You think you know it all, then along come BRITA and their Baristas (Rob Dunne & Victor Fankowski) to blow your mind.
I spent an evening with these guys at The Gentleman Barista’s in London learning the (what I now realise is an) art of brewing coffee.
It was all a bit much for me (in a good way). I mean, I got introduced to a Chemex, tried my hand at grinding coffee beans and used scales, timers and all sorts to get this chemistry experiment right.
BRITA sorted me out with some essential equipment and I finally gave this coffee brewing thing a go at home. If you know me, you know I’ve always used filtered water, even in the kettle. Now I have a kettle with built in filtration technology. After all, our cup of coffee is 98% water.
So here is how you brew coffee in a Chemex….
Ingredients and equipment
– 64 grams of coffee beans
- Chemex
- Scales
- Pouring kettle
- Paddle
- 1 litre water
- BRITA kettle
- Filter paper
- Grinder
Method
- Grind the coffee beans until they are a medium-fine coarseness (I ground mine in my Vitamix (I know, I know, a little coffee connoisseur angel just died)
- Filter the water through the BRITA kettle and put on to boil
- Place the filter paper in the neck of the Chemex, folds facing the spout
- Wet the filter paper with a splash of boiled filtered water and discard the water that filters through
- Place the Chemex on the scales and reset to zero
- Pour the coffee into the neck of the Chemex and shake to level the
grounds - Make a crater in the centre of the coffee with the paddle
- Pour the boiled filtered water in the pouring kettle and saturate the
grounds with 100g of water - Once the water has drained through the filter continue to slowly pour in the remaining water in a spiral motion
- Take care not to overfill the neck and continue until the scales reach 900g
- Allows the coffee to brew for 1-2 minutes and discard the filter
- Serve and enjoy!
I served my coffee with a splash of vanilla Teisseire and unsweetened almond milk!
Do you brew your own coffee at home? What’s you favourite method?!
Elle
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My roommate has one and has let me use it, but I've yet to make a good-tasting batch. Thanks for the tips! I've been dying to get some good tasting coffee at home!
Happy Brewing Liz 🙂 Hope you find your perfect cuppa
Interesting! I make iced coffee with a cone-filter, pour-over pitcher from Starbucks. I don't think I've quite mastered the perfect brew yet, but luckily, my taste buds aren't too picky.
pahahaha! I think our tastebuds must be friends! …I guess it's something that comes with experience! But when you become too fussy it makes it hard to find a cup you will actually drink so I think we are #winning! lol
This is awesome!! I love making my own coffee 🙂
It's so much cheaper too! You can save the money you would normally spend and buy something awesome 🙂
OMGOSH THIS IS BRILLIANT.we make the cold brew all the time here–brita?? so so so smart.
Oooo I do love a cold brew! I only discovered that not so long ago and even had a go at making it myself once! Will defo have to have a go again! 🙂