Stovetop Brewing Guide

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

This is a brew ratio of 1:12 but you may adjust according to the coffee and your personal preference.The wonderful thing about stovetop coffee is it's flexibility, both light roasts and medium roasts can taste fantastic through stovetop extraction.

METHOD

Step One

Fill the base of the stovetop (the boiler) with 300mL of water (ideally hot/near boiling for a faster and actually slightly tastier brew but room temperature is also fine) - you can use the scale or fill to just below the pressure valve.

Step Two

Place your filter funnel on the scale and add approximately 30g of coffee (fill the basket) - don't tamp the coffee, leave it quite loose, but tap the side of the  funnel basket so the grind settles.

Step Three

Insert the filter funnel into the boiler and attach the top part of the stovetop (the collector). Make sure the two chambers are screwed in tightly.

Step Four

Place the stovetop on the heat source - keep the heat setting low/low flame.
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Step Five

Allow the coffee to percolate gently into the collecting chamber when visibly extracting make sure it is not too fast, you can normally remove/stop the heat heat when the extraction is halfway completed, the residual pressure will complete the extraction.  Ensure there is no heat beyond the 'sputtering sound' (this sound tells you that the water in the boiler is all gone) - don't overheat the coffee or you'll have unpleasant bitter flavours in the cup and the bottom vessel may develop a burnt tarnish.

Step Six

Pour and enjoy your stovetop coffee!

At the end of the brewing, you will have approximately 180mL of freshly brewed coffee.