How to Brew Different Volumes with the April Brewing Kit | Coffee with April
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- This week, we decided to put together a video demonstrating our approach to different sizes of brew when using the April Brewing Kit and a Comandante grinder.
We regularly get requests for recipes that can help you brew more coffee using one method. In this video, we brew three different recipes using slightly different grind sizes and a selection of pouring structures.
We reached for a fresh and floral coffee for this recipe, our Ilubabor from Ethiopia, although we believe this pouring structure can work with all current April coffees.
You can replicate the recipes featured in this video by using the following guidelines:
All recipes utilize clean and filtered water at approximately 45ppm total hardness, with 94°C water temperature.
13g Coffee - 200g Water
- 0:00 - 0:10 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 0:35 - 0:45 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
Total Time - 2:40 - 3:00 Minutes
Comandate Grinder Clicks: 26
20g Coffee - 300g Water
- 0:00 - 0:10 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 0:35 - 0:45 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 1:05 - 1:15 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
Total Time - 3:10 - 3:30 Minutes
Comandate Grinder Clicks: 30
30g Coffee - 500g Water
- 0:00 - 0:10 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 0:35 - 0:45 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 1:05 - 1:15 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 1:30 - 1:40 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
- 2:00 - 2:10 - 100g Pour - 30g Circle Pour / 70g Center Pour
Total Time - 3:40 - 4:00 Minutes
Comandate Grinder Clicks: 34
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Impressive that You managed to do all the three recipes at the same time while explaining it so clearly. Thanks a ton and god jul!
Hey Patrik & April. I'd like to just thank you for all of you pioneering and hard work in this industry. For me at home, youtube has been my primary resource for coffee education, and you guys are on the top of my list. For several years I have struggled with filter coffee brewers and recipes, which have always felt extremely inconsistent. With April's reputation, I felt confident your new brewer was something worth investing in (and thank you for somehow keeping your international shipping rates so low, I am US based). I've now brewed over a hundred cups with your kit, at the 13g, 20g & 30g ratios, and I am quite simply getting the most consistently amazing coffee I've ever had. You have a lifelong customer! Keep up the amazing work. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Thank you Dallin, that is kind of you. Your support is much appreciated.
Excellent video. I still enjoy brewing with my April Brewer. Thank you so much, Patrick. All the best for 2021 and a happy brew year! ☕️🚀
Just got my brewer in the mail and I'm excited! Thank you for actually making videos to share how to brew.
Thank you for this video! 🙌🏽 great reference points & etc.
love your brewer! thanks!
I just got my April brewer in the mail, and followed this tutorial for 300ml. I have to say, this is the BEST tasting pout over I have ever had. I dont think my grind setting was coarse enough because I had some choking at the end, but even with that my cup was SO sweet and silky, and the lid is such a joy. I cant believe Im drinking black coffee no cream or sugar! Thank you so much for showing me the way!
Excited for the filters - interested to see what you come up with.
Could you make a similar video for the standard v60, with the same three volumes?
Nice video fun and informative thank you
I have been using very similar recipe for 24g coffee to 400g water, basically, 4x100g pours. Interesting to see we both came up with almost the same recipe! I also find that with the last pour I pour a bit gentler not to disturb the coffee bed so much.
Wow first I've seen re the April brewer.
Been using it for larger brew with no probs since day 1
About how much is the slurry supposed to of drained before the next pours? I'm trying to dial it in and not sure how important it is to fully drain or 1/2 way. Also if you ground finer when using dark roasts, wouldn't that make it more bitter which they're sometimes prone to be? Thanks!
I recently purchased a sample pack of beans from you and they have all been incredible. I particularly loved the El Zacatin via the Chemex recipe on your site.
I also purchased your April brewer along with the April filters. I’m having an issue with very long brew times and filter clogging and am hoping to get some feedback/advice.
