Making Coffee With 300 Ton Hydraulic Press 

Thanks to Lauri from Good Life Coffee for visiting us and helping with the video! Go check out their websites and shop goodlifecoffee.fi/en

I can hear James Hoffmann scream in the distance.

Time for Finnish cafés to start springing up all around the world. You walk in, there's a 300 ton hydraulic press behind the counter, and a big, bald barista with a big smile asks if you'd like to try the "Espresso 5 million".

"Better than gas station" is probably the greatest compliment that can be given for a 300 tonne espresso machine 😅

"I'm only doing this because I can" That's how everyone should live.

That's not Espresso, that's just Press-o.

So this is that "instant coffee" I've been hearing about...

74 yr. old Canadian here. My mom was born in Finland and I grew up speaking "Finglish". Even though most of my Finn relatives have passed, I still can tell if I enter a Finnish household from the smell of coffee and kahvi leipää. Heavenly!

This needs a revisit, with all parts machined! Genius

My first thought was "300 ton coffee? Is he mad?" Then I thought "Of course he is; that's why I've subscribed to this channel!"

You folks absolutely need to continue this series; This has been without a doubt my favourite of your videos, you had me in absolute tears with laughter. Maybe a single follow up video with Lauri where you over-engineer a working solution? Thanks for the laughs!

Waiting patiently for the James Hoffman review.

Extreme coffee brewing could be a new content category. I'm sure there's an audience for it.

Make it much larger!!!! 10 litre of espresso in 30 seconds!!!!!!!

I just sat down to watch your video with my French Press coffee. Now I get to watch the Finnish Press method.

"slightly better than most gas stations" is high praise from a barista champion

“Coffee Lauri” is the best nickname ever

This is the German level of over engineering I came here for. Excellent, guys. Thank you!

I’ve learned a new phrase today: “coffee shrapnel’ 🎉🎉🎉 And the enthusiasm of our expert for the taste was, well, ummmmm….. interesting.

Make the brewing cup out of 1" thick steel with the smallest possible holes drilled in the bottom, and use a 1/2" thick end grain cut of wood as the coffee filter

I bought some coffee from coffee Lauri (or one of his friends) two weeks ago in Gothenburg! It was one of the tastiest coffees available at the best price at the huge coffee expo.

Him: *“Don't drink it”* Lauri: *“isntantly drinks it”*

Should use the underwater simulation setup. Put raw grounds in the water, and up the pressure to see the pressure causing the extraction from the grounds. Then, filter*that*

I had an idea for a video while building hydraulic lines yesterday and thought it would be a perfect project for you, use the 300 ton press to press a smaller diameter piston to generate extremely hight pressures, which has a small section of hydraulic hose which is capped off, it would be very interesting to see the different types of fittings and hoses pressurized to failure. 3000psi hose vs higher pressure hoses exploding NPT, JIC, ORB etc, (each types weakness) Also pipe tape vs liquid thread sealers

Oh! James Hoffman needs to be involved in this! :D

I just love Hannah´s laughter. The finnish way to make espresso

"Aside from the filter, everything was perfect..." 😂😂😂😂😂 I can't wait to see the new windows go in!

The best part of waking up is 300 ton pressed coffee in your cup.

From italy with ❤....the only channel that seems to me the most interesting and entertaining of all i love your extremely beautiful country with beautiful people.. success in all that you achieve from day to day🙋

we need more Lauri featuring Lauri

Lauri: "It's 130°. Is that good coffee temperature?" Me: "Oh, that doesn’t sound so bad. Oh, right. Celsius."

Wtf 😂 It has been maybe a couple of years since I watched any videos of his, and oh boy, what a pleasant surprise it was to know that my man still hasn't killed himself AND just as cool and funny with his unique character and “Finglish” accent. I'm definitely gonna binge-watch some more of their videos this night! 😂 Also, the funny and wholesome mistake of showing the website cropped out a bit @16:16 just makes it even funnier! 😂😂 Big love and best wishes from a Syrian guy here ✌🏼.

Haha, love the new press and the bullet proof room it is in

That's not an espresso, it's an esPRESSo

I'd like to see a follow up with a portafilter and basket that can handle high pressure. You can use cold water, as the high pressure makes up for it.

"Better than some gas stations"... what compliment could be better? Amazing!

I love the fact that you tried first to do the reasonable and test the equipment at making espresso coffee the "proper" way at around 8 Bar. Then of course ramping it up afterwards for the fun factor! This was actually my most looked forward to video from Hydraulic Press Channel ever since the community post.

I like my coffee nordic style: without water.

This might just be the most absurd and hilarious video I've seen on this channel, and I'm 100% here for it

The new chamber sounds GREAT! Thank you!!!

This is 'reasonable' cofee making :)

I think an important part is to measure the amount of water you pour in first, so the espresso has just enough water for how much will soak the beans + how much you want in your cup.

HPC can open a new restaurant called "Coffee Cannon", with the slogan: "Express Espresso in 0.3 seconds or less, and if you suffer injection injury, your coffee is FREE!"

Thanks!

A video near and dear to my heart. I'm sitting here watching with a mug of very strong coffee, and even though I'm American, most people think my coffee should be way less strong. Personally, I want my coffee even stronger, but I'm about at the limit of what the tools I have available can do.

James Hoffman started weeping uncontrollably the minute this came out, and he still has no idea why.

Add a relief hole on the side of the water-chamber with a valve on it. This allows you to fill the chamber full of water, then align the piston and gently push it in with the valve open a bit so you can replace the water with the piston. Now you close the valve and make coffee! This also lets you reduce the total volume of water a bit so the coffee is not watery.

I recommend using your extruder [Tall cylinder with small hole spigot] Connect a high pressure hose to that spigot and route it to an enclosed container with a small air hole for pressure relief.

