BREWING METHODS
View this month's ritual & coffees here.
Below are our suggested recipes, guides, & core tools for brewing.
Coffee Maker (drip)
Recipe:
Coffee-to-Water Ratio:
50g coffee, 27oz (800g) water
Grind Size:
Medium (like beach sand)
Guide:
1. Set filter in basket
2. Grind fresh all 50g coffee
3. Add grounds to filter, place basket in machine
4. Pour 27oz water and start brew
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French Press
Recipe:
Coffee-to-Water Ratio:
50g coffee, 27oz (750g) water
Grind Size:
Think sea salt (medium-coarse)
11.5 on Oxo Compact Grinder
Water Temp:
Around 200°F (1 minute off boil)
Guide:
1. Grind fresh entire bag (50g) of coffee
2. Rinse press with warm water
3. Pour ground coffee into base of press
4. Pour 4oz (or 100g) water starting a 4 minute timer as you begin
5. Stir, then pour remaining 23oz (or 650g)
6. Place lid & gently submerge plunger below water line
7. At 4:00, gently tilt & pour into desired vessel. No need to press to bottom
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Pour-over
Recipe: Chemex
Coffee-to-Water Ratio:
All 50g coffee, 27oz (800g) water
Grind size:
Think kosher salt (medium-coarse)
Water Temp:
200°F (about 1 minute off boil)
Guide:
1. Grind fresh entire bag (50g) of coffee
2. Rinse filter (while in brewer) with hot water, discard
3. Begin timer and pour 100 grams water (3.5oz), saturating all grinds
4. At 45s, pour +100g in concentric circles to 200g (7oz)
5. At 1:30, pour +200g to 400g (14oz)
6. At 2:30, pour +200g to 600g (21oz)
7. At 3:30, pour +200g to 800g (27oz); allow to drain
This should finish draining around 5:00. If too slow, increase your grind size next time; if too fast, decrease grind size.
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Three Tools for quality
For any brewing method, we recommend these three tools for higher quality and consistency in every cup.
Coffee Grinder
When choosing a grinder, you have two options: burr and blade. A traditional blade grinder, while affordable, is never consistent. With a blade, grind size is never consistent & a “great cup” is nearly impossible to replicate.
A burr grinder, on the other hand, grinds the coffee to a more precise grind size utilizing two burrs. Look for metal burrs, and we’d recommend doing a bit of research before purchasing your grinder! Our starting recommendation for quality and cost effectiveness is the OXO Compact Grinder. If you're one to shop a little more before buying, check out our recommended list of grinders.
filtered water
Let's keep it simple. If your water is hard or undesirable already, your coffee will be no different. You do want water with some minerals in it: minerals help brewing. Our goal is to land in the middle of too much & not enough.
Spring or mineral water can be the best, but any filtered water will do. Try it out yourself!
What to Avoid: As mentioned, we need minerals in our water. The only water types we'd not recommend are distilled and reverse osmosis water. It actually will have so few minerals that you will likely find your coffee's taste lacking.
kitchen scale
Scales offer both precision and consistency to your brew.
Though all The One coffees come pre-measured at 50g, with a scale, you'll be able to follow any coffee recipe with ease and accuracy. From time to time, we'll actually include special and customized recipes for certain special coffees; these recipes will require a scale for best quality.
If you or your partner enjoy digging a little deeper, this is a great place to start.
We recommend any scale from Hario (check out our Complete Home Brewing list for reference) as they are both designed for coffee & include timers for your brewing. That said, any accurate scale that measures to grams suffice!