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Essential Brewing equipment

Brewing great coffee doesn’t just happen; it takes a methodical and intentional approach to achieve great results. You could have the most sought after coffee in the world paired with an amazing brewer, but if you are not prepared with the proper equipment needed to repeatedly make a great cup, you will find yourself constantly disappointed and frustrated by a subpar product. That being said, here are a few items that we think are a must-have and that, if utilized and used correctly, will greatly increase your quality and your ability to consistently achieve that quality.

grinder

Purchasing a solid burr grinder, you increase your quality output immediately. Once coffee is ground, you begin to lose some of the key elements of taste and flavor, seeing as you have just pulverized these baked seeds, literally grinding them down to powder. This process starts a countdown that sees 50% of flavor quality being lost 15 minutes after grinding! Being able to grind coffee fresh before each brew is essential to seeing a measurable improvement.

Scale

Like we have said, achieving great results is not our only aim, but making sure we are able to repeat those results is equally important. What’s the point of brewing a great cup if we do not know what we did to make it great? A key component of brewing great coffee is knowing how much coffee to use and how using more or less coffee will lead to different results. Adding a scale to your brewing set up will afford you the opportunity to more accurately determine your brew ratio, which will guide your taste preferences, helping you know how to best brew coffee for you not just once, but consistently.

goose neck kettle

While brewing coffee is at its core an intense chemical reaction, we want to make sure that our contribution does not create unnecessary chaos to an already turbulent process. By adding a goose neck kettle to your manual brewing set up, this helps you direct the flow of water while brewing, ensuring not only a more even extraction, but also aiding in consistency over several brews.

v60

This is an example of a continuous pour recipe, where you only have two to three pours during the entire brewing process. Here’s what you’ll need:
   -400g of water (16.6:1 ratio)
   -24g of freshly ground coffee (fine-medium)
   -Kettle
   -V60 and proper filter

Kalita wave

This is an example of a pulse-pour recipe, with specific pours to make at specific times during the brew. Here’s what you’ll need:
   -400g of water (16:1 ratio)
   -25g of freshly ground coffee (fine-medium)
   -Kettle
   -Kalita Wave and proper filter

AeroPress

This recipe is utilizing the inverted method of preparing an Aeropress, which is known as a hybrid brew method, a combination of both full immersion and percolation. Here’s what you’ll need:
   -225g of water (15:1 ratio)
   -15g of freshly ground coffee (fine
   -Kettle
   -Stirrer
   -Aeropress

French Press

This recipe mimics the taste of a cupping, also another full immersion brew method. Here’s what you’ll need:
   -375g of water (15:1 ratio)
    -25g of freshly ground coffee (coarse)
   -Kettle
   -French Press

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