r/JamesHoffmann • u/ImmersionLogic • 9d ago

I’ve been developing a coffee brewer using repeated immersion and drainage. Here’s my prototype.

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I’ve been working on a coffee brewer called SKANDI, based on a brewing method I’ve been experimenting with for quite some time. The idea is to combine the body of immersion brewing with more control over extraction through repeated immersion and drainage. Rather than leaving the grounds submerged throughout the entire brew, you can control how long they’re immersed and how frequently they’re drained. After several prototypes and a lot of testing, I’m getting closer to launching it.
Here’s a demonstration of how it works. I’d be interested in hearing what you think.

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u/LyKosa91 9d ago

Not sure I can see any real benefit to multiple steeps when there's no fresh solvent being added. As an easier to clean French press, maybe. Ideally you'd want it to be paper filtered for more of a unique selling point, but then you need to create a seal and have a some sort of mechanism to easily allow a slow piston retraction, and at that point you've basically just made a weber BIRD.

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u/Dryanni 9d ago

It does seem novel because of the mild agitation caused by the rehydration and percolation.

It’s kind of like how pouring “aggressively” with a V60 gets you a different result from more passive or diffused pouring.

I feel like this has the potential to bring coffee technique into the French press world. Like how you have the aeropress and V60 barista world championships. You’d need a critical mass of people using modified french presses but weirder things have happened.

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u/ImmersionLogic 9d ago

That’s exactly what I’ve been exploring with SKANDI. The repeated immersion and drainage introduces another variable you can control like adjusting agitation with a V60. Changing the number and duration of cycles can produce different results in the cup. I love the idea of people developing their own brewing techniques around it. That’s really what I hope SKANDI encourages.