Brewing Recipes

This page is all about practical brewing instructions to some basic household brewing methods so you are set up for success no matter how you brew at home! 

 

French Press  

  • In the cup: heavy/smooth mouthfeel, some grit, oils on top which may cloud certain flavor notes

  • Suggested brew ratio: 1:15-1:16 

  • Grind - course

  • Suggested roast levels: medium to dark

Directions

  1. Grind 40 grams of coffee and place inside French Press.

  2. Start a timer and add 600 grams of water. Once you reach your target water amount, give it a stir. Place the lid on top (don’t press).

  3. Once the timer hits 4 minutes, give the grounds one more stir, place the lid on top and plunge the press to the bottom.

V60 Pour Over

  • In the cup: clear flavor notes, medium to light mouthfeel

  • Suggested brew ratio - 1:16 - 1:17

  • Grind - medium course

  • Suggested roast levels - light to medium

Directions

  1. Fill gooseneck kettle about 1/3 full of filtered water approximately 205 degrees F. Weigh out 20 grams of coffee, grind on appropriate setting. Pre-wet the filter with hot water, discard water afterwards.

  2. Set pour over set on scale. Add coffee grounds to the filter, dispersing the grounds evenly; leaving a flat, level surface. Tare the scale once more.

  3. Start the timer and gently pour 40 grams of hot water covering all the grounds. This is the bloom stage, where the grounds are being activated and CO2 is escaping from the coffee. 

  4. At 30 second mark, add water in slow circular motions till you reach 100 grams. Gently stir the grounds and water creating more agitation. 

  5. At 1 minute mark, gently pour water in a circular motion moving from the outside of your slurry to the inside. Once you hit your goal weight, stop pouring. Stir your slurry once more to pull off grounds from the wall of your filter. 

  6. Allow the final drops to stop, then discard the filter and remove the V60 from the server. Pour coffee into a warm mug and serve.

Aeropress

  • In the cup: well balanced, clear flavor notes

  • Suggested brew ratio: 1:13

  • Grind - fine to medium - depending on the recipe you use

  • Suggested roast levels - light to medium

Directions

  1. Heat up water. As water heats up, weigh out your coffee beans (15 grams) and grind. 

  2. Pre-wet your filter and secure it in place on base. Pour grounds into the base. Set on top of a secure mug or container and place on scale and zero out the weight.

  3. Fill the base to 195 grams of water, stir, and start the timer. Place plunger on top but don’t press.

  4. At 45 seconds, begin plunging. 

  5. Once complete, remove the filter, discard grounds, pour and serve.

Standard Home Brewer

  • In the cup: well balanced if proportions are done well.

  • Suggested brew ratio: 1:16-18

  • Grind - fine to medium 

  • Suggested roast level - whatever you enjoy most.

  • The more servings you desire (8-10 cup), the slightly coarser you may want your grind setting to be. The larger your dose and finer your grind, the more restrictive your flow may be. 

  • Be thoughtful about how big your brew basket is. 

  • If brewing dark roasts, your coffee dose may be smaller than lighter roasts as you're mostly extracting “dark” flavor notes. Lighter roasts may require a little more finesse when balancing out your proportions.

Directions

  1. Weigh out water in a serving vessel. Pour into the brewer. 

  2. Weigh out coffee, grind, and place in a basket. 

  3. Set to correct batch size if designated or just press the power button to activate the brew cycle.

  4. Once complete, pour into cups and serve.

Cup Sizes on coffee pots - 1 cup equals five ounces of water. Five ounces of water equals about 142 grams. 

6 Cup line = 852 g / 8 Cup line = 1136 g