Clever Dripper Coffee Brewing Tutorial 2022

Clever Dripper Coffee Brewing Tutorial 2022
We do a quick Clever Dripper Tutorial here at the Virtual Coffee Lab because it is my favorite coffee brewing method. Steeping coffee like a french press, this brew method is fast and super easy with little room to mess things up. The Clever Dripper is inexpensive and produces a great cup of coffee! The video covers all of the basic steps you need to create barista level coffee brewing at home.
The Clever Dripper immerses the coffee, like a french press for a total of about 4 minutes. It has a plunger on the bottom of the cone shape funnel that holds the coffee from running out through the bottom, keeping it safe inside during the steeping process. Then, when ready, the Clever Dripper is set on top of a mug or decanter, pushing the plunger upward, releasing the coffee. It is a simple and effective way to make great single serve coffee just like a Barista!

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Folding the filter
0:45 wet the filter with hot water water
1:07 Grind beans & add to Clever Dripper
2:25 Where to get supplies
2:40 Add Water to Coffee & swirl
4:33 Decant Coffee into Mug
5:18 Conclusion

Things you will need:
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I roast coffee on my Mill City 500 gram commercial coffee roaster every week. I also use a Behmor and a hot air popcorn popper to roast some great coffee. Join me as we roast, brew and cup coffee every week at home.

Do you roast coffee at home? Do you craft single serve coffee and if so, what brewing method do you like? Please share your comments and be sure to like this video!

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I am a coffee enthusiast who roasts coffee from home on my sample size commercial drum coffee roaster. Coffee has been in my life for over 40 years, whether I was selling it or roasting it, I want to share my passion with you.

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[VirtualCoffeeLab]

I had a lot of fun making this video about my favorite brewing method! The Clever Coffee Dripper was my first single serve brewing method I tried and I love it. If you have questions or want to share what your favorite brewing method is, be sure to leave a comment. If you have suggests for future content here on this channel send me a message or leave your comments here. Thanks for watching - Cheers!

[Anarchsis]

Every time. I watch your video’s I want a coffee.

[Nickporter]

I really want to try one of these out! The immersion + percolation makes so much sense

[tomhester]

Mike, I just received my Clever Dripper yesterday and put it to use this morning. It was everything you said it was. I brewed 2 times and the second was much better because I didn't allow the coffee enough time to brew. The second cup was excellent and I am looking forward to more brewing with this. Thanks for your patience with my many questions. I am sure I will have more.

[bluesfool]

Another great video! I’m kinda shocked that this is the first time I’ve ever seen or heard of the clever dropper! Like a French press version of a V60. Lol, thanks a lot, now I will be adding yet another way to make coffee!!

[garygardens]

I'm also a home roaster and fan of the Clever Dripper. I enjoyed this video and found your technique almost the same as my own. Now I'm off the view some of your roasting videos. Thanks!

[scent]

Beautiful. I made an order of one and pretty excited to try it once I receive it.

[UncleRiotous]

I got a clever dripper for Christmas and I wasn't expecting it to be a marked improvement on my aeropress but the difference is amazing. Have you tried James Hoffman's tweak of adding the water first to reduce drawdown time?

[nicks]

Great video! I've been using the clever for a few months now, by far my favorite way to brew.

[tokyomaj]

I got Kalita 185 it is good dripper I'm planning to buy Clever Dripper soon👍

[antben]

Try a $2 "cloth" (this round cotton thing with a wooden handle), you'll never come back to paper filters. This velvety feeling coming from the coffee oils that can make it through the cloth, but not through paper, can't be beat.

[tomhester]

Thanks for this excellent video. I plan to purchase a clever dripper in the near future. My question has to to with the amount of water used. I get the 350 grams for the brew, but how much water do you use for the warm up and wetting the filter? I would like to heat up the total amount of water in my kettle. I guess my question is 350 grams plus? Thanks

[skyt]

So do you find that letting it steep for a time gets a better taste before letting coffee drain is better than letting it drain as you are pouring like they do in coffee shops? I will have to try that. I usually pour slowly over a period of three minutes as the coffee drains similar to how a technivorm coffee maker works.

[tomhester]

Good morning Mike, I hope all is well with you. My question re: the Clever Dripper has to do with the decanter. If I get the large one, do I really need a decanter?

[edwhite]

Any thoughts, please, on a reusable filter? If so, which one? I enjoy the Clever but I'm going through a lot of paper filters.Would a change affect taste?

[mrrickygee.]

Try pouring the water first then add coffee and stir. Drawdown time will be faster so adjust grindsize

[nathanruben]

Does it healty tı drink a hot coffee from a plastic

[ArhiiBjlord]

Hello!! I have been using the clever for a few months, but I have seen lately my coffee stick in the walls of the filter, can you give me an advice.
I have been using 30grs of coffee for 500gr of water.
3 minutes steep and dripping...
Thank you....

[tomhester]

Mike, can you tell what Nicaraguan honey roasted coffee you used here? And where I could purchase it? Thanks

[rebeccabrown]

Great video! However, while Brita filters out Chlorine, it leaves the fluoride in. Fluoride is a difficult one to filter out of city water and usually requires something more spendy, like reverse osmosis.