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Using your Auto-Drip manually.

 
 
 
 

Anyway so today I saw that someone had lost the use of their auto-dripper, and unfortunately it was their only device for brewing coffee. However, one of the best things that a person can have to use to make coffee manually is that auto dripper, it can be used in a few different ways.

So tonight I pulled ou the auto-dripper and decided to make a cup of coffee manually with it. The thing with a auto drip is they have this key feature that is needed for making coffee manually easily, a cone. Not only that but since it's in your auto-machine it tends to be a nice holder and if your cone allows to stop it from pouring into your carafe when you pull it out then you are in luck.

In my case I thought I would outline how to use the auto-dripper to make a Clever Dripper like brew. This involves making a cup of coffee using full immersion coffee then filter through paper.

 

So what I like about this method is you don't need a pouring kettle, just a way to heat water, a paper filter, and a cone that stops the flow when the carafe is removed. In this case I just used the method as outlines by Sweet Maria's. In this case I use about 28 grams of coffee per 500 ml of water for 4 minutes..

1. Rinse the filter with hot water, and let it sit to heat up the cone.

2. While that is heating up grind your coffee and get 500 ml of water heated to boiling.

4. Once you water boils, drain your water in the carafe to heat it.

5. Next remember to remove the carafe, dump coffee into rinsed filter and add water. Start timing.

6. At the minute and half mark, stir the grinds.

7. Now at 4 drain the coffee.

8. Enjoy!

Honestly, coffee is an easy beverage to make and you can use a lot of different items in different ways to brew up a cup of great coffee.

 

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REVIEWS & COMMENTS

  • WOW

    samuellaw178 | Wed, 02/15/2012 - 01:37

    This is a genius way of using the dripper. I had never thought of that! But I agree with you about coffee being a simple drink. It's amazing there's so many variation and methods to add water and filter the coffee ground just to get a cup of coffee.

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  • @ERIC

    intrepid510 | Thu, 02/09/2012 - 19:03

    Not sure if you saying that a little tongue in cheek, but yes I have used for its intended purpose. =P

  • @WAKENOT

    intrepid510 | Thu, 02/09/2012 - 19:02

    OH I think this can be done with any dripper it just makes sense at the end the day a cone is just a cone no matter what it is sitting in.

  • HAVE YOU TRIED PLUGGING IT

    EricBNC | Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:39


    Have you tried plugging it in and letting the water drip in the coffee in an automated fashion for comparison?

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  • FUN

    Wakeknot | Sun, 02/05/2012 - 15:56

    I often wondered about doing this. I do not have an autodripper so I never got to try it, but it makes sense that added control could make these things produce good coffee.

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  • @SON TON

    intrepid510 | Sun, 01/29/2012 - 11:35

    You know I have not used a hario, but I do have a Melitta cone that it compares pretty well to, and it doesnt hurt that I can us me thermal carafe too.

  • NICE INSTRUCTION!

    Son Ton | Sat, 01/28/2012 - 04:45

    That is a nice instruction for rescuing a broken auto-dripper. I never have thought of using it that way. How does it compare to a manual dripper like hario v60?

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  • @LISA

    intrepid510 | Fri, 01/27/2012 - 17:55

    This is just a thought of something you can do until you choose another machine that you want to get or a cone, it is a little clunky, but will work well.

  • @HOONCHUL

    intrepid510 | Fri, 01/27/2012 - 17:54

    It's just repourposing your item to do something that it was not designed to do, be a stand dripper.

  • USING YOUR AUTO-DRIP MANUALLY.

    Lisa | Fri, 01/27/2012 - 17:21

    Thanks! Will try this. I am going to have fun experimenting and trying different variations. I am glad you posted the link to this on my post.

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  • THAT MUST BE POOR MAN'S

    hoonchul | Fri, 01/27/2012 - 11:38

    That must be poor man's version of pour-over. Since I just ran out of espresso beans I might try it tomorrow.:)

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  • @AVASERFI

    intrepid510 | Thu, 01/26/2012 - 13:47

    Honestly, I think it's a nice way to allow people to try something new without having to go out and buy something at the very least.

  • @JBVIAU

    intrepid510 | Thu, 01/26/2012 - 13:46

    Yeah it's for the secret coffee geek that wants to keep the unassuming auto-dripper without the conversation that a manual pour over stand requires with guests.

  • COOL

    avaserfi | Thu, 01/26/2012 - 09:35

    That's a pretty interesting way to brew pour over. I think I'll have to show a couple people this technique because their drip machines aren't cutting it, but do provide a nice stand.

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  • WOW

    jbviau | Thu, 01/26/2012 - 09:04

    That's one clunky pourover rig! But it's what's in the cup that counts--nice idea. I've stopped stirring my Clever brews, btw; just bloom and then fill the rest of the way. Ever tried it?

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