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Brew

Brew guides

Five ways to make it, from a V60 on a Sunday to a moka pot on the hob. The calculator does the sums and the timer walks you through the pour.

Brew calculator

The numbers for your next pot of coffee

Pick the method and how much you're making. Move the ratio for stronger or lighter, then start the timer as the water hits the coffee.

Method

How much

2
cups, or

1:16

Coffee
30g
Water
480g
Brew time
3:00

Grind medium-fine, like table salt. Water just off the boil, about 94°C.

    0:00

    Start when the water first hits the coffee.

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    Filter

    V60

    Coffee
    15 g
    Water
    250 g
    Grind
    Medium-fine
    Time
    3:00
    1. Rinse the paper with hot water and tip the water away.
    2. Pour 30 g of water to bloom the coffee and wait 45 seconds.
    3. Pour to 150 g by 1:15, then to 250 g by 1:45, in slow circles.
    4. Give the dripper a gentle swirl and let it drain. Aim to finish around 3:00.

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    Water poured from a steel kettle into a glass cafetière on a kitchen worktop

    Immersion

    Cafetière

    Coffee
    30 g
    Water
    480 g
    Grind
    Coarse
    Time
    8:00
    1. Pour all the water in one go, straight off the boil.
    2. Leave it for four minutes.
    3. Stir the crust that has formed, then spoon off the foam.
    4. Wait another four minutes, press the plunger just to the surface and pour slowly.

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    A hand pressing the plunger of an AeroPress into a glass jug on a kitchen counter

    Short immersion

    AeroPress

    Coffee
    15 g
    Water
    225 g
    Grind
    Medium-fine
    Time
    2:00
    1. Rinse the paper in the cap and set the brewer on your cup.
    2. Add the coffee, pour all the water and stir three times.
    3. Fit the plunger to hold the water in and wait until 1:30.
    4. Press slowly for about 30 seconds and stop at the hiss.

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    A steel moka pot on a gas hob with steam rising behind it

    Stovetop

    Moka pot

    Coffee
    18 g
    Water
    To the valve
    Grind
    Medium-fine
    Time
    About 5:00
    1. Fill the base with just-boiled water up to the valve.
    2. Fill the basket level with coffee. Don’t tamp it.
    3. Put it on a medium heat with the lid open.
    4. Take it off as soon as it starts to sputter and cool the base under a cold tap.

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    Machine

    Espresso

    In
    18 g
    Out
    36 g
    Grind
    Fine
    Time
    27 to 30 s
    1. Dose 18 g into the basket and tamp it level.
    2. Aim for 36 g in the cup in 27 to 30 seconds.
    3. If it tastes sour, grind finer. If it tastes bitter, grind coarser.
    4. Low Lane is roasted for this, and forgiving while you dial in.

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