Coffee recipes

Coffee recipes for making our favourite brews.

AeroPress

1. Medium-fine grind 12 g light-roasted coffee
2. Place mug on timer scales, and V60 on mug
3. Place filter paper in AeroPress, and fill with ground coffee
4. Rapidly pour in 200 mL boiling water
5. Very lightly stir, to ensure even contact between water and grounds
6. Place plunger on top to form seal, but don’t press down
7. Wait 2 minutes to brew
8. Hold the AeroPress and mug, and gently shake to dislodge any crust
9. Wait additional 30 seconds
10. Gently press down plunger to extricate coffee goodness
11. Pull back plunger slightly before removing to prevent spills

Clever Coffee Brewer

1. Rinse filter paper, and fold to fit into brewer
2. Boil 250 mL of water
3. Immediately pour all hot water into brewer
4. Pour 16 g of medium-fine ground coffee on top of water
5. Lightly stir to remove clumps of dry coffee
6. Steep for two minutes
7. Break up the crust with a gentle shake, or lightly stir
8. Wait 30 seconds for final grounds to settle
9. Lift brewer over carafe or mug, and let it draw down

Granulated instant

1. Use maps on phone to check if local café is open instead
2. Boil water in hotel kettle. If not provided, switch hotels
3. Add 1 heaped teaspoon of provided instant to mug
4. Wait for water to cool slightly, then pour into mug
5. Mix in tiny pinch of salt [sic] to reduce harsh bitterness
6. Shake vigorously, then stir the actual coffee

Hario V60

Via the imitable James Hoffman.

1. Prep: Medium-fine grind 15g light-roasted coffee
2. Prep: Rinse filter paper and preheat plastic V60 under hot tap
3. Prep: Place mug on timer scales, and V60 on mug
4. Prep: Add grounds to V60, then dig a small well
5. Prep: Boil water in pouring kettle
6. 0:00: Start timer, add 50g water for bloom
7. 0:10: Give gentle swirl
8. 0:15: Wait for bloom phase
9. 0:45: Pour to 100g on the scales
10. 1:00: Wait
11. 1:10: Pour to 150g on the scales
12. 1:20: Wait
13. 1:30: Pour to 200g on the scales
14. 1:40: Wait
15. 1:50: Pour to 250g on the scales
16. 2:00: Give gentle swirl, wait for drawdown