My first vac pot was a yama 8 cup http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CV ... ss_product which is similar but cheaper than the hario syphons. They are a predominantly US product as well which is a shame because I really liked it. Because the top half had a nasty (1,000) piece accident not by my hand I went onto a certain auction site and picked up an old Cona standard model.
After a couple of weeks using the cona I am still wishing the yama was still alive. With the glass rod I am getting a few grounds making there way into the pot and also the is a some leakage while from the top into the bottom while the brewing is going on.
I tend to wait for 900ml of water to get to 90deg before adding the top, then wait for all the water to go up and settle down before adding the coffee. Brew for 3 min before letting the coffee drop down. The brew in the top gets very violent during that time though.
One problem I do have is the fact that I am using a electric stove to do the brewing.
The other is I am not convinced that my glass rod is the right one, it weighs 70g is 6"long and 1cm wide at the base. Does anyone know if that's what it's supposed to be please.
Any hints?
Cheers
Mark