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James Hoffmann’s Ultimate Clever Dripper Technique

James Hoffmann’s Ultimate Clever Dripper Technique

Clever Dripper recipe by @rbrigleb

Hoffmann's counterintuitive water-first approach: filling the dripper before adding coffee reduces filter clogging and gives a faster, more even drawdown. An immersion brew with the clarity of a pour-over, and very hard to get wrong.

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOdennxP24

Ingredients
Coffee 18g
Water 300g
Temperature 93ºC
Grind Medium-fine
Ratio 1:16.7
Time 3:30
Brewing Steps
  1. Total
    Step Instructions
  2. 0:00
    Rinse the paper filter with hot water, close the valve, and pour all 300g of water into the empty dripper
  3. 0:00
    Add 18g of medium-fine coffee to the water and stir until fully saturated
  4. 2:00
    2:00 Steep, undisturbed
  5. 2:00
    Break the crust with a stir or gentle shake
  6. 2:30
    0:30 Let the grounds settle
  7. 3:30
    1:00 Place on your cup to open the valve and allow full drawdown

Total brewing time: 3:30

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Brewing Details
Method
Clever Dripper
Total Time
3:30
Ratio
18g : 300g

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