Lets make some coffee.
AEROPRESS
Coffee – 16gWater – 250ml
Temp – 94 DC
Brew time – 2 minutes
Grind – Medium fine
Method:
Add the filter paper to the Aeropress and rinse with water
Place the Aeropress in the inverted position
Add your coffee to the brew chamber
Place the Aeropress on the scales and reset to zero
Start timer and add 100g of water
Stir 5 times to ensure all grounds are wet
Add a further 150g of water then add cap
Brew until your timer reads 1.30
Place your Aeropress on top of your cup and press down firmly, this should take 30 seconds if your grind is perfect. If it takes longer, the grind is too fine, quicker too coarse.
FRENCH PRESS OR CAFETIERE
Coffee – 55 – 60g
Water – 850ml
Temp – 94 DC
Brew time – 5 minutes
Grind – Coarse
Discard water then add coffee
Pour water just off the boil ( 94 DC ) to half fill cafetiere
After 1 minute the coffee will bloom and form a crust, stir 3 times
Add remaining water to fill cafetiere,
Place plunger on the top of cafetiere to stop the heat escaping
Set timer for 4 minutes
Plunge then pour immediately.
Water – 850ml
Temp – 94 DC
Brew time – 5 minutes
Grind – Coarse
Method:
Half fill your cafetiere with boiling waterDiscard water then add coffee
Pour water just off the boil ( 94 DC ) to half fill cafetiere
After 1 minute the coffee will bloom and form a crust, stir 3 times
Add remaining water to fill cafetiere,
Place plunger on the top of cafetiere to stop the heat escaping
Set timer for 4 minutes
Plunge then pour immediately.
V60
Coffee – 16g
Water – 250ml
Temp – 94 DC
Brew time – 2.30 minutes
Grind – Medium fine
Rinse hot water through the filter then disgard
Add your coffee to the cone the level flat Put the V60 and cup onto a scale, start timer
Pour 50g of water ensuring to soak all the coffee until it blooms
Temp – 94 DC
Brew time – 2.30 minutes
Grind – Medium fine
Method:
Place the V60 over your cup and add filter paperRinse hot water through the filter then disgard
Add your coffee to the cone the level flat Put the V60 and cup onto a scale, start timer
Pour 50g of water ensuring to soak all the coffee until it blooms
Continue to pour remaining water in circles over the coffee not the sides of the filter paper, this process should have taken 90 seconds
Let the V60 drip for a further 2 -3 minutes
Let the V60 drip for a further 2 -3 minutes
ESPRESSO
Coffee – 18g
Water – 35ml
Temp – 94 DC
Brew time – 22 – 28 seconds
Grind – Very fine
Method:
Grind your coffee directly into your portafilter for best results ideally with an on demand grinder and tamp with 30lbs of level pressureFlush your grouphead for 3 seconds
Place the portafilter in the espresso machine and start extraction immediately, start timer After approx 25 seconds stop extraction, you should have 35 – 40mls of espresso. If this takes longer you should alter your grind as it is too fine, alternatively under 22 seconds it’s too coarse.