8-Cup Stovetop Siphon Coffee Maker- 24 Oz Vacuum Brew

what our customer say this product:

1. Peter Oliphant Verified Buyer – 2 April 2024

   The “8-cup” capacity really means little cups. This coffee maker produces 4 American measuring cups, or 4 mugs of coffee. Our first pot of ‘6’ cups took 15 minutes. Our second pot of ‘8’ cups took 20 minutes. (The kids will love this interesting science experiment: hot water bubbles up the siphon, steeps the coffee, and the coffee bubbles back down the siphon the minute you take the coffee urn off heat. The processes produces excellent, rich, mellow, full coffee, of a quality very like Chemex. (Flavor does depend on how good a coffee you use.) To us, the advantage is that the coffee brews entirely in glass. There is no plastic aftertaste such as we detect in all kitchen automatic coffee; and there is no burned, watery metal aftertaste such as we detect in metal electric percolators. Northwest Glass provides two cloth filters sewn around the stainless filter. We removed that and folded filter paper around the filter holder. Very few grounds seep into the coffee at all and easily catch in the last teaspoon. The kit includes a plastic stand that you use only to support the glass top while you add coffee. This can serve as a lid, too. Cleaning is pretty easy. Even finely powdered Turkish coffee drops out into compost bin or garbage with the help of a spoon. Several of the stainless-steel filters disappeared into the compost owing to our carelessness; so we bought backups.

   

2. ann harris Verified Buyer – 16 July 2024

   Love it. I have it for almost 2 months and the flavor of the coffee is fabulous. I have read the reviews about exploding pot on the stove, let’s face it glass carafes were not made for gas stovetops. I invested an extra $28.00 and ordered an infrared electric burner 7” single plate. In less then 10 minutes I have the perfect pot of coffee.

   

3. Diane T. Verified Buyer – 20 July 2024

   The glass on the coffee pot is super thin, This was my 2nd replacement, as I accidentally knocked the other one off the drying rack. However THIS one has started to rust inside around the metal ring. Its only been a month since purchase. Very disappointed.

   

4. Bach Verified Buyer – 6 January 2025

   I have Bodum Santos in electric version which discontinued long time ago and really like the taste from vacuum brewing method. I almost ordered Hario but I am glad that I got this one. The size (22OZ) is perfect for my need. The price is just about half of Hario or Bodum, and can be used on electric stove top. The glass quality seems to be very good. However I don’t like the idea of cloth filter so I ordered the paper filter set from Hario (Filter Paper Hario Siphon Import and it fits perfectly. Really recommend if you want to try vacuum brewing method.

   

5. Brian M Verified Buyer – 11 January 2025

   This exploded while heating the first time I tried to use it leaving glass and hot water all over my stove and kitchen floor. BUY SOMETHING ELSE.

   

6. Kindle Customer Verified Buyer – 28 January 2025

   Fácil de utilizar y fácil de lavar; lo usé en una parrilla eléctrica y funcionó sin problemas con el aditamento incluido para ese tipo de parrillas (es un vil alambre pero sí funciona para distribuir el calor adecuadamente). El único PERO que le puse fue que el diseño de la jarra no permite vaciar TODO el café, quedan unas cuantas gotas que son prácticamente imposibles de vaciar, por lo que es necesario lavara pronto antes de que se seque ese residuo y manche la jarra. Pero en general considero que fue una excelente compra.
   

