My Current Filter Coffee Setup
Henrique Dias
January 4, 2024
Doing a quick search on my website yields almost no results for "coffee". And I find it quite strange that Iโve never talked about coffee here, especially during the past two years. During the past two or three years, I went from basically not drinking any coffee to buying filter coffee equipment, to now owning an espresso machine. Today I want to focus on filter coffee. Since 2022, I have been buying - perhaps too much - coffee equipment. It started with either a Chemex or a French Press. The dates are a bit foggy because I don't have the purchase date of the French Press. Not too long after I bought a Clever Dripper too. In 2023, I decided to also purchase an AeroPress. With all these purchases, you may ask yourself: do you even use all these gadgets? Oddly enough, I think I do. Certainly, I don't use my Chemex as often as my Clever Dripper. However, I do definitely use both of them, in different ways, for different purposes. At the moment, this is my preferred choice: ๐ Clever Dripper for single cups. If I am making coffee for just myself, or for myself and one more person, I will almost always default to the Clever Dripper: it is easy and... clever. ๐ง French Press for preparing cold brew. I rarely do regular immersion French Press coffee nowadays. I prefer the taste of cleaner coffees. But it is very used during summer for preparing cold brews. ๐ฅ Chemex for preparing for multiple people. If there's more than two people that want filter coffee, I will most likely use my Chemex for it. I'm not sure how much it can prepare at once, but I do know for a fact that I've never fully filled it. โ๏ธ AeroPress for travel. It is small and compact enough that I can bring it with myself. This I use mostly if I go visit my parents, or some other longer period vacation. Regarding coffee recipes and preparation, the mostly come from James Hoffman's incredible YouTube Channel as well as his book. I also want to highlight Morgan Eckroth's YouTube channel, which I also follow for more espresso-based drinks, which I may mention in the next article that I speak about coffee. Regarding coffee beans ๐ซ, which are probably the most important piece, I have tried from quite a few places. For now, we've settled with Wakuli's Discover Monthly light roast subscription. I like the idea of experimenting something new every month, and it is quite nice for filter coffee. Something I'm looking for to adding to my setup is a pouring kettle. Since I use the Clever Dripper the most, the pouring kettle isn't the most important addition, so I've been pushing it off from time to time. If you have a recommendation, feel free to share. I hope that you enjoyed this post. I also updated my uses page to include a section about coffee. For now, it only includes filter coffee related material. Once I release the espresso post, I shall update it and include a "coffee station" photo.
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