Cloth Filters for Coffee

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It's so refreshing to see James finally gushing about something that's truly beautiful and delicious rather than getting brutalized by something that's disgusting and repugnant (i'm looking at you Manhattan Special).

[atung]

hearing James describe coffee with terms like "extra layer of pleasure, " "like silk, " and "velvet" immediately expanded my sense of taste. and I'm eating a burrito while watching this.

[reluginbuhl]

I like your lack of hype, down to earth style. Not pretentious, but serious? Yes. Your ability to gently laugh at yourself, be humble and not take yourself too seriously is charming.

[Juandarocks]

Growing up in Colombia, drinking coffee out of dirty cloth filters at my grandma's I never thought there was more to coffee than that. Then I started learning about coffee throughout the past years and I never thought I would come back to cloth filters. Now I have to visit my grandma and try this with her. Thanks for this video James.

[Cloudnerd]

My mom grew up in the Sierra Madre range and would make coffee using this method. Along with roasting the beans over a large clay pan and hand grinding them on a metate. Sometimes they would grind the coffee extremely fine with a sugar cane loaf for a kind of "instant" coffee. I shared this video with her and her eyes sparkled with nostalgia. Thank you James!

[elleo]

i don't even like coffee that much but this channel is so entertaining lmao

[frederiklenk]

" [...] but I'm having a good time, so... nyeh?"
A great outlook on whether or not you are being judged doing the things you enjoy. Keep at it, and you have a great day too!

[irenegrijalvotarres]

Can we please have a T-shirt that says "I know I sound ridiculous but I'm having a good time"?

[joseandresjimenezrojas]

I'm from Costa Rica and cloth filter is the way how older generations used to brew our coffee. Yes, some are nasty but as James put it, if you're willing to invest time in maintaining that cloth properly then your whole coffee experience will elevate. I love having a prime coffee brewed at home in my 'sock", so many child memories... amazing, I love it!

[aslynrivera]

When I was little and I stayed at my grandmother’s house, every morning she would wake up and brew coffee with the sock filter. To keep it from smelling bad what she did was to put it inside the fridge. For my family, she made the best Puerto Rican coffee ever. I didn’t drink coffee back then though but still it was a nice family tradition every time everyone showed up at her place to brew coffee that way. Good memories 🥰😍 This video made me think about her . Miss her so much

[willie]

James could you do a video about decafe coffee? How is it made, what effect does that process have on taste, do you need to brew it any differently, etc. Would love to learn!

[exs]

Thank you for introducing cloth filter to us. As a person favouring floral brews, this changed my life. Every cup is just pure happiness, the extra work is really worth it :)

[RealhumanMaz]

I can afford coffee, but I wanted say that I appreciate you giving away coffee to folks who can't afford the good stuff right now. Keep on keeping on, man.

[MrDinizdld]

Here in the southeastern Brazil, I believe most households used cloth filter - usually the "long sock" ones. However, in the last 20 or so years many people have turned to paper filters (Melitta is probably the most known brand here) or sintetic fabrics (like poliester) due to a considerable economic growth that elevated many families to the middle classe status - and consumer demands. I myself just recently started using cloth filter (the Hario DPW was a gift from my wife) and indeed, when done right, it is wonderful.

[Evral]

I've been a barista and specialty coffee roaster for eight years, and I agree with you. For some reason with the filtration methods involved, cloth filters are the best to let oils through and keep sediment particles in for a bolder, silk bod full of flavor. I use a cloth filter when brewing cold press at home and a quart gallon mason jar for cold press to share in hot summer months. Better results than any other method. Also for pour overs, as opposed to v60s. But you are right with the up keep. Maybe it's unconventional but to quickly dry the filter, after rinsing, I boil my large, cloth cold press filter then, wring it out, then hit it with a small air dryer to rapidly dry it so that it doesnt grow mold or mildew, and sanitizes it at the same time. So I don't keep it wet, but it drys it in about 3:30-4min. Then I have cold press for 3 days. I never have a problem with scent, growth, or color. But you're right depends on how much work you want to put in.

[weeliano]

In South East Asia, especially in coffeshops in Malaysia and Singapore, drinking sock coffee is standard fare. My introduction to drinking coffee as a child was through sock coffee. The sock that is used is elongated and large volumes of coffee can be brewed quickly. I remember brewing coffee this way for many years from age 12 onwards. I mostly drink coffee from the V60 and my all in one these days due to the convenience, but I might just go out and get a traditional "Nan Yang" style coffee sock to try it out again.

[opusthend]

BREAKING NEWS: Sudden, unexpected, worldwide shortage on cloth coffee filters.

[oricalcx]

this brought me back to the centrifugue video. we know that centrifuging coffee can separate the oils from the liquid, would it be possible to centrifugue samples of coffee brewed through filters of different materials to see which ones let through the most oils and how much that impacts taste?

[GreyDevil]

My grandma exclusively used a cloth filter and she kept it well cleaned, whenever i would visit she made what felt like the best coffee i've ever had and i have a lot of nostalgic love for these filters. I might consider getting one for myself :)

[davidbrunet]

I live in Indonesia where it can be difficult to find paper filters. Also I find that paper filters can impart a dry flavor to the coffee. I’ve started using homemade linen filters. I simply fold a flat piece of linen into into a cone like a Chemex filter. Then insert it into a filter cone.
I enjoy the coffee and especially the low in environmental impact.