Hario Coffee Syphon Cloth Filter (FS-103) vs Hario Syphon Paper Filter

Fits

Syphon

Flow

Unknown · Unknown

Material

Cloth

Reuse

Washable, reusable

Availability

In production

How it brews

Hario's reusable cotton-flannel pad clips onto the syphon's sprung metal filter holder in place of paper. Cloth is the traditional syphon medium: Hario positions it for a cleaner, lighter-bodied cup than the stainless alternative, while it still holds back fines for clarity. It's washable and lasts many brews with a rinse and a light brush after each use — keep it damp or frozen between sessions so it doesn't sour. There's no published within-seat flow rating, so we leave flow unrated.

Fits

Syphon

Flow

Unknown · Unknown

Material

Paper · Cellulose

Reuse

Single-use

Availability

In production

How it brews

The round paper disc for Hario's syphon (vac-pot) brewers, sold in 100-count boxes. It's cut for the syphon's cloth-clip holder, so it's brewer-specific and doesn't interchange with drip cones or flat papers. In a syphon the filter sits under full immersion rather than a gravity drip, so its job is to hold back fines as the brew is pulled down; Hario publishes no fast/medium/slow class, and syphon draw isn't a drip-style flow anyway, so we leave flow unrated. A rinse before brewing is common to seat the paper.