BREW GUIDES

ISSUE #10

In The Sun: Quietly Coffee

What you'll need:
  • An AeroPress
  • Filter of choice (Two AeroPress standard filters preferred)
  • 35g of coffee (medium-fine grind, approx. 720 microns)
  • 150g of water at 84°C/183°F
  • 160-200g of ice
  • Carafe or vessel for your AeroPress
How to make it:
  1. Put 35g of coffee into your inverted AeroPress, shake to level.
  2. Add 160-200g of ice to carafe.
  3. From 0m00s to 0m15s, add 150g of water.
  4. At 0m15s stir for 20 seconds.
  5. At 0m35s, attach filter cap with pre-wet filters in place.
  6. At 1m05s, flip Aeropress onto carafe and press the plunger for 30 seconds.
  7. Enjoy!

La Esperanza: Quietly Coffee

What you'll need:

If you don’t have an Origami dripper, you can use either a Kalita Wave dripper, or a V60 cone-style dripper, depending on the paper type. If the recipe calls for a wave-style filter, please use a Kalita Wave, and grind slightly coarser. If the recipe calls for a cone-style filter, please use a V60, and grind slightly coarser.

How to make it:
  1. Start by wetting the filter in your Origami dripper.
  2. Pour the 20g of ground coffee into the dripper.
  3. Start your timer, pour 40g of the hot water in slowly and gently.
  4. At 0m30s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~100g).
  5. At 1m00s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~160g).
  6. At 1m20s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~220g).
  7. At 1m50s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~280g).
  8. At 2m20s, pour an additional 40g of water (to ~320g).
  9. The coffee should drip through in 3m00s.
  10. Enjoy!

Pearl: Monogram Coffee

What you'll need:
How to make it:
  1. Start by wetting the filter in your V60
  2. Pour the 20g of ground coffee into the dripper.
  3. Start your timer, pour 60g of the hot water in slowly and gently.
  4. At 0m45s, pour 80g (to ~140g) in a spiral pour.
  5. At 1m20s, pour 80g (to ~220g)
  6. At 1m45s, pour 100g (to ~320g)
  7. The coffee should drip through in 2m45s.
  8. Enjoy!

Warmth Blend Medium: Monogram Coffee

What you'll need:
  • An AeroPress
  • Filter of choice (Two AeroPress standard filters preferred)
  • 16g of coffee (medium grind, approx. 900 microns)
  • 224g of water at 92°C/198°F
  • 10g of room temperature water
  • Carafe or vessel for your AeroPress
How to make it:
  1. Place your paper filter/ filters into the AeroPress cap.
  2. Put the cap on the AeroPress, and set the AeroPress on your carafe.
  3. Wet your filter to rinse out any undesirable flavours.
  4. Pour the 16g of ground coffee into the chamber.
  5. Start your timer, carefully add 224g of water.
  6. Stir 10 times, then immediately put on the plunger to avoid coffee dripping through.
  7. At 1m10s, slowly press the plunger for 40 seconds until complete.
  8. For more clarity, add 20g of bypass water as required.
  9. Enjoy!

Rock Bay Blend: Discovery Coffee

What you'll need:

If you don’t have an Origami dripper, you can use either a Kalita Wave dripper, or a V60 cone-style dripper, depending on the paper type. If the recipe calls for a wave-style filter, please use a Kalita Wave, and grind slightly coarser. If the recipe calls for a cone-style filter, please use a V60, and grind slightly coarser.

How to make it:
  1. Start by wetting the filter in your Origami dripper.
  2. Pour the 20g of ground coffee into the dripper.
  3. Start your timer, pour 40g of the hot water in slowly and gently.
  4. At 0m30s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~100g).
  5. At 1m00s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~160g).
  6. At 1m20s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~220g).
  7. At 1m50s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~280g).
  8. At 2m20s, pour an additional 40g of water (to ~320g).
  9. The coffee should drip through in 3m20s.
  10. Enjoy!

Octavio Lopez: Quietly Coffee

What you'll need:
  • An AeroPress
  • Filter of choice (Two AeroPress standard filters preferred)
  • 35g of coffee (medium-fine grind, approx. 720 microns)
  • 150g of water at 84°C/183°F
  • 160-200g of ice
  • Carafe or vessel for your AeroPress
How to make it:
  1. Put 35g of coffee into your inverted AeroPress, shake to level.
  2. Add 160-200g of ice to carafe.
  3. From 0m00s to 0m15s, add 150g of water.
  4. At 0m15s stir for 20 seconds.
  5. At 0m35s, attach filter cap with pre-wet filters in place.
  6. At 1m05s, flip Aeropress onto carafe and press the plunger for 30 seconds.
  7. Enjoy!

