Brand

Counter Culture Coffee

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Recipes: 9
Methods: 1:16
Typical ratio: Chemex 10 Cup
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Specialty coffee roaster founded in 1995 by Brett Smith and Fred Houk. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. One of the early adopters of direct-trade sourcing and transparency practices in the US specialty coffee scene.

Recipes

Chemex 10 Cup 1 recipe

01 Fine Grind Counter Culture's Chemex technique scaled for maximum capacity. Clean, sweet, and balanced. Ratio 1:16 Time 5:30

Chemex 6 Cup 1 recipe

02 Timed Pulses Counter Culture Coffee's Chemex guide: 1:17 ratio with bloom and repeated pulse pours every 30 seconds. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:30

Chemex 8 Cup 1 recipe

03 Fine Grind Counter Culture's recommended Chemex technique scaled for the 8-cup. High extraction for light roasts. Ratio 1:15.8 Time 4:30

Clever Dripper L 1 recipe

04 Adjustable Time Counter Culture Coffee's official Clever Dripper recipe. Bloom with a stir, then full immersion for 2 minutes before releasing. A clean, repeatable method from one of specialty coffee's pioneers. Ratio 1:16 Time 3:00

Clever Dripper S 1 recipe

05 Adjustable Time Counter Culture's Clever Dripper recipe scaled for the small size. Same bloom-steep-release technique for a single clean cup. Ratio 1:16 Time 3:00

French Press 3 Cup 1 recipe

06 Six-Minute Steep Counter Culture Coffee's French Press recipe. All water at once, stir at 30 seconds, steep for 6 minutes total. The extended steep with medium-coarse grind produces a sweet, full cup. Ratio 1:17.9 Time 6:15

Kalita Wave 155 1 recipe

07 1 cm Drain Rule Counter Culture Coffee's Kalita Wave 155 recipe. Steady pulse pours every 30 seconds, waiting for the water level to drop 1cm before each new pour. Simple, effective, and highly repeatable. Ratio 1:16.2 Time 3:00

Cold Brew 1 recipe

08 Toddy Counter Culture's Toddy cold brew method with a hot bloom for enhanced flavor extraction. Ratio 1:8

V60 02 1 recipe

09 Constant Spirals Counter Culture Coffee's brew guide: 1:16.7 ratio with steady spiral pours for consistent extraction. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:45

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