WHAT WE BREW WITH
What we brew with.
Good, widely available equipment for brewing our coffees at home, at a few price points.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Grinders
-
Baratza Encore conical burr grinder
Forty settings on 40 mm steel conical burrs: enough range to grind any of our three coffees fine for a V60 or coarse for a press.
See price on Amazon for Baratza Encore conical burr grinder (opens in a new tab) -
OXO Brew conical burr grinder
Conical burrs with 15 settings and fine steps between them, and it remembers your last setting, so tomorrow’s 18 g grinds like today’s.
See price on Amazon for OXO Brew conical burr grinder (opens in a new tab) -
Timemore Chestnut C2 hand grinder
A steel-burred hand grinder that holds about 25 g, a little more than our 18 g dose, for a quiet grind before anyone else is up.
See price on Amazon for Timemore Chestnut C2 hand grinder (opens in a new tab)
Brewers
-
Hario V60 ceramic dripper, size 02
One large hole lets the speed of your pour set the brew, which is how you coax the citrus out of a light roast like Labor of Love.
See price on Amazon for Hario V60 ceramic dripper, size 02 (opens in a new tab) -
Chemex Classic 6-cup
Glass and a thick bonded filter make a clean, light-bodied pot with room for a few cups when the project has company.
See price on Amazon for Chemex Classic 6-cup (opens in a new tab) -
Melitta single-cup pour-over cone
The simplest way into filter coffee: it sits on your mug, takes our one-cup recipe and comes with a starter pack of No. 2 filters.
See price on Amazon for Melitta single-cup pour-over cone (opens in a new tab) -
Bodum Chambord French press, 17 oz
Our 18 g to 300 ml recipe fits its glass beaker with room to stir, and a full immersion brew suits the chocolate and toast of Midnight Oil.
See price on Amazon for Bodum Chambord French press, 17 oz (opens in a new tab)
Kettle and scale
-
Cosori gooseneck electric kettle, 0.8 L
A gooseneck spout for a slow, steady pour and five temperature presets, the two things that make a pour-over repeatable.
See price on Amazon for Cosori gooseneck electric kettle, 0.8 L (opens in a new tab) -
Greater Goods coffee scale with timer
Weighs to 0.1 g and has a timer built in: the two numbers our recipe asks for, 18 g of coffee and 2:45 on the clock.
See price on Amazon for Greater Goods coffee scale with timer (opens in a new tab)
Filters and storage
-
Hario V60 paper filters, size 02 (100)
Unbleached cone papers sized for the V60 02 above, a hundred to a pack.
See price on Amazon for Hario V60 paper filters, size 02 (100) (opens in a new tab) -
Chemex bonded square filters (100)
The thicker bonded papers the Chemex is designed around; they hold back oils and fines for its clean, light cup.
See price on Amazon for Chemex bonded square filters (100) (opens in a new tab) -
Airscape coffee canister, medium
Its plunger lid pushes the air out above the beans, and the medium size holds about a pound, so a 12 oz bag fits with room to spare.
See price on Amazon for Airscape coffee canister, medium (opens in a new tab)