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Origami Dripper Brew Guide

In this blog post I am going to reveille how I have been brewing the Origami dripper for the most part of 2022. 

We are also going to touch on how I dial in different coffees using the Origami. but for the most part this will be your typical 'Brew Guide'. ;)

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You will need:

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Water:

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We have been enjoying using Aquacode for our filter coffees, Aquacode is a liquid mineral concentrate that you can add to distilled water or even soft tap water to make your own coffee brewing water. 

We like to use 1 sachet of Aquacode to 5L of Distilled water, if you live in Australia most Woolworths sell Pureau water in 10L casks which seems to be the most cost effective and widespread way to source this.

Filter:

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For this brew we will be using a Kalita Wave Filter and in the size 155, this is the perfect size for 1-2 cups for the smalll Origami dripper we will be using.

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We chose to use this filter because of the way it interacts with your dripper. The waves of the filter sit comfortably inside the folds of the Origami dripper and when wet create a seal, this seal lowers the bypass and increases the coffee and water contact time.

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Recipe:

  1. Grind your 15g of coffee at 20-22 Clicks and set your filter by fitting it in your Origami Dripper and running some hot water through. Add your ground coffee to your dripper and shake it to even out the bed of coffee.
  2. For this recipe we will be doing 5 stages, this works out to be 5 x 50g pours. When approaching a new coffee I like to start off by using the same amount of water for each stage pours and then adjusting depending on the taste and what tastes I want to bring out from that coffee. 
  3. First Pour: At a medium pace, pour 50g of water over your grounds aiming to cover all of your dry coffee and saturate your bed. I find that pouring quickly on the first and second pour doesn't matter too much as it is more important that the bed is consistently wet rather than slowing down the pour and missing the grounds. 
  4. Second Pour: Again at a medium pace, pour an additional 50g of water over your grounds and aiming to cover any darker patches that surface. Depending on your coffee, freshness and type of roast you may find that between the second and third pour a creamy orange colour will form at the surface. The darker patches will surface and the contrast of colour helps to target these areas. All pours are done in a circular motion aiming to be at a consistent flow.
  5. For your 3rd - 5th pour slow it down, aim to create as low agitation as possible. You achieve this with a gooseneck kettle by tilting your kettle to the side and aiming to get the tip of the spout as close to the brew bed as possible.
  6. Brew time: Using this method you can expect your total brew time to vary between 3-4 Mins on average for filter roasted coffee. This will vary depending on the coffee you use and how well your grinder performs.

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Dial in your brew:

Brewing and tasting your coffee is the quickest way to familiarising yourself with what tastes good. We all have our unique ways of enjoying coffee and being able to identify what you like is the first step of dialling in filter coffee.

After brewing your coffee give it a taste and think about what tastes good and what doesn't taste good. To effectively dial-in your coffee it is important that you only change one variable at a time. These are arguably the most common factors to identify when you are dialling-in your brew.

Under-extracted coffee will usually taste thin, weak, sharp and resembles a tea-like mouthfeel. To counter under-extracted coffee, grinding finer will usually do the trick. 

Over-extracted coffee is often perceived as a bitter taste, 'hollow' and 'dry'. this is caused by either the water and coffee brewing for too long and/or the Coffee is way too fine. To counter this you will first want to grind coarser 

Stale coffee beans can be easily identified when your hot water first comes in contact with your coffee grounds, usually fresh coffee will bloom and bubble up on the first pour. Lighter roasts tend to not bubble up as much and lower water temperatures will also result in less bubbles. There is no universal fresh period for coffee beans and depending on a wide range of factors (Beans, Roast, Storage etc) this will determine how quickly your beans will age. 

Fresh coffee beans are awesome, however coffee needs to age. It is best to ask your roaster for how long they recommend to age your coffee from the roast date. Most roasters recommend drinking your coffee 1 week after roast date, however if you are drinking your coffee and it is still too fresh you can expect to 1- see way too many bubble when brewing and 2- taste a boring cup of coffee, weak and shallow with very little flavour. 

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