I'm excited to offer another method of coffee preparation at DCE - the vacuum pot!
This is a classic from the last century not seen in action much any longer.
From Wikipedia:
The Napier Vacuum Machine, invented in 1840, was an early example of this type. While generally excessively complex for everyday use, vacuum devices were prized for producing a clear brew, and were actually quite popular up until the middle of the twentieth century.
The principle of a vacuum brewer was to heat water in a lower vessel until expansion forced the contents through a narrow tube into an upper vessel containing ground coffee. When the lower vessel was empty and sufficient brewing time had elapsed, the heat was removed and the resulting vacuum would draw the brewed coffee back through a strainer into the lower chamber, from which it could be decanted. The Bauhaus interpretation of this device can be seen in Gerhard Marcks’ Sintrax coffee maker of 1925.
For some fotos of a vacuum pot in action check:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b7a8iAXvDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scnuFxAL ... ed&search=
Vacuum pot coffee made to order for you for only $4. Only at Derby City Espresso. Choose from the following coffees:
organic Timor or Guatemala from Sunergos
Java, Peru and Ethiopia Yirgachef from HobbKnobb Roastery
Organic Bolivian from Jackson's Organic
Atomic Propulsion, Black & Tan, Ethiopia Harrar & Organic Paupa New Guinea from Atomic Saucer