This page lists the gear I currently use for different brew methods or aspects of coffee brewing. I have put some effort to optimize my workflow and repeatability, and this page is intended as a potential source of inspiration for others who would like to do the same. I intend to keep this page up-to-date as I update my workflow or equipment.
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General Gear
This section contains the equipment that I use for most or all types of coffee preparation.
- Weber Workshops EG-1 Grinder
Rails set up as in this image and I added this acrylic sphere on the hopper - VST refractometer
I received this as a gift from VST - Glass pipettes
- Two dropper bottles
One filled with distilled water; one filled with alcohol - Any type of spoon
I like Umeko’s cupping spoons - Espresso double walled glasses and Kruve Propel espresso glasses.
I use them for filter coffee, I like the size. The Kruve ones are overkill, I just like their style. - A white board
To keep track of what coffee I have stored - IKEA LACK shelves
- Glass plane computer monitor riser
My counter is really not level, so this allows to have a level brewer. It also allows me to place coffee bag cutouts below it like a menu. You can remove the legs to make it just 1″ tall. - Unscented dish soap
- Kruve cleaning brush
Any bottle brush works but this one is particularly useful for glassware and plastic V60 - Weber coffee brush
To clean up the grinder - A toothbrush
To clean up the grinder burrs - A torque screwdriver
To mount the grinder burr chamber - Neodymium bar magnets
To hold tools against the side of the fridge - Figgjo Oslo cups
Those are currently my favorite glasses - A white 150mm diameter evaporating basin
To quickly sort out quakers, black beans, and other defective beans
Water Crafting
- Gallons of distilled water
Can also be microfiltered ozonated water - Milligram precision scale
- Food-grade epsom salt
- Food-grade baking soda
- Food-grade hexahydrate magnesium chloride
- Food-grade anhydrous calcium chloride
- Food-grade potassium bicarbonate
- Squirt bottles
For brew water concentrates - Hario plastic measuring spoon
Typically comes for free with a V60. It’s very practical because it’s hydrophobic - Small ceramic glass fitting the Hario spoon
I’m using a handmade ceramic glass - Acaia Lunar scale
- Hanna freshwater alkalinity colorimeter
More convenient and precise than aquarium titration tests, but expensive and hard to find - Aquarium Titration GH & KH tests
You can find this at your local aquarium shop. Typically does not ship online because of chemicals. - An electric conductivity meter
To estimate brew water TDS
Pour Overs
- Stagg X dripper
I use the base of a Hario Olivewood dripper to make swirling easier. - Stagg X filters
- Plastic V60-02
- Hario Tabless filters VCF-02-40W
- Bamboo filter stand
- Acaia Pearl scale
Not the Pearl-S as it’s currently incompatible with Francisco’s web app - Acaia Lunar scale
- Sibarist Glory brew stand
I put a Barista Hustle cupping bowl with a hole drilled in it on top of my coffee server to avoid coffee backsplash. - Hario 400 mL olivewood glass server
- Hario insulated 600 mL server
For when I need the coffee to stay warm longer - Fellow Stagg kettle
I use the 0.6L, but it doesn’t exist anymore, only the 1.0L is available for purchase. - Brewcoat
I received a previous one as a gift but I bought this one and another one in the past. - A cheap Android tablet
It’s not powerful enough to do live graphing with Francisco’s web app but it’s fine for recording brew prints. - Gooseneck tablet stand
Requires shelves for fixation - An Acaia Pyxis scale to weigh my coffee dose with a 0.01g precision
Siphon Brews
- Hario NEXT Siphon
- Paper filters holder
- Paper filters
- Hario beam heater
- Acaia Pearl scale
- ThermoWorks BlueTherm One temperature logger
- Hario bamboo paddle
Comes with the Hario NEXT
Coffee Preservation
- Weber Workshop glass bean cellars
For coffee preservation up to a few months at room temperature. - Weber Workshop commercial bean cellars
For coffee preservation several months or longer, in the freezer. - Vacuum sealer
For very long term coffee preservation (a year or more in the freezer) and coffee sharing. - Vac sealable bags 4″ x 6″
Reusable about 3-4 times for 22g doses - Vac sealable bags roll
Practical to vac seal larger quantities - Wine preserver inert gases
- Any type of box
For room temperature coffee - Rubbermaid food containers
For storage of vac sealed coffee in freezer - Permanent marker, I like the Sharpie Fine / Ultra Fine
- 32oz Wide Mouth Funnel (it’s a bit large but the best I found so far)
V60 Travel Gear
- Plastic V60-02
- A ziplock with Hario Tabless filters VCF-02-40W
- Acaia Lunar scale
- Foldable travel kettle
- Plastic eyedropper bottle
For mineral concentrate (if I travel by ground) - Third Wave Water packages
If I travel by air (I prefer my own minerals) - Travel keepcup
- Vac sealed pre-ground coffee
For travel a week or shorter - Lido 3 hand grinder
For longer travel. If I had to redo this I’d get the Comandante C40 instead.
Aeropress Brews
- Aeropress
- Fellow Prismo
- Aesir filters
- Acaia Lunar scale
- Kruve Pique carafe
- Small ceramic glass
Just to hold the Aeropress while weighing
Cupping
- Barista Hustle cupping bowls
- Umeko’s cupping spoons
- Acaia Lunar scale
- Any type of kettle
Coffee Experiments
- Shore D Durometer
- Glass graduated cylinder
- ThermoWorks BlueTherm One temperature logger
- Turbidity meter
- Bionutrient reflectometer
- Lilydrip
I received this as a gift from Lilydrip - Buchner funnel
- Swift pump
- Rubber gasket
- Whatman Grade 597 70mm diameter
- Whatman2
- Microscope
- Melodrip
- Gabi Master B
- Hario Switch Immersion Dripper
- VST syringe filters
- Laboratory stand
To hold an unweighted Gabi B - Digital Caliper
- Kruve sifter
- Infrared thermometer
Coffee Books
This section contains all coffee books from which I learned. I’m only listing those that I found most useful !
- Everything but Espresso by Scott Rao
(Fully read) A lot of practical tips for brewing coffee, centered on filter coffee - The Professional Barista’s Handbook by Scott Rao
(Fully read) A lot of practical tips for brewing coffee, centered on espresso - The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffman
(Fully read) Plenty of useful information about coffee varietals and brewing, filled with beautiful photos - Dear Coffee Buyer by Ryan Brown
(Fully read) A lot of practical information on green coffee trade, varietals and farming - Coffee: Production, Quality and Chemistry by Royal Society of Chemistry
(Currently reading) A gigantic brick about many aspects of coffee chemistry - A Reference Guide to Ethiopian Coffee Varieties by Getu Bekele and Timothy Hill
(Not read yet) - The Craft and Science of Coffee by Academic Press
(Currently reading) Covers a wide range of aspects about coffee. Useful reference to scientific papers. Similar to Illy’s book below but more complete and up-to-date, less centered on espresso - Espresso Coffee: The Science of Quality by Andrea Illy and Rinantonio Viani
(Fully read) Covers a wide range of aspects about coffee, mostly centered on espresso - Note that I will be releasing a book, “The Physics of Filter Coffee” around December 2020.
Coffee ad Astra 