For example, I brewed the El Zacatin this morning (30g beans / 500ml water) according to this brew guide (30g circle pour / 70g center pour). This was ground slightly coarser than kosher salt (but I’ve also gone coarser all the way up to French press levels of coarse with the same results). There was no way to pour at the intervals suggested as the brewer wouldn’t drain fast enough (for example, at 1:05 my brewer would still be way too high to get in another 100ml of water). Additionally, once I finally get the total 500ml of water in, it takes upwards up nine minutes to finish brewing and the last 50-100g of water won’t come through the filter at all (even after lifting the filter up and setting it back down). Am I doing something wrong? Thank you!
We are glad you enjoy the coffee. Please send us an email via patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com and we will make sure to help you out.
Thanks for the great video. I was wondering about your TDS recommendation - 45 ppm is quite low, do you always go for this amount? Usually it’s recommended to go for 150 (although I don’t always get the best results with 150). Thanks!
Currently we are between 45-85, we wouldn’t be above 85 on the set up we have. That being said, the actual content is a lot more relevant than the total value.
Nice video; are the dripper the Kalista ??
Hi Patrick. Any tips on conversion of number of clicks on comandante grinder to Timemore C2? Specific for April Brewer
What makes you change your water PPM and how does that effect the cup profile? Cheers 😊
We will take a deep dive into that at a later point.
Hi Patrick, should we care about finishing with a flat bed using this technique? What are your thoughts on swirling the brewer to help with flat bed?
Would LOVE an answer to this!
Hi! Thanks for these recipes for the wonderful April brewer. For the 30g/500ml, you can use the 155 Kalita wave filters or is recommended to use the 185 filters?
We always recommend using out own April Paper Filter but if you want to choose between the Kalita please use the 185.
@@coffeewithapril Thank you so much for your reply. Already ordered your filters but while I wait I´ll use the 185 filters.
Which TDS are you aiming for in your brew in the single-cup recipe?
In a more recent video demonstrating how center pour only, circular pour only, and combination of the two affects brew time and results in the cup a 50/50 split between circle and center pour is used as opposed to 30/70 in this video. I wonder if they now endorse 50/50 circle and center pour for their recipe?
Anyhow, thank you for all the education!
Thank you for watching. A recipe is never a static thing. There is no "one way fits all." We aim to improve and be versatile with our brewing. A good brewer can change the pouring structure based on brewing coffee.
@Coffee with April doing exactly what you re showing (whater slightly harder, coffee i would say medium light roast) but even with 23 clicks and the 200g/ 300g version i'm finished at 02:05 .... what do i do wrong?
Yeah i brewed a 500g and went quite fine and still 3:15. The Coffee bed was really muddy. Looking at the coffee beds in this video i ground way finer. Used the coco natural bolivian from coffee collectif
Same. Even at espresso level cant reach 2.40 total time..
Hi, I know its been a year, but u guys keep the same pouring structure? (30/70) and it should be the same for the v60?
Yes.
Any plans on having the April Brewer in different colors for those of us who love colored drippers?
We are working on it.
HI, no matter the grind size with my Kinu M47 grinder (started at 3.5 and went down to 2.5) the brew time for 13/200ml recipe is almost always 2 minutes not 2:45 as suggested. Coffee tastes great (tried Kenya filter roast from April and Ruanda home-roasted 1 minute into 1st crack), but I am curious what could be the reason and how to slow the draw-down.
We haven't tried the Kinu grinder yet. It will most likely come later this year.
Just for comparison, at 3.3 setting with V60 and 12g/200ml recipe (Scot Rao method) the total brew time is around 2:30.
The same thing here, I'm using a standard Comandante but even on 20 clicks which is substantially finer than recommended, I still get total brew time of 2 minutes.
@@dima-brew I am not sure how to "fix" it. I have tried pre-stirring the dry coffee before the first pour and it sometimes adds maybe 10-15 seconds. I have tried freezing the beens and grinding them frozen, which sometimes adds another 10 seconds with the same grind setting. But I am certain that it depends on the coffee as I managed to get to 2 min 45 seconds and even longer with coffees from Peru. I am struggling with Ethiopians and Kenyans.
@@piotrjekel1632 have you found any answer to this? I just bought April brewer and encounter the same issue. Trying out different filter size tomorrow to see whether it will have any impact.
Did you use the 155 filters for all 3 of these brews?
