I’ve been doing this for over a decade. Do people brew any other way?!
Of interest to anyone who likes coffee. I followed my wife brewing the hand drip method this morning and here's a breakdown of the steps.
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Weigh the beans, in this case 12g.
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Grind beans(grind grade set at 4.5)
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Ground beans placed in dripper and scale recalibrated to reflect weight of beans.
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Water boiled to 96c
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First pour, water poured using a gentle circular motion to stimulate the entire grind.
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Each pour is approximately 30g of water and a pause to let the water fully seep through before starting the next pour.
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Final pour brings the total to about 220g( a pre chosen quantity based on experience with the bean). Notice the timer was started at first pour.
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Final seep complete and timer shows 3:09 minutes. A little long and this reflected in the profile of the brew.....slightly more bitter than if the pour had been completed closer to the 2 minute mark. What influences the seep timing?.......the attention to the circular motion of the pour that should wind outwards from the middle of the grind in the dripper very delicately. The pour influences the aroma/flavour actually quite significantly.
Discussion
I think Japan, Taiwan, HK and likely more recently other SE Asian countries are more keen on the lighter roasts and doing this kind of method. I'm not sure about Europe/Americas/Africa where the preferred roasts are generally very dark and the flavours seem very "thick" and bitter.
I should qualify that above statement about Asia.......there seem to be a good number of people there that are keen on the lighter roasts. I'm certain there are still plenty of people there who also like the darker beans too.
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