Let’s make coffee.

  1. 01

    Rinse and grind

    Rinse the paper and discard the water. Grind the coffee medium-fine. Keep the brewer off the mug so its valve stays closed.

  2. 02

    Water, then coffee

    Add all the water, followed by the grounds. Start timing and stir gently to wet any clumps.

  3. 03

    Break the crust

    At 1:30, gently stir the surface.

  4. 04

    Drain into your mug

    At 2:00, give the brewer a gentle swirl and place it on your mug. Allow another 1–1½ minutes to drain.

Time the drawdown too

A two-minute steep and a four-minute finish tell a different story from a two-minute steep and a three-minute finish. Keep both numbers in your brew notes.

About this recipe

Written for Coffee Book.

Adapted from Subtext Coffee Roasters’ water-first recipe. Recording notes are from Coffee Book.

Subtext’s Clever Dripper guide