How to brew: Cloth filter
Cloth lets more oils through than paper, so the cup is fuller and rounder. The secret is keeping the cloth clean.
Quick answer
Use 33 g of coffee for 500 ml of water (1:15 ratio), medium grind, water at 90–94 °C. Total time: 3 to 4 minutes.
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Coffee
- 33 g
- Water
- 500 ml
- Grind
- Medium
- Temperature
- 90–94 °C
- Time
- 3 to 4 minutes
Scale the recipe
Coffee33 g≈ 5 level tablespoons
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Grind
- Medium
- Temperature
- 90–94 °C
- Time
- 3 to 4 minutes
Step by step
- Before first use, boil the new cloth with a little coffee to remove the fabric taste.
- Heat the water to 90–94 °C and rinse the cloth with it.
- Add the medium-ground coffee and wet it with a little water. Wait 30 seconds.
- Pour the rest a little at a time without overfilling the cloth.
- After use, wash it with hot water only (no soap) and keep it damp in the fridge, in a closed jar of water.
Questions
Why does cloth-filter coffee taste off?
A cloth that is badly rinsed or stored dry builds up stale, rancid oil. Rinse without soap, store it damp and replace it every two or three months.