7. KZ1000P Verified Buyer – 2 March 2025

   As I found many of the reviews very helpful (thank you), I wanted to share my experience to maybe provide a short-cut to achieve the same level of excellent coffee I’ve been able to get out of the siphon (after a lot of trial and error); I hope it’s helpful, and again, want to thanks others for posting their experience/recommendations/suggestions: 1) It took us a few months to dial this in; here’s the procedure (in detail) that produced an excellent cup of coffee (better than our Bonavita BV1900ts drip coffee maker). We roast our own coffee beans at home in a modified hot air pop corn maker [green beans provided on-line from Sweet Maria’s; we like their 8 pound green bean sample pack. We roast a single batch (4.6 oz of green beans) in about 15-minutes, which is two days worth of coffee for us; it’s easy and fun too]. 2) Picture – We replaced the Yama siphon cloth filter & filter assembly with the Hario paper filter & filter assembly (see the Equipment list at the bottom of this review, and the attached picture, showing the two filter assemblies, as you’ll need to switch the spring/chain assembly from the Yama cloth filter assembly (the longer chain with the cloth filer attached in the picture is the original Yama filter assembly) to this new Hario paper filter assembly, as the Hario spring/chain is a little too short,); we didn’t try the cloth filter that came with the Yama 8-Cup Siphon, as we wanted the better filtering of a paper filter (they say paper filters are suppose to minimize cafestol, a cholesterol elevating coffee compound), and secondarily, we didn’t want the hassle of the cloth filter (tying, un-tying, keeping it water in the refrigerator, etc.). 3) Weigh out the whole coffee bean (before grinding) on the scale, then place whole beans in grinder’s hopper (don’t grind yet). 4) Tare your scale with the Yama siphon’s empty bottom bowl on it; fill bottom bowl with hot water (we have a instant hot water tap mounted to our kitchen sink (putting out about 165 F hot water, which we love) connected to our under-the-counter reverse osmosis water filter). The water weight in ounces should be equal to the weight of the whole coffee beans (also in ounces) X 16.5 (water to coffee weight ratio); for example, we used 1.89 ounces of roasted Nicaragua coffee beans (home roasted 5.5 days prior), 31.2 ounces (by weight) water, and coarse grind (grind setting of 25 (twenty five) on the Baratza Encore grinder); the coffee looks a little coarser than sea salt. The proper grind setting is very important. We tried the recommended “a little finder than drip grind” setting and many others, but those yielded a more bitter cup; going with a coarser grind requires a longer brew time (as we include in this procedure), but yields a smoother cup. 5) Start your timer; wipe outside of lower bowl with clean, dry dish towel to make sure the outside of the lower bowl is dry (to minimize the cracking potential), then place lower bowl on a medium or small size burner on your gas stove; turn the flame on (flame to a little higher than medium). 6) While the bottom bowl of water is heating, install a new Hario paper filter (using a new paper filter vs re-using an old one seems to produce a better cup of coffee) into the filter assembly and secure filter assembly in top bowl; pre-heat top bowl with hot water (this will reduce the chances of it cracking and also pre-wets the paper filter); loosely place top bowl on bottom bowl (which is on the stove) at angle (not on tight yet). 7) When the timer reaches 4:00 (depending on your stove), fully insert top bowl into bottom bowl (bottom bowl temp should be around 200 F; the water should look like it is at a simmer, just getting ready to boil); once the top bowl in inserted, water will start to rise into top bowl right away, but as it does, turn down flame (to low, want just enough flame to keep water in top bowl without a lot of bubbling, which tends to over-extract the coffee), then place upside down plastic lid on top bowl (in the upside down position, meaning with open part facing up, otherwise condensation will form, catch in the underside lip, and drip down to the bottom bowl, which could potently cause it to break); placing the lid in the upside down also allows you to use the small round cylinder as handle, while minimizing heat loss from the upper bowl. 8) Start the grinder and grind the coffee beans (coarse grind). 9) Once the grinder is finished, take the coffee container over to the siphon (don’t add it yet); stir the water in upper bowl counter clockwise (CCW) with a flat paddle (like the flat handle part of the plastic spoon that came with the Yama siphon) to make a fast and deep vortex (so about 6 full circle stirs). 10) Reset the timer and re-start the timer from zero, 0:00, then add ground coffee to upper bowl (to get all the coffee out of the container, do not tap coffee container against upper bowl, use your knuckles or other utensil to tap all the coffee out of the container). 11) Use a whisk to lightly submerge coffee grounds (within 15 seconds or so), do not stir (in a circular fashion, just submerge the grounds to get them all wet); timer should be at around 0:30 when done pouring coffee in top and whisking; put upside down lid on top bowl. 12) At 0:50, using flat paddle (you’re done with the whisk), fold coffee into water from sides of bowl with a downward motion, not a circular stir; go around the entire bowl, then do an “N” stir in the middle (make the letter N with your paddle, going deep, across the filter); do not stir in a circle or it will keep moving and over-extract; this mild agitation should take less than 15 seconds, do not over-agitate, less is better; put upside down lid on to bowl and wait. 13) At 2:00, shut off flame, move siphon to counter top (on top of flat rubber-type pot holder), make sure top bowl is tightly on bottom bowl (by gently pushing it down using a pot holder), then give it a fast stir CCW (6 rotations), making sure to also go deep with the paddle to stir the grounds up off the top of filter; put upside down lid on to bowl (slightly off-center, so as to not restrict air that will need to flow into the top bowl during the drawdown) and leave undisturbed during the drawdown. 14) At 4:30, you should see the larger bubbles in the bottom bowl; at this point the drawdown is finished, however, it will take about another 30 seconds before you can easily remove the top bowl. The coffee grounds should be in a mound over the filter when it’s done, but some will be along bottom too; however, we found that coffee not as fresh (or store bough pre-roasted whole bean coffee) draws down faster and the mounding is more pronounced. 15) At 5:00, take the siphon and move it near the sink; put it on top of rubber-type pot holder; gently rock the top and use your thumb (from the hand hold the siphon handle on the lower bowl) to pry up the top bowl at an angle to let air into the bottom bowl to relieve the vacuum; remove the top bowl and place it into the holder/lid on the counter, in a safe area to cool (where it won’t get knocked over and break). 16) Swirl the coffee in the bottom bowl; transfer it into a large pre-heated non-plastic coffee mug and put the lid on the mug (a plastic mug lid is okay, as you won’t be drinking through it); as desired, add any pre-heated creamer/half-and-half and/or sweetener to the mug, stir, then put the lid on the mug; don’t drink yet, as this is your coffee “storage mug,” not your coffee “drinking mug,” see below. 17) This last step is very important; please don’t skip it. The coffee is too hot to enjoy from the storage mug, and more importantly, drinking it though the mug lid does not allow you to get the full enjoyment (as you need the coffee aroma flow up into your nose), so we pour the coffee from the mug (through its lid) into a second, drinking mug (like a ceramic coffee cup or stainless steel coffee mug) and make sure when we sip it, it’s uncovered, not through any lid (we sometimes cover the second mug between sips, depending on how fast we’re drinking it, but always take the lid off to drink/sip the coffee). Only add as much coffee from the first mug into the second mug as you’ll drink over the next few minutes so you’ll always enjoy hot (but not too hot) coffee. Thanks again to all the other folks that took time to write reviews! Enjoy! 18) Equipment (all from coffeemakers.us.com.com): a. Coffee Siphon – Yama Glass 8 Cup Stovetop Coffee Siphon; $55 b. Siphon filter assembly and paper filters – 1 X (50 Pcs Filter Paper) Mn Filter for Hario Siphon(Japan Import); $15 c. Grinder – Baratza Encore Conical Burr Coffee Grinder with Bin; $129 d. Coffee Storage Mug – Contigo Autoseal West Loop Stainless Steel Travel Mug with Easy-Clean Lid, 20 oz; $22 e. Etekcity 2000g Digital Pocket Scale, Stainless Steel, Backlit Display, 0.01oz Resolution; $15

