Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The Acid-Reducing Flavor-Enhancing Coffee Hourglass.

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its 161-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Acid-Reducing Flavor-Enhancing Coffee Hourglass, a coffee maker that brews with cold water to reduce the acid in coffee by up to 69.6%, producing a more flavorful beverage that even people with acid-sensitive stomachs can enjoy.

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Believed by many to have been invented by ancient Peruvian civilizations, cold brewing mitigates acidic compounds and tannic acids that can cause heartburn and prevents the loss of flavor-enhancing essential oils that are purged when coffee beans are exposed to heat.

"The Acid-Reducing Flavor-Enhancing Coffee Hourglass produces a rich coffee extract that can be combined with hot or cold water to make traditional or iced coffee," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager, Fred Berns.

The Acid-Reducing Flavor-Enhancing Coffee Hourglass does not require any electricity to operate, relying instead on gravity and time. The user simply combines 2 1/4 cups of coarsely ground coffee beans with 3 1/2 cups of water in the brewing chamber and allows the coffee to infuse with the water for 12 to 24 hours. When the infusion process is complete, the hourglass is turned upside-down and 16 oz. of coffee extract instantly drains through a reusable stainless steel filter and into the extract chamber.

The extract makes up to eight 8-oz. cups of coffee per brewing cycle and the extract can be kept in the included carafe and stored in a refrigerator for up to two weeks. The Acid-Reducing Flavor-Enhancing Coffee Hourglass is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $79.95. For more information about this product, please visit http://www.hammacher.com/Product/76975 or contact Breanna O'Day at (847) 581-8739 or via e-mail at boday@hammacher.com.

<p>About Hammacher Schlemmer

Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only, and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, and backs its products by a rather famous Lifetime Guarantee of Complete Satisfaction. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog, online at www.hammacher.com, and at its landmark store on East 57th St. in New York City.

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