How to Choose a Paper Filter
How to choose a paper filter with ORIGAMI Dripper.
Coffee is a drink whose flavor changes with the equipment and brewing technique, and there are many ways to brew it.
Among them, pour-over brewing has made a major contribution to the development of coffee culture. Paper filters play an important role in this method.
The ORIGAMI Dripper can be used with two types of paper filter.
In this article, we introduce the types of paper filter, their characteristics, and how to choose between them.
The Role of a Paper Filter
A paper filter is placed inside a dripper and filled with ground coffee. Hot water is poured over the grounds, and the filter separates the brewed coffee from them. By filtering out coffee oils and fine particles, it produces a clean, clear flavor.
Paper filters are available in bleached white and unbleached brown versions. We recommend bleached white filters because they have less paper odor and are less likely to affect the coffee’s aroma and flavor.
Paper Filter Shapes
Paper filters can be broadly divided into three shapes: cone, wave, and trapezoid.
The filter shape you use depends on the shape of your dripper. Here, we introduce the two types compatible with the ORIGAMI Dripper: cone and wave.
Characteristics of Cone-Shaped Filters
ORIGAMI’s cone-shaped paper filters feature deep creases and a substantial thickness.
The gap between a cone-shaped filter and the dripper is relatively wide. Allowing a longer brewing time than with a wave filter, and agitating the grounds as needed, are key points.
Compared with a wave filter, a cone-shaped filter creates a deeper bed of coffee grounds. Differences in extraction between the upper and lower layers cause different compounds to be drawn from each layer.
The resulting coffee has a bright, pronounced acidity and a complex, rich flavor.
Characteristics of Wave Filters
A wave filter creates a shallower bed of coffee grounds, so water passes through it more quickly. Extraction conditions in the upper and lower layers are nearly the same, making it possible to brew consistent coffee.
Depending on the beans and other factors, acidity, bitterness, or sweetness may stand out in particular.
The gap between a wave filter and the dripper is also narrow, making it harder for water to escape down the sides. This improves extraction efficiency and produces a full flavor even with a shorter brewing time.
As water flows steadily through the grounds, the resulting coffee is clean, with noticeable sweetness and body.
Let’s Brew Some Coffee
Key Points
1. For a cone-shaped filter, fold along the seam before opening it and placing it in the dripper.
2. Rinse the paper filter with hot water before adding the coffee grounds.
3. After adding the coffee grounds, level the bed evenly.
Brewing Recipe with a Cone-Shaped Filter
Paper: Cone-shaped filter
Grind: Medium, slightly on the finer side
Coffee: 15 g
Water: 250 g
Water temperature: 91°C
Pouring method: Five equal pours of 50 g, at 30-second intervals
• Pours 1–3: Pour in a circle about the size of a Japanese 500-yen coin.
• Pours 4–5: Pour gently into the center.
Total brewing time: Until the water has finished draining
Flavor profile: Bright, with pronounced acidity
Brewing Recipe with a Wave Filter
Paper: Wave filter
Grind: Medium, slightly on the coarser side
Coffee: 15 g / Water: 240 cc
Water temperature: 91°C
Pouring method: Pour 60 cc for the first pour, then 90 cc each for the second and third pours.
Total brewing time: Finish when the water has drained through.
• Pour at 30-second intervals.
• Pours 1–2: Pour broadly over the entire bed.
• Pour 3: Pour gently into the center.
See more recipes using the ORIGAMI Dripper ↓
Choosing which paper filter to use is one of the important factors in brewing delicious coffee.
One of the great attractions of the ORIGAMI Dripper is that a single dripper can be used with two types of paper filter.
Even with the same coffee beans, changing the paper filter changes the flavor of the brewed coffee.
You might choose a clean, bright coffee to wake up with in the morning, or a fuller body for an afternoon break. Match your filter to your mood or change it to suit your beans—the ways to enjoy the ORIGAMI Dripper are endless.
There is no single right answer when it comes to delicious coffee. Try finding a recipe that tastes good to you.
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