An put in TopBrewer by Scanomat. All photos courtesy of Scanomat.

Specialised beverage gear firm Scanomat just lately launched a bevy of recent options to its flagship under-counter-installed, super-automatic espresso machine, the TopBrewer. 

The Danish firm unveiled the brand new era of the TopBrewer on the World of Espresso occasion in Copenhagen in June, displaying off a brand new grinding answer, a single-dose hopper system, new water circulate methods and a brand new milk foaming system. 

The TopBrewer stays squarely focused on the workplace and hospitality segments, the place customers search comparatively high-quality espresso on the push of a button whereas additionally not being confronted with cumbersome countertop equipment. 

The TopBrewer’s new Gen2 Professional grinder was designed in-house for low retention and most particle uniformity. It really works in tandem with the TopBrewer’s new single-dose bean hopper system known as Prism, which consists of a modular design for displaying six doses side-by-side on atop the counter. 

The Gen2 Professional grinder permits operators entry to the 64-millimeter flat burrs for cleansing or burr swapping, with the latter taking not more than half-hour, based on the corporate. The grinder accommodates entrance and blind-mounted burrs from a variety of producers, relying on the wants of customers. 

A rendering of the brand new grinder system.

“The TopBrewer can brew drip-style espresso,” Scanomat Govt Sebastian Vibe-Petersen informed Day by day Espresso Information. “As a result of it’s an under-counter machine that makes use of strain and doesn’t use a paper filter, the ensuing cup profile is extra akin to an AeroPress or perhaps a French Press than different filter espresso types. Our strain and circulate expertise ensures a constant 8 milliliters per second circulate price for a lot of these coffees.”

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The brand new TopBrewer’s FlowControl expertise screens overflow and actively adjusts water strain relying on grind settings and brew methodology. 

Previous to hitting the espresso, water additionally flows by what the corporate calls its FlowMatrix filter, a four-layer bathe display system that disperses and distributes water evenly, lowering channeling and moreover managing circulate. Layers throughout the FlowMatrix embody a Matrix Filter in addition to a customized closing display designed for Scanomat by IMS.

The TopBrewer maintains an ordinary milk system that delivers foamed milk into the extracted espresso for varied beverage sorts. But a brand new variant of the machine additionally features a characteristic known as FusionMilk, an up to date foamer that delivers texturized, latte-art-capable milk from a separate spout. 

Scanomat was based in Denmark in 1961 by Preben Vibe-Petersen who ran the corporate alongside his son, Kim Vibe-Petersen. Kim nonetheless owns and runs alongside his personal sons, Sebastian and Frederik Vibe-Petersen.

The TopBrewer was first unveiled in 2011 and launched in 2012. Like the corporate, the machine is now in its third era. Along with espresso and milk, the system additionally delivers glowing and nonetheless hot and cold water at prescribed temperatures and volumes.

“The TopBrewer presents flexibility in beverage preparation,” Sebastian Vibe-Petersen stated. “We’re excited to get some suggestions from business specialists and fans. We hope to create some pleasure and that it will generate some traction. It’s nonetheless within the early days.”

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