My filter coffee recipe.

Tools

• Melitta Coffee Filter Holder 1x4
• Melitta Coffee Paper Filter 1x4
• Coffee beans (my go to's are Hidden Coffee Roasters and Three Marks Coffee)
• Baratza Encore ESP
• Non branded scale
• Water spray
• Water (use a water that tastes good to you, it can affect the coffee taste a lot, since most of the beverage is water in the end)
• Water heater (I use a Xiaomi Smart Kettle 2 Pro, that has the temp control that I use a lot)
• Stopwatch

Settings

I have my Baratza grinder set in 32 as base for filter, and adjust ±4 depending on the coffee grounds.

If the brew takes too long go coarser.

If the brew is to fast go finer.

For 600g of beverage, I weigh 40g of coffee beans.

I put the beans into a little vessel, and spray water 3 to 4 times. This helps with the grinding static, search for Ross Droplet Technique (RDT).

Ground the beans.

Place the filter on top of a vessel that will hold the beverage.

Grab a filter, and fold it by the union border. (RTFM, Read The Friendly Manual, the box has the instruction on how to fold it.)

Place the filter in the holder.

Heat water to 93℃.

Rinse the filter with hot water.

Place the grounded coffee in the filter, use little taps to distribute it evenly and leave it flat.

Place the whole setup on top of the scale and set it to 0. Now we are ready to start brewing.

Brewing

Set the Stopwatch to 00:00 (MM:ss).

Set the scale to 0g.

All the weights I describe in the steps, refers to what is read in the scale at that moment. I'm not resetting the scale every time I complete an step.

First pour (Blooming) - Brew timer 00:00

Start the time count when start pouring water. Pour the water gently in circles over the coffee until reaching 90g.

Let it sit.

Second pour - Brew timer 00:30

After 30s, do a second pour until the 220g.

The coffee will start to "grow", try not to break that surface.

Let it sit.

Third pour - Brew timer 01:00

At around minute 1 of the process, the "coffee balloon" will start to deflate.

In this moment pour more water until reaching 300g.

Final pour - Brew timer 02:30

When almost all water have drained, without letting it just dry, pour the rest of the water to complete the brew at 600g.

Final Result - Total brew time ~04:30

Depending on the times and the coffee taste adjust accordingly to your taste.

When experimenting, change one variable at a time and take notes somewhere. Personally, I like to change things in sort of a drastic way to actually taste the difference. Since for example, using 10g less of water I don't think capable of actually notice any difference. An example is water temperature, you can try using 85℃ and see if you like it more or not.

Cheers.