Same question
@april Any tips or recommendations to avoid choking. It seems all my brews even at 30+clicks choke towards the end. Help!!?? ;)
Thank you for watching - a few questions to see if we can assist you. (1) What coffee are you brewing (roast style and processing method)? (2) are you following our pouring structure?
@@coffeewithapril different ones. Last one I used was a natural processed Ethiopian coffee from the Uraga region. I've been using the 13/200 in 30circle+70centre pout technique as well as Patrick's 50circle+50centre method from brewers cup. I'd say 8 out if 10 times I get a total brewing time of 3:30min and more and it seems as if the filter chokes towards the final draw down.
@@manuelkolle1666 And each pour is done within 10 seconds from start to finish? Feel free to send an Email via our website with a brewing video and we will do our best to help out.
Anyone having issues with grind size on comandante? Having to grind 13g at 16 clicks rather than around mid 20’s. They say the burrs shouldn’t wear down but mine has definitely worn down over the years
Mine is practically brand new (less than a year old) and I can't hit the targeted brew time unless I grind much much finer. I don't think it's the wear on the burr though. My suspicion is the combination of difference of beans and the paper filter used. I can't get April's paper filter and so I use Timemore B75 paper filter. It could be that my paper filter allows for faster flow rate.
My draining times are faster than listed. I’m using a Comandante set the same way and the small batch ends shorter than 2:00. Using April Vulcan Azul too! Melina filters.
Not all Grinders are the same. Your grinder might be different from ours. So compensate and find the grind size that gives you the correct brew time.
@@coffeewithapril thanks for the reply. I just got a plastic brewer to help alleviate my gears of breaking my glass one with everyday use!
Do you have any thoughts about the “high and dry” grounds? I always feel compelled to wash the side of the filter in my last circle pour to ensure all grounds are in the bed.
@@smtesta No need. The extraction is already done so it doesn't make any difference.
@@coffeewithapril ah! Makes sense!
What about the grind size of the Comandante for the 30g/500ml brew?
It’s explained in the graph in the video.
30 clicks
@@peterr4390 no 34
5:22
Hello Patric, may I ask why is dark roaster needs finer grinder size? Would that take out more bitter flavor from coffee?
i think it will be better if you put microns for grind size.... i dont have commandante. i have no idea fine is 26 clicks
how could you finish pouring at 45s and having the brew finishes at 02:45 with medium grind? I imagine with 26 clicks it would finish at 1:20 or so
I got exactly this result. My Comandante is fitted with Red Clix so I tried 48 clicks (24 in normal C40) and the brew finished at 1:35. I think I have to go down to 36 clicks or even finer to finish at 2:40 - 3:00.
Noticing a lot of fines when trying to reach the correct brew time with a baratza encore. Any recommendations?
We recommend another Grinder or do some sifting.
Cant make 2.40-3 time for 12g/200 . Even at espresso level grind it drip in 2.10 or so... I wonder what wrong
Nothing's wrong. Draw down time is entirely circumstantial, based on the bean and roast in use. If you're using a highly solvent African, you'll see extended draw downs. If you're using a South American, you may see the opposite. For your bean, the drawn down is quick, so you won't replicate April's results perfectly as shown in his guide.
Thats finer then i use to from you guys how come?
We improve and change over time.
@@coffeewithapril Love the Brewer BTW. Thank you for your work and content
What is the equivalent of 34 clicks on a baratza encore?
Any help guys? Cant get my brew to get past like 150-2mins.
26clicks
94c water
Third wave
April brewer
Using 3 types of their own coffee (so cant blame the roast profiles as their own coffee should work with their device and recipe, no?
All of the brews fall significantly short of time marked. Notes understandably under extracted taste as predicted by finish time.
How on earth is finish pour at 45secs taking till 3 mins with such low dose and water lol????????
You are more than welcome to send us a video of your brewing and we can have a look at it. Use the contact form on our website and we make sure to get back to you.
with 26 clicks on comandante for small 13g cup, I got 1:30 min brew time.....
What filter size are you using? 155 or 185?
@@harnusa I have tried both kalita 155 and April's own filter. Both resulted a 1:30 brew time.