Brew Guides
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French press
Bean to Cup :
4 - 6 minutes
What you need:
- 8 cup french press brewer
- Coffee 56 G (8 Tablespoons) ground course (consistency of bread crumbs)
- Hot water just off the boil (about 205 F)
- Wooden spoon
- Scale
Let’s get brewing!
- Add coffee into the empty press. Add hot water and saturate all the grounds by filling it halfway, making sure there are no dry spots. Let it sit for 30 seconds.
- Using a wooden spoon (so as not to break the glass) give it a good stir, at least 3 -4 full rotations. Once it has been stirred well, fill it all the way to the top with the hot water.
- Put the top on without pressing it down and allow the coffee to brew for 3 -5 minutes depending on your preference.
- Now you are ready to press. Firmly and evenly push the press all the way down.
- Pour into your favorite mugs and or carafe and ENJOY!
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Moka Pot
Bean to Cup:
5-7 minutes
What you need:
- Moka Pot (4 cup size)
- Coffee 17G (2 ½ tablespoons) ground to medium fine
- Warm to Hot water
Let’s get brewing!
- Start by adding hot water to the base of the Moka Pot up to the line.
- Insert the filter basket into the base and add the ground coffee. You need enough coffee to fill the basket which is about 17 G or 2 ½ tablespoons. Level out the grounds without pressing them down.
- Screw the top and bottom together.
- Place the brewer on the stove, using low to moderate heat. Listen for the gurgle, when you hear it bubbling your coffee is done. Carefully take it off the heat and pour into your favorite mug. You may wish to dilute with hot water or frothed milk.
- Pour into your favorite mug and ENJOY!
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V60
Bean to Cup:
4 - 5 minutes
What you need:
- V60 Brewer
- V60 Filter
- Grinder
- Coffee 21g (3Tablespoons) ground medium fine (as fine as kosher salt)
- Hot water just off the boil (about 205°F)
- Scale
- Timer
- Mug
Let’s get brewing!
- Fold the filter into a cone shape, place it in the V60, then place the V60 on top of your mug
- Rinse the paper filter in the V60 dripper with water just off the boil (about 205°F) to eliminate paper flavor and to heat up the mug or carafe you are brewing into. Discard the rinse water.
- Grind 21 grams (about 3 Tablespoons) of coffee to be about as fine as kosher salt. Add coffee to your brewer.
- Place V60 back on top of your mug (if using a scale, place mug and V60 on scale and zero it out).
- Saturate the grounds with water right off the boil (about 205°F). Use just enough water to cover the grounds. Let it bloom for 15 seconds. Coffee de-gasses or “blooms” when it’s fresh–the coffee bed should rise up and bubble a bit.
- Pour water in a slow, even spiral, adding water every 10 – 15 seconds for an even extraction. Pour over the dark spots and avoid the light ones. If you're using a scale, you should pour until you reach 360 g.
- Once you hit 3:00, you should have about 10 oz of brewed coffee. Remove the brewer and discard your grounds.
- If brewed on your mug, enjoy! If brewed on crafe, pour into your favorite mug and ENJOY!
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Chemex
Bean to Cup:
4 - 5 minutes
What you need:
- 8 cup Chemex
- Chemex filter
- Coffee 42 G (6 tablespoons) ground to medium course (consistency of kosher salt).
- Hot water just off the boil (205F)
- Scale
- Timer
- Stir stick
- Mug
Let’s get brewing!
- Rinse the filter and place in the brewer with the single fold away from the spout and with the multiple fold lined up against the spout.
- Add the ground coffee to the filter and even them out.
- Place your brewer on the scale and zero it out.
- Start the timer as you add the hot water. Pour until all the grounds are saturated and you reach about 80G of hot water. With your stir stick make sure there are no dry clumps. Let it sit until the timer reaches 45 seconds, this allows the coffee to bloom. At 1 minute start the second pour, adding 200g of hot water, in around 20 seconds. At the 2 minute mark start the third pour and again add 200g of water in 20 seconds. Once the timer hits 4 minutes start the final pour adding the last 200g of hot water.
- Draw down should take about 1 minute.
- Pour into your favorite mugs and or carafe and ENJOY!
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AeroPress
Bean to Cup :
4 - 6 minutes
What you need:
- AeroPress brewer
- AeroPress filter
- Coffee (1 heaping AeroPress scoop, 17G or 2 ½ Tablespoons) ground medium fine (consistency of table salt)
- Hot water just off the boil (about 205F)
- Aeropress paddle or spoon
- Mug
Let’s get brewing!
- Add the filter to the basket. Attach the basket to the brew chamber and add the ground coffee, using the funnel that comes with the AeroPress, if it’s handy. Shake it gently to even out the grounds. Place the chamber on your mug.
- Pour the hot water up to the No. 4 mark on the chamber, making sure all coffee is saturated. Stir gently for 10 seconds using the AeroPress paddle (if using a spoon, make sure it does not scrape the filter on the bottom.
- Insert the plunger about ½ inch into the chamber. Let sit for 30 seconds. Apply gentle and constant pressure to the plunger. Some resistance is normal, if you have too much resistance, your grind is likely too fine.
- Remove the AeroPress from the top of your mug and ENJOY!
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Espresso
Bean to Cup :
2 - 3 minutes
What you need:
- Espresso Machine with Portafilter
- Grinder
- Tamper
- Triple Jack Espresso Blend Coffee (19-21 Grams) ground fine
- Timer
- Scale
- Knock Box
Let’s get brewing!
- Remove the portafilter. Wipe it clean and dry out the basket. Zero out the scale and grind about 19.5g of coffee to the consistency of confectioner’s sugar directly into the portafilter. Tap it once or twice to settle it and distribute the coffee evenly with your finger. Tamp the portafilter until it feels like the coffee is pushing back. Make sure your coffee bed is level.
- Purge water through the grouphead to make sure everything is hot, then lock the portafilter into place.
- Engage the grouphead and start the timer. Place a cup under portafilter and watch the espresso for a steady stream. The entire extraction should take about 18-21 seconds to brew about 1.5 ounces of espresso. If it takes too much longer or is pulling too slowly, try a coarser grind. If it brews too quickly, try a finer grind.
- ENJOY!!