Cone dripper 02

This is the dripper we use on the slow bar at the roastery. It is a plain cone with spiral ribs inside and one round hole at the bottom, so the speed of the brew comes from your grind and your pour, not from the shape. Koppie Works makes the ceramic version in South Africa; the glass version comes in clear only.

Details

• Size: 02, for one to two cups (15 to 30 g of coffee)
• Ceramic: glazed stoneware in cream, charcoal or rust
• Glass: heat-resistant borosilicate glass, clear only
• Dimensions: about 12 cm across the top and 9 cm tall, with a base ring 10 cm wide that sits on most mugs
• Filters: our Paper filters 02, or any size 02 cone filter
• In the box: one dripper
• Care: both versions go in the dishwasher; the ceramic is not for the microwave or a stove plate

How we use it

1. Fold the seam of a filter, put it in the cone and rinse it with hot water.
2. Add 15 g of coffee, ground a little finer than for a plunger.
3. Pour 250 g of water at 94 °C in slow circles, in three or four pours.
4. Aim to finish in about three minutes.

Ceramic needs a warm-up: rinse it with hot water first, or the first pour loses its heat to the cone. Glass warms up faster but cools faster too.