Counter Culture Clever
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.
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- Coffee
- 25 g
- Water
- 400 g
- Ratio
- 1:16
- Temp
- 93 °C
- Grind
- 5 medium fine
- Total
- 3:00
- Servings
- 1
Method
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0:00Bloom
Pour 30g to bloom. Stir gently.
+30g 10s slow -
0:30Pour
Pour remaining water rapidly to 400g.
+400g 15s slow -
0:45Stir
Stir once to break the crust.
5s -
2:00Wait
Place the Clever on your cup to release.
60s -
3:00Done
Drawdown complete. Remove Clever.
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Notes
Counter Culture's approach uses a brief bloom to ensure full saturation before the main steep. The stir at 30 seconds eliminates any dry pockets. Release at 2:00 for a lighter cup, or wait until 3:00 for more body. Their 1:16 ratio produces a balanced cup.
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