Fantastic, I can’t wait for version 2! You have to make a more substantial group handle 😊

Increasing the Bar in Barista…

The silliness of this channel is always wholesome fun!

I would love to see more videos on this with improved design. Love the channel but ive never been more engaged and entertained by a vid of yours. Amazing job

I really hope this will continue. It would be very interesting to see how you would make it so it wouldn't self destruct.

I want James Hoffman to comment "AAAHHHHHHHHH" on this video so badly

"The only reason we are doing this is because we can". That is an excellent reason!

I've been watching this channel for what seems like longer than I have been alive. I don't watch every single video but pretty often I see stuff that that just catches my eye and then I watch a video about 300 tonne coffee. Great work folks. You've kept me entertained and curious for a long long time. Thank you.

"it is espresso not expresso" HPC: "no its very express"

So Hydraulic Press brand coffee when? 😃

This channel is Awesome! Gives a good break from all the other stuff on RU-vid that just pisses you off and ruins your day.. Thanks my Scandinavian brother and sister

This is my first video of yours I have seen. Very entertaining and enjoyable👍

This is the stuff I want to see! Innovative!

lmaooo this guy is a maniac i love it

Your Barista friend was a great addition to this video, great chemistry between you two!

That was pretty fun. You made me laugh a few times 😁 I enjoy your humor.

You planned to make ice 7. Did you forget about it or are you planning to do it later?

My daughter, who is the Metrology Engineer for a large OEM oil filter mfg., walked through my room while you were pressing. She started naming all of the tonnages of their presses used in making parts for oil filters. From 10 tons to 600 tons. She is responsible for making sure all measuring equipment used is in calibration. She works in 10 millions of inches to much larger gauges. She is also certified to test and repair gauges used in measuring the measuring gauges. She has to go to their other factories to check that their equipment is accurate.

I'm so happy about this one. It touches my heart and caffeine addiction. The amount of effort in machining and tolerance is awesome. That is why we love this channel. Extremes amounts of effort for comedy is the actual funny part.

Thank you for this video. Great idea with coffee. Every time I am amazed by these absolutely fantastic and very funny test ideas to see.

Nice... I love coffe! I think you have to revisit this but then with your custom made coffe handle to avoid leaks.

Pure comedy gold, Love it!

Crushing things *and* coffee. This video really speaks to me on a personal level.

You just combined my two favorite things to watch on RU-vid!! What a time to be alive!

Long years wthout watching this channel. So awesome videos

This is wonderful!

PERFECT! I want one.

I really hope he continues this series. It would be very interesting to see how he fixes these issues. Like he said, you need to make parts that can endure very high pressure for about 30 seconds so the coffee can extract. For an ultra fine grind, he can buy pre ground Turkish coffee

I haven't laughed that much in a long time 😂 Thank you for always having new ideas to try out 😊

Love your new setup. So cool

This is brilliant

Great content. I'd like to see you machine a group head that complements the pressure of the press forcing 100% of the water through the grinds. Something like a small cylinder with thread that screws into where the handle normally goes perhaps.

This video smells great!

that video was a lot of fun, many thanks for the laughs!

love it! we need part 2 where you perfect this and actually make good coffee

I like his very polite way of saying it's not gonna taste good.

Not only this title by it's couldn't be ignored, but the moment you start the video you're greeted with a lovely Finnish accent. Wasn't disappointed at all with the actual experiement hahaha. Love form Russia, bless you

Please continue on this effort ❤ would be a very cool project

I love this video so much!

11:48 gives new meaning to a "shot of espresso"

I'm italian and the guys from this coffe place are really great!

ABSOLUTELY---->>>>>> AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

As an engineer (albeit electrical) and a coffee lover I think you would need to build a portafilter and an espresso basket specifically for this application. The espresso baskets currently are stamped out of a really thin piece of metal and then drilled. They are targeted for 9-11 bars of pressure (standard for espresso is 9 bars actually) so they are not designed to handle a press machine. And besides the basket, the locking system of the portafilter to the espresso "machine" body is similarly not designed to withstand that pressure. So whenever you try to push the water through the espresso puck (which is insanely compressed after you pressed it with a hydraulic press) the water essentially finds a smaller resistance path through the sides of the portafilter rather than the puck itself. So you need to, at the very least, design the body where you mount the portafilter to, so that the steel column extends deep inside the portafilter and has a very good o-ring so that it seals shut the "puck" from the "outside" of the portafilter. Perhaps even have it go all the way down to the bottom of the basket itself and then load the coffee grounds and tamp it from the top. I.e. just have a big thick cylinder with an o-ring at the bottom lip that extends inside the portafilter and espresso basket and just use the portafilter as a way to "seal off" that big cylinder. I would be really curious what pressures you would be able to achieve then and how the coffee would taste. Perhaps Lauri could also make a super light roast to compensate for the extremely increased extraction of the high pressure! Would be a very exciting experimente

Probably due to the cold weather, one thing Canadians and Finns have in common is our love for coffee! Per capita, we are the biggest caffeine consumers in the world, Finland being at the top. To this, I raise my cup, and salute you friend! ☕💥 Thanks for making these. Stay warm, winter's almost over!

This is 10/10 youtube, thank you

X-Press-O Truly a delightful, another technological triumph!

this NEEDS to be a running series

that first coffee boom made me laugh out loud 😂 i love this guy and this channel

US home based small startup roaster here ($10k/yr), love the content and the collab!

You should put a ton of ground coffee into your pressure chamber and force the water into the coffee! Then you can press it back out!!!!!!!!! That might actually be pretty tasty thinking about it....

This is what we come to this channel for. 👍

With this new setup this channel evolved into "Hydraulic Press Channel 2.0". Getting even better! ❤