   

8. Aardman Verified Buyer – 5 March 2025

   I’m a big fan of siphon brewers, though I prefer the more antiquated term “vacuum brewer.” Basically, any siphon brewer is going to deliver exceptional coffee, so in that respect this brewer is on par with it’s contemporaries. The principal problem with this brewer is the gasket. Mine did not fit properly. Whenever I would try to seat the upper chamber to the pot, it would pop back out. Don’t think I didn’t try many different ways, such as pushing and twisting (what YAMA recommends) before giving up. The only method that kind of worked was to thoroughly try the gasket and the neck of the pot with a towel then immediately push the two pieces together, and even then it would pop apart about half the time during the brewing process, effectively ruining the coffee, because the most flavor is injected into the pot during the final few seconds of siphoning, when it pulls the excess water out of the wet grounds at the bottom of the upper chamber. The problem was caused by the flange on the side of the gasket not being matched to the bulge in the neck of the pot. It didn’t go down far enough to pass the bulge so instead of sealing, the configuration was helping to push the upper chamber back out. My solution was nerve wracking (because it’s not possible to purchase replacement gaskets at this time) but effective. Using a sharp utility knife, and working in two stages, I carefully sliced the upper flanges off the gasket (see photos). Once I did this, I was able to push the upper into the lower far enough that I passed the bulge in the neck of the pot and FINALLY achieved a reliable seal. Having done this, the brewer now works fine. I shouldn’t have had to do this, though.

