Drip Coffee Recipe
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Ingredients
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Coffee
Optional additions
Method
Equipment & prep
Gather equipment
Assemble drip brewer (electric drip coffee maker or pour-over cone), filter (paper or reusable), burr grinder, kettle, scale, timer, and a server or carafe.
Preheat and rinse
Bring the kettle to a boil then remove from heat. Place the paper filter in the cone or brewer and pour the 0.05 l of hot water through it to rinse away paper taste and preheat the cone and server. Discard rinse water.
Grind & dose
Measure coffee
Weigh 35 g (0.035 kg) of freshly roasted whole coffee beans. This yields about 2 to 3 8-oz servings depending on strength preference.
Grind
Grind the beans to a medium grind suitable for drip brewing — similar to granulated sugar. Adjust slightly coarser for paper filter cone or slightly finer for electric drip with longer contact time.
Brewing
Add grounds
Place the ground coffee into the rinsed filter, level the bed gently by shaking the brewer or tapping the sides so the grounds are even.
Bloom (for manual pour-over)
Start timer. Pour about 60–70 ml of the hot water (roughly twice the weight of coffee) evenly over the grounds to saturate them. Allow the coffee to bloom for 30–45 seconds to release CO2.
Continue pouring (for manual pour-over)
After the bloom, pour the remaining water in slow concentric circles or steady pulses, keeping the water level consistent and avoiding pouring directly on the filter. Aim to finish pouring by 2:15–2:30 minutes total elapsed time.
Electric drip method
If using an electric drip brewer, simply add the measured water (0.5 l) to the reservoir and start the machine after placing the filter and grounds. Brewing typically finishes in 4–6 minutes depending on the machine.
Final drawdown
Allow all water to pass through the grounds. Total contact time for a manual pour-over should be about 2:30–3:30 minutes; for electric drip, 4–6 minutes. Remove the filter and discard or compost the used grounds and paper.
Serve