Why Espresso?

Espresso is the main brewing method for professional coffee shops/baristas as it can be made into any coffee variety and is richest in flavour.

Problem?

It is the most expensive process due to the high pressure required for the extraction. Hence why most high quality espresso machines exceed $2000!

Solution…COFFEEJACK™​

COFFEEJACK™ reaches pressures in excess of 9 Bar meaning it is able to produce professional quality espresso coffee at a fraction of the cost, with complete portability. You’ll never require another way of making coffee!

Great Coffee in three simple steps…

How it all began…

“We grew tired of investing in expensive portable coffee makers and never experiencing the same quality espresso we could only get from a coffee shop. Second to that, we were guilty of using disposable cups, purely due to convenience. We knew we could engineer something better, something that fulfilled our desire for great coffee and helped the environment at the same time. We cannot express the level of passion and tenacity that has been invested into this project. It is factually the smallest espresso machine on the market (only 100mm high). But most importantly it ACTUALLY produces coffee shop quality coffee. This has been no easy task to achieve and we refused to stop until COFFEEJACK™ met our high standards and of those in the coffee industry. 

392 prototypes, one filed patent later and we’ve finally done it!  We are very proud to finally unveil our most exclusive project to the Indiegogo community. We are currently in production and will be posting frequent updates on the manufacture process.

Ultimate Portability, No Compromise on Quality

Gift something unique this year!

16 BILLION disposed coffee cups disposed every year with harmful plastic laminates and lids.

If you drank just one cup of take-out coffee per day, over one year, it would cost over $1100 (based on 2019 data for USA/Canada).Thats enough disposable cups to stack over twice the height of Miss Liberty.

Bear in mind, statistics state only 0.25% of cups are recycled. The rest find their way to landfill and the ocean. Lets do something about it.

COFFEEJACK™ = No disposable cups, up to 85% saving and the same great taste

How can we help?

Our goal for COFFEEJACK™ is to reduce the use of disposable coffee cups by making the quality and convenience available outside of expensive coffee shops

We felt strongly about using glass to give COFFEEJACK™ a unique quality feel. However, we also want it to be very durable for portability purposes. Therefore, we use a shatter-resistant borosilicate glass. It is more expensive than conventional glass but COFFEEJACK™ is a special product and we want it to be used and treasured for a lifetime!

We believe in COFFEEJACK™ so much that we went ahead and filed a patent. This technology is completely exclusive to HRIBARCAIN.

WORKING PROTOTYPE

 

 

We’ve essentially been able to release ‘Coffeejack Version 2’ for you all by utilising the COVID-19 lockdown time to make some fantastic design upgrades. Many of these features were suggested by backers so thank you for your feedback throughout the project.

Please see the images below indicating the changes and why they have improved Coffeejack.

 

1. Increased Volume of Water Chamber by over 20%. Now holds 90ml for those wanting a larger coffee, its your choice.

2. New Valve System. Instead of using metal ball bearings, springs and o-ring seals we have now moved to an all silicone system. This means improved user interaction when replacing valve seals and increased reliability.

3. Depth of Coffee Basket. This is a really important upgrade as it means an increased coffee yield for a given cup without basket obstruction. It also means a wider range of glasses/mugs can be used as it better accommodates the wall taper of the cup. We had to move around all the existing internals to make this improvement which meant a complete design overhaul.

4. Custom Branded ‘Soft Place’ Rubber. This means a silent, seamless transition when placing Coffeejack on the rim of a coffee cup. It also spreads the load whilst pumping, preventing any movement/ scratches on the cup or elevation stand.

5. Rubber Grip. Provides extra grip when twisting the coffee basket onto the bayonets. We found this useful when components are wet after being washed or in rainy/cold conditions.

6. Anti Drip Valve. On occasions, Coffeejack left the odd drip if all the water had not passed through the puck. Please note this valve does not prevent the system from being an unpressurised portafilter. Its shore hardness is only high enough to retain a water droplet. Additionally it provides air-tight freshness when storing the grind in our coffee basket carry case.

7. Soft Place Rubber. Prevents movement on a flat surface and provides a luxurious feel when placing on a table. This is a fine but noticeable detail for many quality products.

8. Rubber Seal. This has two purposes, first being that it will fully seal the chamber from unwanted dust/dirt during transit. This keeps the water chamber clean at all times. Secondly, it provides a ‘smooth rotation’ feel when locking the lid in the closed position.

9. Heavy duty Locking Mechanism. Although the old design worked, we had concerns about it breaking if it were to be mistreated. This design adds further protection incase any tiny hands find your Coffeejack!

10. Piston Lock. This feature locks both the lid and the piston in a secure closed position. This is important as these robust features must hold the internal compression spring in the loaded position.

11. Safety Water Trap. This is an additional component to the original design. If Coffeejack is knocked from the side, the downward facing chamfers prevent water splashing upwards. Whilst it protects against water splashes, it also allows water refill without removing the component every time.

12. Full Width Water Spreader. Increasing water flow area therefore improving espresso taste quality.

The design improvements above mean extra cost for us, not for you. You will receive a far superior product to the one you originally backed.

In addition to the above, we are contracting the expertise of a professional packaging design company. This means Coffeejack will arrive in highly presentable, gift worthy packaging with full instructions for use.

We appreciate packaging is a concern for many backers in that you may not want this for environmental reasons. We commend this view and will be sending a survey nearer the time of delivery where you will be able to opt-out of packaging if desired. We will provide a transit protected, eco-friendly alternative.

 

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This isn’t our first time! We have a track record of delivering successful Kickstarter campaigns. Check out the links below:

Having people enjoy our products is more important than making profit. We recognise that this attitude is essential to growing our business. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to read through our campaign. We hope you share even half the passion we have for COFFEEJACK™.

We are both Design Engineers who have worked in the manufacturing industry for a number of years. As Designers, we have a strong passion to innovate products where design has become stale and unchanged latterly in their existence. We were getting tired of wasting money on underperforming portable coffee makers. We knew there had to be a way to achieve cafe-quality coffee on the go. Many, many prototypes later and we cracked it!

All design work and machining prototypes have been done by ourselves. We also have a very good relationship with our manufacturers and talk on a daily basis. This is essential to ensure we can easily monitor production and ensure the very best quality.

Thank you for your time.