Clever recipes

dfk41

I see that everyone has their own favourite recipe for Clevers. What seems to be a constant is the approximate dose of 60gm per litre. What varies is the grind and steep duration. Having been playing with method for a couple of weeks now I am shying away from the Hoffman method of adding the grind to water, breaking it up after 30 seconds then leaving a further 2 minutes. I accept that he is probably using better beans than I (currently latest Rocko offering that I find a little underwhelming) and that his taste buds are better. I have gone over to a slightly coarser grind on the Duo, pouring all the water onto the grinds, stirring after 30 seconds, the leaving a further 5. The resulting brew is as pleasant as a normally made americano that I always have at breakfast.

Has anyone any further tips and observations please?

whinmoor85

My go to for Clever:

Grind finer than pour over
1/14 coffee to water ratio
Use just off the boil water
Water in Clever first then add the coffee
Let sit for 30 seconds then stir a couple of times
Sit for a few more minutes (3 or 4 whatever)
Decant and done

MWJB

This method is for the small Clever, for the large model try doubling up on the brew weights (28g:420g) and make the first 2 pour intervals 60g & 40s each?

Grind is 12% at 400Kruve, or 17% at 500Kruve, but is tolerant to being a little coarser, so typically in the region of V60 grind (75 to 90 on Niche Zero).

Steps are written down in the video description.

LMSC

@dfk41 MWJB’s 12% 400 Kruve is #17 on the Duo. This is one of the grind sizes I use for V60. The other grind size is 29 that falls at 9% 400 Kruve.

I always use the 17 mark in the case of Clever and Hario Switch short steeps. Please feel free to experiment to adjust to your taste. 😊

Elcarajillo

How does coffee from a clever compare with coffee from cafetiere.?
I have seen reviews saying they crack quite quickly- heat problem with plastic - thoughts ?
Can you use the larger one to make half brews = 1 mug ?
Best make / manufacturer , do they vary ?

whinmoor85

Elcarajillo Coffee from the Clever won’t contain grinds because it uses a paper filter.

Cracking - never had that problem or seen it much either.

Yes you can use the large Clever to make small brews, done it for years.

MWJB

Large, especially insulated cafetieres can steep for a longer time with less pronounced temperature drop, Longest practical steep times for the Clever are 20-25min for the 300ml Small version (not easy to find at the minute) and about 40min for the large (about 450ml, you can squeeze a bit more in if you use a #6 filter paper).

Short steep brew video posted above.

The Clever Dripper is only made by one manufacturer (is it Abid?), Hasbean are good place to buy.

Only seen cracking on the earliest clear version (sold out years ago), not noticed it on the smoky/grey and opaque coloured versions.

To be honest, I’m preferring the workflow & brews at shorter steep times with the Hario Switch 02 (240ml, I believe they do an 03 version). But some the most memorable brews I have had were long steep Clever brews.

The Clever makes a good cold brewer too.

The cafetiere really wins when brewing larger amounts.

Even with paper filters, some tiny fines pass through into the brew, more likely when using very fine/coarse espresso grinds.

Elcarajillo

Thanks both, I will look around for the larger one.