The Brezi Espresso Maker Goes from Scorching Bloom to Chilly Brew

The Brezi Chilly Espresso Maker. Each day Espresso Information by Howard Bryman.

A brand new single-cup dwelling brewer from Hong Kong, the Brezi Chilly Espresso Maker, is coming into the market with expertise for each heating and actively chilling brew water.

Brezi launched world on-line gross sales final month at $399 for its automated chilly brew system, which makes use of a programmable scorching bloom adopted instantly by chilled water supply.

“As a substitute of completely scorching brewing, or completely chilly brewing, I really feel prefer it’s the appropriate solution to scorching bloom it first, after which chilly brew,” Brezi Founder and CEO Jackson Hung advised Each day Espresso Information. “The recent bloom can open up the espresso, it may launch the CO2, after which the chilly brew aspect can preserve the smoothness of the espresso.”

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Water from the Brezi brewer’s 1-liter acrylic reservoir is drawn into the aluminum-bodied machine, the place it passes by way of a semiconductor thermoelectric system used to warmth and funky water shortly to specific temperatures. The utmost hot-bloom temperature is 158°F, after which the system can shift nearly immediately to ship water as chilly as 41°F, or something in between.

“It stretches the brew temperature to a different degree,” Hung stated. “The espresso that you just get is chilly. You style the brilliant acidity as within the scorching pourover, however the finish product is as easy as chilly brew.”

Temperature precision is supported by a proprietary pumping system that strikes water each ahead and backward by way of the thermoelectric pathway. When the new bloom is full, water is withdrawn from the heater whereas the plate quickly cools to stop water of an uncontrolled temperature from reaching the espresso.

“We’re utilizing some expertise from different industries, different client electronics,” stated Hung. “We type of switch that information into this espresso machine.”

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Via buttons on a display screen constructed into the highest of the group and dials embedded within the high panel, customers can choose preset profiles or create their very own, setting move charge, pauses, water temperature and the quantity and quantity of pours delivered to a filter holding as much as 60 grams of floor espresso. The chrome steel filter holder beneath the group is lined with Kalita-style fluted basket-shaped paper filters.

The system is designed to ship a concentrated espresso-like extract in as little as 5 minutes, or to carry out Kyoto-style drip brewing in increments as small as 0.05 milliliters over the consumer’s chosen interval.

Raised in Hong Kong earlier than attending UC Berkeley, Hung spent greater than a decade in Northern California working in semiconductors earlier than returning to Hong Kong to work for drone maker DJI and in different client electronics roles. He stated the thought for Brezi grew out of his personal desire for hot-bloomed chilly espresso.

Hung based Brezi in 2023, then launched a Kickstarter marketing campaign in 2024 to fund preliminary manufacturing. The corporate introduced the launch of world gross sales at World of Espresso San Diego final month. (Learn all of DCN’s WOC San Diego protection.)

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Whereas most home-focused “chilly brew” makers keep away from temperature-altering equipment altogether, the Brezi seems distinct in its deal with an actively chilled brew following an internally heated bloom whereas accepting the consumer’s selection of contemporary espresso, with no single-use waste past a paper filter. Its closest market comparability would be the Cumulus chilly espresso machine, which launched in 2024 and actively chills water to mix with liquid espresso extracts.

Because the Brezi continues into manufacturing, Hung stated the corporate is of course protecting one eye on R&D.

“We’re making an attempt to review the market slightly bit extra, and we additionally wish to preserve deal with the chilly espresso space,” Hung stated.