Ultimate Clever

Clever Dripper L Clever by James Hoffmann

James Hoffmann's Ultimate Clever technique uses a separate bloom before the remaining water and a controlled immersion before release. The staged wetting is designed for dependable saturation, an easy drawdown, and a clean cup.

1:16.7 Ratio

3:30 Total

15g Dose

95°C Temp

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Parameters

15 g
Coffee: 250 g
Water: 1:16.7
Ratio: 95 °C
Temp: 5 medium
Grind: 3:30
Total: ~250 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

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Method

3:30 · total

Bloom 1 / 5
0:00

45s

Lift it off the cup. Pour 65g in a spiral. Let it bloom.

+65g→ 65g Spiral 6.5g/s 10s Valve: Closed 95°C
Pour 2 / 5
0:45

34s

Finish pouring to 250g.

+185g→ 250g 6.4g/s 29s Valve: Closed
Steep 3 / 5
1:19

1m11s

Let it steep.

1m 11s Valve: Closed
Prepare 4 / 5
2:30

1m

Place it on the cup.

Valve: Open
Done 5 / 5
3:30

Drawdown complete.

Notes

Wet every ground during the bloom without vigorous stirring, then complete the steep undisturbed. At 2.5 min, set the brewer on a preheated mug; target roughly 1 min of drawdown and coarsen the grind if it runs much longer.

Original source

Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.

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