Brew the Lost Sheep way


We’re often asked, ‘What’s the best way to brew coffee at home?’

Here’s our step-by-step guide to the perfect home brew, the Lost Sheep way.

Aeropress

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Aeropress

This affordable plastic brewer was built to make espresso but never created enough pressure to make it effective. However, it has become an excellent 1 person filter maker! To get the best out of any coffee, we always recommend grinding it fresh. We use a small burr hand grinder which only costs £20! Grind the coffee to a coarse sand texture, but not as granulated as you would for a French press. Our go-to recipe is a 1:15 ratio, so for 16g of ground coffee, it should make 240g of liquid heaven.

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Cafetiere

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Cafetiere

The Cafetiere (or French press) is an easy go-to coffee brewer, no filters are needed and great for sharing!

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Filter

Pour-over filters like V60 and Chemex are the perfect way to get super clean, sweet black coffee. This method is unlike any other and when using a light roast (1st crack) single-origin coffee, you can make something light, delicate and flavourful, which would look more like herbal tea rather than a ‘traditional’ coffee. The guide below is for the Hario V60 with a paper filter. If using a Chemex or a Kalita dose, the grind size may differ, but the method the is very similar:

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Espresso

Espresso has been finding its way into the homes of coffee lovers more and more over the last 5 years, specifically semi-automatic machines (those that control pressure instead of a manual pull of a leaver). There are many variables to consider when pulling a shot, and these can vary widely depending on the type of coffee you’re using. The following instructions are for a medium roast coffee, we recommend steering clear of dark roast coffee.

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