   

9. Aaron sum Verified Buyer – 10 March 2025

   I liked this product and can be used with a gas stove. It came in good condition without issue.
   

10. Josh B Verified Buyer – 16 March 2025

    I followed the directions, but the bottom part developed lots of spider web cracks and it leaked all over.

    

11. Sunset Verified Buyer – 24 March 2025

    I am a total coffee nerd, and the Yama siphon makes the best coffee I have ever had!! It is durable, fun to watch, easy to clean, beautiful to look at and produces the most delicious rich cup of coffee of all other siphon brewers I have worked with. The last pic shows how little cleaning is required of this incredible coffee siphon. For those unfamiliar with siphon brewing- please note there is a slight learning curve, but not much of one and the rewards of siphon coffee brewing are so worth the extra bit of time:)

    

12. J. KAO Verified Buyer – 2 April 2025

    This is my first stovetop siphon coffee maker. I use propane siphon for several years. The taste of this stovetop siphon coffee maker is fine. Better than most of the coffee maker in shop. Bottom area is too a large which holds too much water not suck to the top. Because of the big bottom area, heats go too well 3 spoons coffee powder is too much. I think it should suck more water to mix with coffee. The rubber thing too loose. I need to remove it before pour coffee. It’s good to try but I won’t buy again.

    

13. McBarb Verified Buyer – 3 April 2025

    I have been using Yama vacuum pots for years and love the flavor and mad scientist vibe. I also use coffee grounds in my garden as a mulch — these come out nice and dry without the hassle of paper filters. HOWEVER, the last one I bought (locally, not from coffeemakers.us.com) imploded on its second use. I am wondering if this is a new quality control problem — I never had this problem in the past.

    

14. A. Aleman Verified Buyer – 3 April 2025

    I love this type of coffee maker. And this one worked just fine. Until it exploded. This morning I was making coffee as usual. I removed it from the heat. As usual, the coffee started flowing back into the lower carafe. When it just stopped. I waited a few moments, but it didn’t start flowing again. Suddenly it just exploded. Coffee, grounds, and glass went everywhere. I am not a happy camper.

    

15. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 4 April 2025

    Reading some of the other reviews, I was hesitant to order this. Glad i did!
    Some say it’s flimsy, but this is not the case at all. Very well built & easy to use.
    Yes, it takes longer to brew than drip or perc’s, but the quality of coffee more than makes up for it.
    Yes, it’s a bit of a process cleaning it, handle it nicely & it’ll probably last forever.
    Yes, there’s an art to brewing with it. Don’t be in a hurry. Resist the temptation to speed things up by increasing the heat; use medium high heat until the water begins to move up the siphon, then reduce to medium, leave it there for a couple minutes, then just turn the heat off & walk away until the brew has descended back into the lower chamber. Simple, but the entire process take about 10 minutes. Go hug your dog while you’re waiting …

    UPDATE:
    I broke the first one, & ordered a 2nd one. It arrived missing a part, so I wrote to the seller, who replaced the entire thing in 2 days!
    I highly recommend them!
    

16. ふみちゃん Verified Buyer – 7 April 2025

    ガスコンロで使えるタイプのものを探していたので購入。初めて買ったサイフォン型なので他製品との使用感の比較は出来ませんが使った感じは良いです。毎日使ってます。ただyama glassのサイトでは50ドルで売ってたんで高すぎです。
    

17. Bill Verified Buyer – 8 April 2025

    Very poor quality. The glass siphon broke while I was taping a plastic coffee scoop on the inside edge of the siphon. I really like this coffee maker, but I am very disappointed that it broke. The Yama siphon is not cheap; it should stand up to the taping of a plastic coffee scoop.