Drip filter brew guide
Essential steps to achieving stonking filter coffee at home
Brew barista-quality filters in your own kitchen with this drip filter brew guide
Serves 1
| Coffee | Water | |
| Ratio | 1 | 18 |
| Measure | 14g | 252ml |
1. Pour
Place the filter paper in the drip brewer. Pour boiling water through the filter paper to rinse it.
2. Grind
Weigh the beans and grind to a medium consistency.
3. Tap tap
Place the coffee in the filter paper within the brewer and tap the sides so it settles. Place the brewer on a receptacle, and put this on the scales and tare. If you’re using a Chemex, tare the entire thing.
4. Weigh the water
Heat water to around 95°C and weigh it.
5. Bloom pour
Start the timer and pour water slowly from the centre outwards, saturating the grounds. Pour about twice the amount of water to coffee initially – this should take 30-40 seconds. The grounds will expand and bloom.
6. Tick tock
After 30-45 seconds, when the bloom stops expanding, add the rest of the water in a steady spiral towards the outer edge, pouring over dark or bubbly patches.
7. Wait
All the water should have drained through the coffee within 4 minutes.
8. Drink
Remove the brewer from the jug or remove the filter paper from the Chemex and pour the coffee into a cup.
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