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Wieneed Coffee

A guide to brewing coffee at the office.

How much coffee?

Don’t be wasteful, ask in advance who wants a cup of coffee and brew accordingly. To determine how much you need and which brewing method you should use, consult the table below:

# Device Water Coffee
1 person Aeropress 200-250ml 15g
2 people Moccamaster 500ml or ½ — 4 30g
3 people Moccamaster 750ml or ¾ — 6 45g
4 people Moccamaster 1l or 1/1 — 8 60g
5 people Moccamaster 1,25l or 1 ¼ — 10 75g

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* These amounts are for a regular cup of coffee (250ml), the cups at the Leuven office are really small so you can halve the amount of coffee you make or drink two cups per person.

How to brew?

Moccamaster

  1. Fold the filter and place it in the filter basket.
  2. Rinse the filter with water.
  3. Weigh out your beans.
  4. Grind your beans.
  5. Put the coffee grounds in the filter basket.
  6. Place the filter basket back in the Moccamaster.
  7. Fill the water reservoir with the corresponding amount of water (see table above). 
  8. Set the half/full pot switch to the correct position. 
  9. Turn on the machine.
  10. Optional: After some water has entered the filter basket, stir the grounds with a spoon to ensure everything is hydrated.
  11. Wait until brewing is done.
  12. Turn off the machine.
Fold the filter and place it in the filter basket.
Rinse the filter with water.
Weigh out your beans.
Grind your beans.
Put the coffee grounds in the filter basket.
Place the filter basket back in the Moccamaster.
Fill the water reservoir with the corresponding amount of water (see table above). 
Set the half/full pot switch to the correct position.
Turn on the machine.
Optional: After some water has entered the filter basket, stir the grounds with a spoon to ensure everything is hydrated.
Wait until brewing is done.
Turn off the machine.

Aeropress

  1. Weigh 15g of coffee
  2. Grind your beans
  3. Boil (filtered) water
  4. Put the filter into the cap.
  5. Put coffee into the brewer
  6. Add 200-250ml of water, aiming to wet all the coffee during pouring
  7. Start a timer
  8. Place the piston piece into the top of the brewer, about 1cm in
  9. Wait 2-4 minutes
  10. Holding the brewer and the piston, gently swirl the brewer
  11. Wait 30 seconds
  12. Press gently all the way

Cleaning

  • During the day just rinse out in between batches of coffee.
  • At the end of the day wash the filter basket, jug and shower head with hot water and dish soap.