Crazy About Cold Brew? The Japanese Have a $1,400 Device Just for You
Hario’s Furiko V60 Water Dripper is a tall drink of cold brew.
Hario Furiko V60 Water Dripper cold brew coffee maker. At 3 feet, 3 inches tall, it can stand on the floor or the counter. The 8-inch width keeps its footprint narrow.
Photographer: Robin Stein for Bloomberg Businessweek
Hot temperatures require cool caffeine, and delicious, shelf-stable cold brews are increasingly common. Methods to make the stuff at home, however, haven’t progressed much beyond sticking a bag of grounds in a Mason jar and leaving it for a day. Hario Co., based in Tokyo, has upped the ante several feet with its $1,395 Furiko V60 water dripper. The 39-inch-tall stand features an upper glass carafe with a valve, which guides the water into a pendulum that swings back and forth to coat the grounds below. It delivers 2 to 6 cups of tasty cold brew in 30 minutes.
• At 44 inches tall, the $470 Yama cold brew tower can make as many as 25 cups at a time. Its swirling tubes resemble a high school chemistry set but are more difficult to clean.