Origami Brew Guide 'Conical & Wave'

The Origami Dripper has gained a massive amount of attention since we first started stocking them back in 2020. With many people loving the aesthetic design and versatility the Origami Dripper offers. There is no doubt about it, this dripper has quickly become a fan favourite.

Since then Origami have released a range of different variants of drippers, collaborations and other coffee related products such as the Origami Sensory Cup, Origami Pinot Cup and much more.

In this brew guide I am going to share with you my favourite ways to brew with the Origami Dripper both using the Conical coffee filters as well as the Flat bottom Kalita wave filters. We will delve into the core differences between both approaches and discuss some of the differences between the Ceramic Origami Dripper and the Origami Air Dripper.

Origami Dipper vs Origami Air Dripper

The original Origami Dripper is available in a range of different colours, 2 sizes (s&m) and most notably manufactured from mino-yaki porcelain.
Last year the Origami Air was released, mimicking the Porcelain Origami dripper the Origami Air is also available in a range of colours as well as the same 2 sizes. 

Why brew with a plastic dripper? 

Plastic is a hot topic in the coffee dripper world, some people are uncomfortable using plastic coffee drippers due to the risk of toxins being released, plastic leaching and micro plastics. 

Some people love plastic and swear by it and others advocate against it, regardless of your stance on this plastic has been largely adopted by the coffee community as an incredible material to be used in pour over coffee drippers due to its heat retention properties.
Plastic out performs most other materials when it comes to retaining heat in your brewer. but this isn't it's only benefit, Plastic drippers do such a good job at containing heat that the exterior of the dripper remains cool or warm to the touch. 

As well as this plastic coffee drippers are so much more durable compared to glass or ceramics, making them a fantastic option to take on trips and travel with.

The Origami Air Dripper is made from AS Resin and is BPA-Free.

Deeper exit hole:

The Plastic Origami Air Dripper has a deeper and more pronounced rims towards the exit hole, we believe this is an upgrade in the right direction as it improves the filters interaction with the dripper.

Origami Dripper Sizes:

The Origami Dripper is available in two sizes, the 'S' (1-2 cup) and the 'M' (1-4 cup).
Both 's' and 'm'sizes apply for the ceramic and the plastic Origami Drippers but theres one thing you should first consider before choosing which size is right for you.
If you will be mainly making 2-4 cups of coffee it is safe to say you will be using a coffee dose over 20g. Opting for the 'M' size Origami dripper if the best option in this situation, but if you're mainly looking to brew doses around 15-20g and only occasionally brew larger doses of coffee I recommend sticking with the 'S' size dripper and here's why...

The edges of the origami dripper are actually quite far out and often catch onto your gooseneck kettle, if your have a larger distance between the tip of your kettle and the bed of your coffee grounds it can be challenging to get your kettle close enough without knocking the Origami and getting caught on one of the edges. 

Origami Brew Guide - Conical Filter:

You can use many conical coffee filters with the Origami Dripper, my favourite is the Origami branded filters and for this recipe thats the filter paper we will be using.

You will need:

1x Origami Dripper (s)
1x Origami Filter Papers (s)
1x Coffee Brewing Scales
1x Gooseneck Kettle
1x Carafe / Coffee Server
1x Coffee Grinder
15g Filter Roasted Coffee Beans

ORIGAMI - Cone Recipe:

1. Grind your 15g of coffee slightly finer than normal, we recommend starting at around 20 clicks on the Comandante C40.
2. Place your coffee filter into the Origami Dripper and pour some hot water over your filter to both pre wet and preheat your coffee dripper and filter paper.
3. Add your 15g of coffee and use a wdt tool or toothpick to spread the coffee grounds out evenly.
4. Start pouring 50g of water at around 90ºc over the coffee grounds in a slow circular movement making sure to cover all the dry grounds.
5. Wait for the water to completly pass through the bed of coffee grounds before pouring your next 50g of water.
6. Repeat step 5 until your reach a total brew water weight of 250g. Depending on the coffee, your grind size, water temp and some other variables your coffee will vary in how long it takes to draw down completly.

Origami Brew Guide - Wave Filter:

Unlike conical coffee filters, there are much less flat bottom coffee filters available to choose from. So for this recipe we will be using the most common and readily available Kalita Wave Filters.

Unlike conical filters, the Kalita wave filters fall into the crevices of the Origami Dripper resulting in a lower bypass and allowing you to grind your coffee coarser.

You will need:

1x Origami Dripper (s)
1x Kalita Wave Filter Papers (155)
1x Coffee Brewing Scales
1x Gooseneck Kettle
1x Carafe / Coffee Server
1x Coffee Grinder
15g Filter Roasted Coffee Beans

ORIGAMI - WAVE Recipe:

1. Grind your 15g of coffee at 28 clicks on the Comandante C40.
2. Place your Kalita wave filter into the Origami Dripper and pour some hot water over your filter to both pre wet and preheat your coffee dripper and filter paper.
3. Add your 15g of coffee and use a wdt tool or toothpick to spread the coffee grounds out evenly.
4. Start pouring 50g of water at around 95ºc over the coffee grounds in a slow circular movement making sure to cover all the dry grounds.
5. Wait for the water to completly pass through the bed of coffee grounds before pouring your next 50g of water.
6. Repeat step 5 until your reach a total brew water weight of 250g. Depending on the coffee, your grind size, water temp and some other variables your coffee will vary in how long it takes to draw down completly.