PlasticFreeBrew

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Plastic-free coffee pods for your Keurig®. Each one is individually nitrogen-sealed, so every cup tastes fresh ground. Unwrap freshness, one cup at a time.

Roaster's Reserve: Brazil meets Honduras. Chocolate depth, bright fruit.

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[Chowhound @CHOW]

It's rare to find a coffee machine that's 100% plastic-free, but there are a few close options on Amazon. Most use glass or stainless steel instead of plastic.

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@jcfosterx Averaging inside the SCA window (roughly 18 to 22% extraction, 1.15 to 1.35% TDS) across weeks of testing is the hard part. One good cup is easy; repeatable ones are what sell a brewer. Curious what ratio you dialed in at?

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@juventinoanas Yes, and it works since any bean can be espresso. A light filter roast just fights back a little: expect brighter, more acidic shots. Grind finer, run a longer ratio like 1:2.5 to 1:3, and go hotter on the water if your machine allows. Worth a try if you like fruity cups.

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Myth: espresso is a special kind of bean or roast.

It's a brew method. Italy's National Espresso Institute certifies a shot at about 7 g of coffee, 9 bar of pressure, roughly 25 seconds and 25 ml in the cup.

Light or dark, any bean can be pulled as espresso.

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@austintgoodwin Agreed, the double is the modern cafe standard. 18 g in, 36 g out in 25 to 30 s is a 1:2 ratio, and most shops dial in right around there. The 7 g single is the classic Italian definition, which is why we used it to show espresso is a method, not a bean.

[JC Foster @jcfosterx]

The first prototype type (left in photo 1, right in photo 2) was very cheap but extremely difficult to weld together because of the extremely thin stainless. The method I am using now relies on screw / rivets and is a little more expensive but I think it’s a big upgrade.

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@EvanHillHB A double-wall stainless French press is a great daily pick: holds heat, nothing plastic touching the hot coffee, easy to clean. Start at 1:15 (30 g coffee to 450 g water), coarse grind, 4 minutes, then press slowly. Freshly ground beans will matter more than the brand.

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@jcfosterx Riveted over welded makes a lot of sense at that steel thickness. Fewer failure points and much easier to repeat batch after batch. Love watching this one come together.

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Coffee has 110 named flavor, aroma and texture attributes, per World Coffee Research's sensory lexicon.

You only need three habits: smell first, notice the body, wait for the finish. Then give it a few minutes. Fruit notes often brighten as it cools.

Our tasting guide below.

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@BaarMama Your steep method makes a good cup: water just off the boil, about 4 minutes, then strain. If you ever want the one-button version without the plastic pod, we make PaperPods, plastic-free coffee pods for Keurig, so bias noted. Either way, enjoy that first cup.

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@mcntanasky Congrats on the upgrade, and a K-cup advent calendar is a fun way to find your favorites. Small tip for the variety pack: start on the smaller cup sizes. Less water usually means a fuller, less watery cup, then size up once you know which ones you love.

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@kingjackox23 Two weeks in and still tinkering is the fun part. A good baseline is 1:15 by weight, about 30 g coarse coffee to 450 g water just off the boil. Steep 4 min, break the crust, skim the foam, then plunge gently. Thin? Go a bit finer. Muddy? Coarser.

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@Ferndiggity Ha, fair question. We're a small coffee company that makes plastic-free coffee pods, so coffee and plastic is kind of our whole thing. Enjoy the press, and tell us how the first pot turns out.

[JC Foster @jcfosterx]

The puresteel brewer is actually plastic and silicone free. We are literally welding it together! All food/medical grade materials!

I find it beautiful ☕️

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@Newton2020 @N76247476Man One cup is easy with a pour-over cone: about 15 g of medium ground coffee and 250 g of water just off the boil, done in about 3 minutes. And if you like pod convenience, we make plastic-free pods for Keurig called PaperPods, so bias noted.

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@forestmanjohn Welding it instead of relying on gaskets is a serious commitment. Hot water is hard to seal, so that is no small feat. Looks beautiful too.

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Nearly 40% of the world's coffee comes from one country: Brazil. That's from USDA's latest coffee forecast.

Brazilian beans tend toward chocolate, nuts and a smooth body. Honduras, Central America's biggest grower, leans brighter and fruitier. Pair them and you get both.

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Saturday ritual: a pot for the table, not just a cup for you.

Grind a little extra, set out the mugs, and let whoever wakes up next pour their own.

What's everyone brewing this weekend?

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@forestmanjohn Hardware cycles are the hard part. Rooting for the launch. Plastic-free brew gear needs more people willing to grind through the slow months.