![]() When we get into technique, there’s certain things we can do, but the biggest thing is just going to be consistent, trying to make sure you’re doing the same thing, pouring the same way every single time.” “You’re adjusting the grind size, you can adjust your water temperature. “The advantage of pour-over coffee versus machine-brewed coffee is the amount of control that you have,” Liftee said. The scale’s mobile app can also connect you to your coffee roaster, and can walk you through a step-by-step recipe for your beans of choice. In addition to measuring weights, the scale also measures flow rate, speed and strength of your pour, important data for perfecting your technique. He likes the new Acaia Pearl Model S smart scale, which has an interactive brewing guide. “And Third Wave just ensures that it’s a consistent water profile every time.”įor accurate measurements, you need an accurate scale. “ help to break down the acid and the sugars and the oils in the coffee,” he said. ![]() Filtered water is usually fine, he says, but he recommends adding Third Wave Water, a packet of powdered minerals, to distilled or reverse osmosis H2O. “If you don’t like the taste of your water, you’re not going to like it in your coffee,” he said. Liftee says your brew is only going to be as good as your ingredients, and for coffee that’s beans and water. But if you’re at a really high elevation like Denver, water boils at 202, and so brewing coffee or even cooking in those places can be difficult.” “I try to stick to 205 degrees or just under boiling for most coffee brews. ![]() “You generally want your water to be between 195 degrees Fahrenheit up to 210,” he said. He keeps a Lavatools Javelin PRO food thermometer around for backup. Liftee prefers the minimalist Stagg EKG electric kettle from Fellow, which has variable temperature control and will keep your water within 1 degree of your target. To heat your water to the precise temperature and keep it there during the entire brewing process, you need an electric kettle. We asked him to share his best tips, tricks and must-have gear for perfecting this same process at home. So, as long as you are pouring really evenly, you’re going to brew really evenly.” And one of the biggest things is you control where the water touches. Liftee, who beat out dozens of other baristas for the title, spends his days training others how to make equally superior cups at Onyx Coffee Lab, a collection of coffee shops and a coffee-roasting operation in northwest Arkansas. In fact, he makes the best in the country, according to the judges of the US Brewers Cup, who crowned him champion of their 2020 brewing competition. And, if you need a distraction from the day, it’s a simple way to engage your mind and hands for a few peaceful minutes.Įlika Liftee knows to make a good cup of manual or pour-over coffee. But crafting a cup by hand-weighing and grinding your beans, gauging the temperature of your water, and carefully combining the two over your mug-is a lot more rewarding. Sure, there are plenty of high-tech appliances that can churn out a reliable cup at the press of a button. ![]() Brewing coffee at home can either be a mindless act or a meditative process.
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