t find glass tubing like he had that bent so easily also don’t have a glass cutter
You can use plastic tubing but make sure it is rated to handle the heat.
@@BealsScience thank you! got some from Home Depot that worked like a charm! Love the video too 👍
@@mikeysasso2646 I'm glad it worked!
Could you possibly make the run from the two main containers longer? Like to add some kind of fancy spiral tubing thing?
Definitely! I may have to try that at some point.
@@BealsScience You might want to stick a thermometer in the flask to see that the water coming in is 200*F, if it's higher add tubing and if it's lower, shorten the tubing. This is chemistry, let's optimize! :-)
Lab Rule: No eating/drinking in the laboratory
Beals Science: I pretend I didn't know that, coffee is life!
Why don't you have more subscribers??? This channel is so underrated
Thank you for the kind words!!
Is this just a fancy way of boiling it Turkish style then pouring it though a filter?
I came here because a chemistry professor used to make his own coffee every morning. Since I have not been in college for many years I wanted to see how it was done. I wanted to see if I can do it myself.
I’m glad you found me! If you make one, let me know how it turns out!
@@BealsScience ok will do.
Do we think this could be achieved with a Büchner funnel or something similar?
It is funny that you would mention a Büchner funnel!
I’ve been working on two Cold Brew brewers made from chemistry equipment and both involve Buchner Funnels! If all goes well I should have a video for those in the coming months.
Cool stuff man. I like to use distilled water when I make coffe or tea, it makes a stronger brew.
Thanks!
We’ve got plenty of distilled water so we will have to try it out and do a taste test!
@@BealsScience You should taste the coffee after adding a pinch of baking soda. It's a great example of how baking soda neutralizes acids. An experiment you can taste.
Hi! How much time do you spend heating the water approximately?
If I have something available to boil the water before putting it in the brewer I will preboil it. Then it only takes a moment to get it back to a boil in the brewer. Once it is barely boiling in the brewer, I seal the stopper and let it go to work.
Does that answer your question?
This concept is so cool! Hopefully you used new equipment xD. Very cool experiment.
Thanks!
All new and/or sanitized!
You should use a magnetic stirring rod
Very nice. What is the temperature of the water when it reaches the coffee powder? Is it inspired to breaking bad coffee machine? Thx!
I don’t have exact temperatures for the water (I will work on building something to monitor it though - a lot of people have asked).
I had never seen the breaking bad coffee maker until my video came out and people said it was kind of like the one in the show!
What mm Glass tubing are you using. Thanks .
6mm OD - I've got more information about the equipment I used here: www.bealsscience.com/post/2018/11/08/brew-perfect-coffee-with-chemistry-equipment
Reminds me of breaking bad when gale makes his coffee in the super lab.
How often and how difficult is it to clean if you make coffee every morning?
It doesn’t take long to clean.
Just run some water through it and use a little soap when necessary!
Hey there, wanted to know of this works for hot chocolate as well?
I am not sure how well it would work. It probably depends on the filter. A fine filter may get plugged with the chocolate.
But, you could skip the filter and put the cocoa in the beaker, let the water travel over to the beaker and once all of the chocolate has dissolved in the water you could remove the heat and let it travel back.
Is the boiling point of water the ideal water temperature to extract all the flavors present in the coffee grounds? Ive heard that slightly below 100C is preferable? Great video!
I read something similar at one point but can’t confirm the ideal temp. If you find more info, please let me know!
Great video, just curious, could this be used for tea??
Absolutely! Loose leaf tea works well.
I know I came in late, but I do have a question.
In the series it was mentioned that a consistent temperature was the key to a perfect coffee, in efforts not to get bitterness produced by high amounts of quinic acid levels.
Is this something real? The setup looks good but I do not see any thermometers throughout the process.
Temperature probes would take this to the next level for sure! I haven’t added any at this point but that will be part of the next one!
Lab is like a kitchen
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how about posting a part list of needed parts?
You can find all of the supplies here: www.bealsscience.com/single-post/2018/11/08/Brew-Perfect-Coffee-with-Chemistry-Equipment
Would the coffee brewed in the store bought siphon brewer be brewed too hot? It seems that the brewing coffee in the store bought one is boiling as well, the homemade one doesn't seem to have the same issue of the coffee being as hot though. Also, this is definitely a much better quality video than the coffee chemistry video I made a few years ago for class.
