Coffee Dripper

I received the Clever Dripper as a present for my birthday and it is the easiest way to brew a simple cup of filter coffee. No fuzz, just coffee.

I’m not being sponsored I just really like it and the simplicity. No need for a machine on your kitchen counter. All you need is a way of boiling water, grounded coffee beans, a large cup, and the dripper. If you want to be a bit more precise about how you drip your coffee a kitchen weight or even better a precise coffee weight would also be handy.

This setup makes sense to me as I’m the only coffee drinker in the household. If we were more people drinking coffee a regular coffee machine would be needed.

From the time you have added the coffee till it is done it takes about two and a half minutes for a large cup of coffee. So it is rather quick too compared to a regular coffee machine.

The recipe:

Dose: 18.5g | Water weight: 310g | Ratio: 16.75 : 1 | Brew time: 2:30

Prep protocol

• Fill kettle to maximum volume, and set to boil (100°C / 212°F)
• Carefully fold seams of paper filter to allow filter to sit flush in the dripper
• Rinse the filter with hot water to remove paper taste and also to heat the brewer
• Empty water from dripper, place on scale, tare

Brewing protocol

• Add boiling water 100°C to full weight (310g)
• Add coffee grinds to the water, start timer
• Use spoon to break-up all dry clumps while stirring the grinds to ensure a full saturation
• From 0:25 at the latest, let it steep until 1:10
• At 1:10 break crust by stirring with spoon, pulling residual grounds off of the filter walls, and stir two full rotations
• Place dripper on top of carafe/cup to activate drain-valve while stirring 4 more times to initiate a vortex and wait for coffee to fully drain
• At 2:30 check water level (all brewing water should be drained, but it may go as long as 2:45)
• Enjoy!