Yama Glass 5-Cup Tabletop Siphon Coffee Maker with Burner

The Yama Glass 5-Cup Tabletop Siphon is a vacuum coffee brewer made from heat-resistant borosilicate glass. It uses an included alcohol burner to move hot water into the upper chamber, where it steeps with the coffee before filtering back into the lower carafe.

Siphon brewing is part coffee ritual, part hands-on science experiment. You can watch the water rise, stir the grounds, control the steep, and see the finished coffee return to the serving carafe. It asks for more attention than an automatic brewer, but that is the point.

Key details

Capacity: 5 cups, approximately 15 fl oz

Material: Hand-blown, tempered borosilicate glass

Filter: Reusable, washable cloth filter

Heat source: Alcohol burner included; fuel sold separately

Care: Glass components are dishwasher-safe

Model: TCA5D

What is included?

• Lower glass carafe

• Upper brewing chamber

• Reusable cloth filter with chain

• Alcohol burner

• Convertible lid and upper-chamber stand

How does a siphon coffee maker work?

As water heats in the lower carafe, vapor pressure pushes it into the upper chamber. Coffee steeps there while the burner is operating. After the heat is removed, cooling in the lower chamber creates a vacuum that pulls the brewed coffee back through the cloth filter.

Basic brewing workflow

• Install the dampened cloth filter in the upper chamber, with the chain secured in the siphon tube.

• Add hot water to the lower carafe without exceeding the marked capacity.

• Add appropriately ground coffee to the upper chamber according to your recipe.

• Fill and light the burner only as directed by the Yama instructions.

• When the water rises, stir and steep the coffee according to your recipe.

• Extinguish and cap the burner. Allow the brewed coffee to draw back into the lower carafe.