Your coffee video is great!!!
My students preferred the coffee in the homemade siphon to every other brewing method...and so do I! It probably has a lot to do with temperature and timing. More research and coffee drinking needed to confirm...
@@BealsScience I have never had any kind of siphon brewed coffee, but in my personal coffee making/coffee drinking(i.e. going to coffee shops) I prefer french press coffee, although pour over is okay too. The National Coffee Association USA has some guidelines on coffee brewing stating optimal coffee extraction is between 195-205F, and I'm sure there is some pretty in depth things people have done in their own time with regards to timing and temperature of coffee.
I own a store-bought siphon brewer. After several brew experiments, the top chamber never reached the boiling point. A handy digital thermometer stuck in the water on top, did not exceed 190°. It initially pushes to the top at ~165°. The bubbling in the top chamber must be a result of gasses pushed from the bottom and not from a boiling effect in the top container.
I must do this once before I die... #bucketlist
That’s a great bucket list item!!!
@@BealsScience Well, life's too short to waste on K-Cups and drip makers making brown sadness water.
The author of "Lessons in chemistry" (Bonnie Garmus) definetly watched this video.
I still haven’t seen that show!
I suppose I better watch it!
@@BealsScience there's a scene in the book (Idk about the show) where coffee is brewed using lab equipment. Your video is almost identical to what the scene describes. I wouldn't be surprised if the author took notes.
@carmencd4821 now if I could only convince my students to take notes…🤔
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I would learn somuch with him as a teacher lol
I hope my students feel the same! ;)
Next level: you need a beaker, magnetic hot plate stirrer, stirring bar, büchner and some filter paper.
Good idea!
What will happen if you use a vacuum so it boils at a lower tempreture ???
That is an interesting idea! The flavor of the coffee definitely depends on the brewing temperature so it could have an interesting effect, potentially beneficial, effect on the flavor!
I'm curious how much oil content was lost through the steam. I might have to try out a steam distillation under vacuum once I can afford some brand new glassware.
That is a great question! I don’t actually know how much oil is lost, that would be an interesting thing to quantity!!
@@BealsScience once I get me some spare cash I'll take a crack at it. either that or I could rig up a makeshift soxhlet extractor and give that a go.
That would be amazing!
Awesome a scientist performing this. I've always used boiling chips to distill or reflux. Q : Do you think boiling chips will enhance the flavor? Maybe a bit safer.
Not sure but they may add a certain flavor depending on what you are using for chips.
You should give a taste of both coffees to your coworkers and ask them which one tastes better 😬 that would make it even more interesting
Good idea!
This dude is cool
You are way too kind!
could you use a spiral condenser in the middle?
I bet I could. And it would probably look amazing!!
I bet I could. And it would probably look amazing!!
How does it compare to pour over or espresso?
It is quite comparable to pour over but I think it pulls more flavors out with the vacuum.
I have a strange question, since coffee works, would loose tea work as well; was just curious because I've always wanted to make something like this in my kitchen for tea.
You can definitely use it for tea. You might just have to work with the timing for how long you leave the water in the leaves to brew. Let me know how it works for you if you build one!
@@BealsScience okay, I'll inform yeah on how it goes, thank you 👍😎
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But how does brewing it this way affect the taste of the coffee? Also you should always use whole bean and only blend it right before you brew it because a lot of the flavor comes from the beans releasing a gas after being blended and boiled
It's not gonna taste that radically different from a french press. It's still just coffee sitting in hot water for a while that is doing the actual brewing. The vacuum is just moving the water around and the simple paper filter he rigged to the end of the tube is doing all the filtering. The only benefit of this over a french press (in terms of taste) is that you can use a better filter than you use of a french press, that's all. So, I imagine it would taste quite similar to a Aeropress.
Could I substitute the burner with a hotplate? I do not have access to gas.
Yes!
@@BealsScience Does the temperature matter? Or is it only going to speed up the process?
It needs to get hot enough to boil water. But, it doesn't matter how fast it gets to that temperature.
@@BealsScience Thank you so much!