THE BREWING METHOD!
HOW DO YOU BREW YOURS?
FFFF-FRESH!
Fresh coffee is a completely different beast to something that has been sat on a shelf in a warehouse for weeks or even months on end. If you’ve never tried super fresh coffee you are in the right place! So you can get the most out of your StoneHouse Coffee Bean purchase, below are some basic guidelines and tips to help you brew the perfect cup at home.
We offer different grinds of our coffee as well as whole beans.
Choose from the following in our online shop –
French Press
Moka Pot
AeroPress
Filter
V60
Espresso Ground
Whole Bean
French Press / Cafetière
The Cafetière produces a smooth clean cup of coffee perfect for your morning brew. It’s a handy way to brew for more than one person in a single easy to clean setup. A French Press is fairly inexpensive to buy and is a firm favourite among StoneHouse customers.
BREW TIME
5 minutes pre-heat
8 minutes brewing
Total – 13. minutes
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO USE
– Approx 27g-40g for a 4 cup Cafetière
– Approx 40g-60g for a 6 cup Cafetière
Add more or less coffee for a stronger or weaker cup.
BREWING…
– Pre-heat the Cafetière for 5 mins
– Discard the hot water
– Add coffee
– Poor over freshly boiled water
– Stir well
– Lid on
– Leave to brew for 8 mins
– Press slowly and serve
USE BEN’S BLEND FRENCH PRESS GROUND COFFEE OPTION FOR THIS BREW METHOD
Filter / V60
Much like the ritual of brewing loose leaf tea the v60 brewer is a relaxing and effective way of brewing a very clean and incredibly satisfying cup of coffee. Take a few minutes out of your busy day to brew without any machines or gimmicks.
– For filter coffee please follow your machine’s guidelines –
v60 BREW TIME
2 1/2 – 3 minutes
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO USE
– Approx 25g of coffee / 350g or hot water
BREWING…
– Place paper filter in the dripper
– Some filters require wetting with hot water (if so, dump the water after wetting the filter)
– Add the coffee grounds to the filter and tap gently to level out the grounds
– Place the v60 on top of a cup or carafe
– Place all of the above onto a digital scale if you have one
– Start a timer and start the first pour moving from the outer edge spiralling into the centre for approx 15 seconds (60g of water)
– Wait 30 seconds for drip to occur
– The second pour will start in the centre spiralling completely to the outer edge for another 90g of water (150g in total)
– Wait 45-60 seconds for drip
– For the third pour take a further 100g of hot water in the same motion as the second pour. This should take approx 15-20 seconds (250g water in total)
– Wait for the water and grounds to settle at the bottom of the filter
– The fourth and final pour will be a further 100g of hot water bringing your total to 350g of water for your 25g of ground coffee.
– Enjoy!
USE BEN’S BLEND FILTER GROUND COFFEE FOR THIS BREW METHOD
Moka Pot
The Moka Pot is an Italian staple. Found in almost every Italian home it’s a wonderful way to get an almost espresso like coffee that’ll knock your socks off! Often referred to as a stove top or espresso maker they are traditionally for gas hobs but you can get them for electric and induction hobs nowadays. The Moka Pot is relatively inexpensive to purchase which makes it a great way to enjoy our fresh coffee brewed to a high standard at home. We like Bialetti Pot’s and in particular the Express 2 mini is a very cool product.
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO USE
– Single shot 6g-10g approx
– Double shot 14g approx
– 4 cup Moka Pot 15-18g approx
– 6 cup Moka Pot 25g approx
BREWING…
– Pour water into base up to but not covering the escape valve
– Fill basket with coffee (Don’t tamp down)
– Give it a little shake to distribute ground coffee
– level off with finger
– Twist on the top tightly
– Place on hob ensuring flame doesn’t lap up the sides
– Wait for the coffee to poor into the chamber
USE BEN’S BLEND MOKA POT GROUND COFFEE OPTION FOR THIS BREW METHOD.
AeroPress
Invented by Alan Adler (Aerobie) this very quick and easy to use brew method is perfect for brewing on camping trips and such like as you only need a few basic items. The AeroPress, paper filters, a kettle, a spoon and the coffee! A cup is always useful too.
BREW TIME
1 – 1:30 minutes
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO USE
– Approx 15-18g of coffee depending on strength
BREWING…
– Insert paper filter into plastic lid
– Pour a little hot water carefully over the paper to clean it and pre-heat
– assemble the two main parts of the AeroPress (ensuring all is dry)
– Invert the unit on worktop or hard surface
– Tip into the vessel 15-18g of ground coffee
– Pour freshly boiled water double the quantity of coffee (15g coffee = 30g water)
– Stir well and leave to sit for 30 seconds
– Top up with hot water to the number (4) and leave for 1 minute
– Carefully screw cap/filter onto the cylinder and flip over using care
– Place on top of cup, lean gently and carefully onto the plunger letting gravity do it’s thing
– Enjoy!
USE BEN’S BLEND AEROPRESS GROUND COFFEE OPTION FOR THIS BREW METHOD.
Espresso Machine
– For specific Espresso machines please follow your Barista training guidelines –
Here are a few tips to help get the perfect espresso at home. Contrary to what many believe Espresso is not a type of coffee bean, or a type of roast. Espresso is simply a method, a way to brew coffee. In fact, any coffee can be brewed as espresso—though some types taste better than others and naturally we think ours is the best. Our espresso ground coffee is simply the Ben’s Blend coffee ground finely for use with an espresso machine.
ESPRESSO MACHINE BREW TIME
20-30 seconds
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO USE
18g-21g – Approx
BREWING…
Follow your machines instructions or Barista training guidelines to brew the perfect Espresso.
USE BEN’S BLEND ESPRESSO GROUND COFFEE FOR THIS BREW METHOD
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