recipe for a reset

a classic 1:15, but this time with mindfulness

i had a hard time sleeping last night. like a lot of you i’m sure. thinking about friends nearby, and people far away in the struggle for their lives right now. making a coffee won’t solve the big problems (idk, maybe a cup of some wild gesha really could slap some sense into joe biden,) but maybe it can help us reset our focus today. nudge us towards a place of empathy and action.

image this recipe is like one of those breathing exercises, “5 cleansing breaths.” breathe while you pour, watch the coffee bed rise and fall, and listen to the coffee dripping. i didn’t plan on doing this at 5:30 am but it just happened. i guess i needed it.

recipe

hario v60, 1:15 ratio

30g coffee/450g water. *this is really a recipe for two people (haha)

grind size: i like medium-ish. medium coarse? 18 on the virtuoso + if that is a good reference for you.

rinse the filter before you start.

1. pour 60g for the bloom. wait about 30 seconds. watch the bloom happen

2. pour to 150g. pour slowly and try to breath. apparently i hold my breath when i pour?? so anxious. watch the coffee bed fall a bit and listen to the dripping.

3. as the coffee bed falls a bit, pour to 250g. my cue to pour again is just before the dripping starts to slow down, so use your ears.

4. again, watch the coffee bed and listen to the dripping then pour to 350g.

5. repeat these steps for one last pour to 450g. i really enjoyed the 100g pours this morning. just long enough for me to try to breath through the pour and really focus on the consistency of the stream coming from the kettle.

   my brew finished just before 3 minutes. don’t overthink the brew time. just relax and enjoy it. if you want, make notes of what you taste and try to change it tomorrow morning by pouring faster or slower.

   

   before & after