Total Eclipse: Discovery Coffee

What you'll need:
  • An AeroPress
  • Filter of choice (Two AeroPress standard filters preferred)
  • 16g of coffee (medium grind, approx. 900 microns)
  • 224g of water at 90°C/194°F
  • 10g of room temperature water
  • Carafe or vessel for your AeroPress
How to make it:
  1. Place your paper filter/ filters into the AeroPress cap.
  2. Put the cap on the AeroPress, and set the AeroPress on your carafe.
  3. Wet your filter to rinse out any undesirable flavours.
  4. Pour the 16g of ground coffee into the chamber.
  5. Start your timer, carefully add 224g of water.
  6. Stir 10 times, then immediately put on the plunger to avoid coffee dripping through.
  7. At 1m10s, slowly press the plunger for 40 seconds until complete.
  8. For more clarity, add 20g of bypass water as required.
  9. Enjoy!

Minivan: Melk Café

What you'll need
  • A French Press
  • Kettle
  • 450g of water at 93°C/199°F
  • 28g of coffee (medium-fine grind, approx. 820 microns
  • Two spoons
How to make it:
  1. Add your coffee grounds to your French Press.
  2. Start timer, pour water over coffee grounds, leave plunger aside.
  3. Wait 4 minutes.
  4. Stir the grounds 3 times gently, breaking through the crust that forms on top.
  5. Wait 4 minutes.
  6. Use the two spoons to scoop or skim the foam and floating coffee grounds out of the vessel.
  7. Wait another 2 minutes.
  8. Put the filter plunge on, and plunge gently to separate liquid from coffee grinds.
  9. Pour and enjoy!

Warmth Blend Dark: Monogram Coffee

What you'll need
  • A French Press
  • Kettle
  • 450g of water at 93°C/199°F
  • 28g of coffee (medium-fine grind, approx. 820 microns
  • Two spoons
How to make it:
  1. Add your coffee grounds to your French Press.
  2. Start timer, pour water over coffee grounds, leave plunger aside.
  3. Wait 4 minutes.
  4. Stir the grounds 3 times gently, breaking through the crust that forms on top.
  5. Wait 4 minutes.
  6. Use the two spoons to scoop or skim the foam and floating coffee grounds out of the vessel.
  7. Wait another 2 minutes.
  8. Put the filter plunge on, and plunge gently to separate liquid from coffee grinds.
  9. Pour and enjoy!

Total Eclipse Espresso: Discovery Coffee

How to make it:
22g in, 40g out, in 27 seconds.

Minivan Espresso: Melk Café

How to make it:
18g in, 38.5g out, in 26-28 seconds.

Fight or Flight Espresso: Birdy Coffee Co.

How to make it:

18.5g in, 38g out, in 27 seconds.

Allie & Lennie Espresso: Quietly Coffee

How to make it:
18g in, 36g out, in 28-32 seconds.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Monogram Coffee

How to make it:
Black: 19g in, 40-42g out, in 30-36 seconds

Milk: 19g in, 32-34g out, in 25-30 seconds

La Esperanza Espresso: Discovery Coffee

How to make it:
18g in, 36g out, in 28-32 seconds.

Alex Keller Decaf: Quietly Coffee

What you'll need:
  • An AeroPress
  • Filter of choice (Two AeroPress standard filters preferred)
  • 35g of coffee (medium-fine grind, approx. 720 microns)
  • 150g of water at 84°C/183°F
  • 160-200g of ice
  • Carafe or vessel for your AeroPress
How to make it:
  1. Put 35g of coffee into your inverted AeroPress, shake to level.
  2. Add 160-200g of ice to carafe.
  3. From 0m00s to 0m15s, add 150g of water.
  4. At 0m15s stir for 20 seconds.
  5. At 0m35s, attach filter cap with pre-wet filters in place.
  6. At 1m05s, flip Aeropress onto carafe and press the plunger for 30 seconds.
  7. Enjoy!

Sundown Decaf: Discovery Coffee

What you'll need:
How to make it:
  1. Start by wetting the filter in your V60
  2. Pour the 20g of ground coffee into the dripper.
  3. Start your timer, pour 60g of the hot water in slowly and gently.
  4. At 0m45s, pour 80g (to ~140g) in a spiral pour.
  5. At 1m20s, pour 80g (to ~220g)
  6. At 1m45s, pour 100g (to ~320g)
  7. The coffee should drip through in 2m45s.
  8. Enjoy!

Costa Rica Decaf: Monogram Coffee

What you'll need:

If you don’t have an Origami dripper, you can use either a Kalita Wave dripper, or a V60 cone-style dripper, depending on the paper type. If the recipe calls for a wave-style filter, please use a Kalita Wave, and grind slightly coarser. If the recipe calls for a cone-style filter, please use a V60, and grind slightly coarser.

How to make it:
  1. Start by wetting the filter in your Origami dripper.
  2. Pour the 20g of ground coffee into the dripper.
  3. Start your timer, pour 40g of the hot water in slowly and gently.
  4. At 0m30s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~100g).
  5. At 1m00s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~160g).
  6. At 1m20s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~220g).
  7. At 1m50s, pour an additional 60g of water (to ~280g).
  8. At 2m20s, pour an additional 40g of water (to ~320g).
  9. The coffee should drip through in 3m00s.
  10. Enjoy!