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Brewing guides

Great coffee is just the start to making an excellent cup of coffee in your home. Here are some helpful guides to show you how to prepare coffee at home in four different methods: Clever, Chemex, Press Pot.

Home brewing guide to the Clever

The Clever is one of the easiest ways to make a great tasting cup of coffee at home. It uses immersion brewing to give you a full-bodied cup of coffee with no sediment. We think it produces the most flavourful cup of coffee.

Click here to download Clever Brewing Guide as a PDF.

What you need:

Clever brewer | Filter | Coffee | Grinder | Scale or Measuring Spoon | Filtered Water | Kettle | Timer | Spoon | Coffee Mug (12 oz)

Getting ready:

Heat 350ml of water to 205 Fahrenheit (or boil and rest off of the heat for a minute before brewing).

Step 1:

Filter inside Clever dripperPlace the filter in the Clever dripper. Pour boiled water to the top and let it drain through over the empy coffee mug. This will remove any filter dust.

 

 

 

 

Step 2:

ground coffee inside clever, being weighed on a scaleGrind 22g (approximately three rounded tbsps) of coffee on a medium grind. Pour into filter, tap the sides to even out the coffee bed.

 

 

 

 

Step 3:

Person pouring water into cleverPour enough water over the grinds to just saturate them, around 100ml.

 

 

 

 

Step 4:

Person stirring the damp grinded coffee in cleverStir gently.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5: 

 Clever sitting on op of the scalePour the remaining 250ml of water into the filter so it is full and completely saturated.

 

 

 

 

 Step 6:

 Clever sitting in a table with the lid on, next to a timerPlace lid on the brewer and set timer for 2 minutes 30 seconds.

 

 

 

 

Step 7:

Brewer sitting on top of a coffee mug while it drainsSet brewer on coffee mug and drain into cup.

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 8:

brewer next to a coffee mugFilter and grinds can go in the compost, rinse out the Clever and enjoy your cup of coffee! 

Home brewing guide to the Chemex

The Chemex is a great pour over method of brewing coffee. It’s an easy-to-use and easy-to-clean brewer that allows for great complexity to come through in the coffee’s flavours.

Click here to download Chemex Brewing Guide as a PDF.

What you need:

Chemex brewer | Filter | Coffee | Grinder | Scale or measuring Spoon | Filtered Water | Kettle | Timer | Spoon | Coffee Mug (12 oz)

Getting ready

Heat 400ml of water to 205 Fahrenheit (or boil and rest off of the heat for a minute before brewing).

 Step 1:

filter inside chemex brewer with person pouring hot water from kettlePlace the filter in the Chemex brewer and rinse the filter with boiled water to remove and paper flavour.

 

   

 

 

Step 2:

Person pouring water out of the Chemex in a sinkDrain the water out through the spout.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3:

Chemex brewer with grinds in it, sitting on a scale

Grind 28g (approximately four tablespoons) of freshly roasted coffee to a medium size (#7 - basket filter on our grinders) and place in the filter. Give it a shake side to side to flatten the coffee bed.

 

 

  

Step 4:

Wet coffee grinds in brewer siting on top of a scale, next to a timerStart a timer and pour just enough water into the coffee so that it evenly saturates the grinds, 80 to 100 ml.

 

 

 

 

 Step 5:

 Person pouring more hot water from the kettle into the brewerAt the 30 second mark, pour another 100ml evenly into the coffee using slow, concentric circles. Never pour down the sides of the filter - always pour into the coffee itself*.

*Pouring water down the sides of the filter forces very fine particles to migrate down the filter and into the cone at the bottom, where they can clog the flow of water. If the Chemex takes more than 90 seconds to drip after pouring your last 100ml of water, it's probably because of pouring into the sides of the filter.

 

 Step 6:

Chemex brewer sitting on top of the scaleAt the 60 second mark, pour another 100ml into the coffee. Repeat with the final 100ml at the 90 second mark.

 

 

 Step 7:

Person removing the filter from the brewer

Once water has drained completely, remove filter and compost it. It should take about 60 to 90 seconds to drain.

 

 

 

 

 Step 8:

 Person pouring the brewed coffee out of the Chemex into a coffee mugPour the coffee from the Chemex into your mug and enjoy!

Home brewing guide to the Press Pot

The Press Pot is a full-immersion brew method meaning the coffee is completely immersed in water throughout the brew time. It’s a very popular at-home brew method and produces a full-bodied brewed coffee.

Click here to download Press Pot Brewing Guide as a PDF.

What you need: 

Press Pot | Coffee | Grinder | Scale or a Measuring Spoon | Filtered Water | Kettle | Timer | Spoon | Coffee Mug (12 oz)

 

 Step 1:

Person pouring boiling water from a kettle into a press potPreheat Press Pot with hot water then drain out water.

 

 

 

   

Step 2: 

Press pot with coffee grinds next to the lidGrind coffee to a medium-coarse grind.  Use about 7 grams (approx. one tbsp)  for every 4 oz of water - for example if you have a 20 oz Press Pot, use about 5 tbsps of coffee. Pour coffee into Press Pot.

 

 

 

 Step 3:

Person pouring boiling water from kettle into press potPour boiled water into Press Pot. Stir to make sure the coffee is evenly saturated.

 

 

 

  

Step 4:

Press pot with coffee and water with the lid on, sitting next to a spoonPut lid on Press Pot and start time for 4 minutes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 5:

Person stirring coffee in press potAfter one minute, remove lid and stir again to make sure extraction is even throughout the brew.

 

 

 

 

Step 6:

 Person putting the lid back on the press pot Place lid on again and make sure the opening on the lid and the spout are aligned.

 

 

 

 

 Step 7:

 Person pushing down the press into the potAt the end of the four minutes, push the press into the pot at a slow, even rate. This will force all the grounds to the bottom.

 

 

 

 

Step 8:

Coffee mug with jug of coffee in the backgroundPour the coffee into your mug as soon as it’s pressed. If there’s more than you can fit and you’d like to enjoy it later, transfer it to another carafe so it doesn’t sit with the grinds at the bottom.

 

Home brewing guide to the Aeropress

The Aeropress is an easy way to make a great cup of coffee at home!

What you need:

Aeropress | Coffee | Grinder | Scale or Measuring Spoon | Filtered Water | Timer | Spoon | Coffee Mug (12 oz)

Step 1:

Person holding the aeropress filter and the capPrewet filter with hot water (roughly 50ml), ensure entire filter is saturated.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2:

Person pouring coffee grinds into the AeropressAdd coffee to aeropress brewing chamber. We recommend 18 g of coffee (per 250 g water) using grind setting #3 on our grinders.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3:

Person stirring the water and the coffee grinds Add 45g of water and stir to evenly saturate all the grounds, start timer simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4:

Pouring boiling water from kettle into the AeropressImmediately after stirring, add remaining water to bring up total water weight to 250g.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5:

Aeropress sitting on top of a coffee mugWait until the timer gets to 1:15 minutes, then slowly begin plunging the aeropress, aiming to press the plunger down for 30 seconds, giving you a total brew time of 1:45(+/- 5 seconds).

 

 

 

 

Step 6:

Person pressing down on the Aeropress to extract the coffeeWhen you hear the hiss of the aeropress, you are done plunging.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 7:

Aeropres plunger sitting next to coffee mugPull back the plunger slightly to stop the aeropress from dripping.

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