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How to brew with Cloth Filter
Traditional Brazilian filtering with a distinctive texture.
Choose a recipe below for equipment, coffee dose, water quantity and step-by-step instructions. Times vary between recipes; start with the parameters of the one you choose.
- TIME
- 2:30 – 4:00
- TEMPERATURE
- 90 – 96 °C
- RATIO
- 1:10 – 1:12.5
- GRIND
- Medium-fine
- LEVEL
- Beginner
- RECIPES
- 3
RECIPES
3 recipes
Dose, ratio, and time for each recipe in the method — one click away.
STEP BY STEP
How to brew Cloth Filter.
The sequence of the catalog's base recipe, Espresso Magazine cloth filter. Times are a brewing guide, not a promise of flavor.
- 0:30
Pre-infusion
Pour 40 g, wetting all the coffee.
- 2:00
Main pour
Top up to 220 g in a thin, continuous stream.
- 3:00
Drawdown
Wait up to three minutes, then remove the dripper.
HOW IT WORKS
How the method works
Water flows through coffee in a cloth filter. Caring for the cloth is part of the routine.
- How the cup usually turns out
- Texture may differ from paper-filtered coffee. Compare with the same coffee to discover your preference.
- What it forgives — and what it doesn't
- Follow your filter’s cleaning and storage instructions. Measure coffee and water before starting.
- The most common trap
- Ignoring the cloth’s condition when comparing brews. Residue in the filter can affect the experience.
If the cup did not turn out as expected
One change at a time: pick what you tasted and see what to check first.
- Bitter coffee: where to startBitterness alone does not identify the cause. Compare one change.
- Sour coffee: what to checkAcidity and preference are different. Record what bothered you.
- Weak or watery coffee: check the ratioCoffee and water quantities are the first records to check.
- Coffee too strong: start with a referenceStrong, bitter and full-bodied describe different things.
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