BREWING COFFEE: NOTNEUTRAL GINO DRIPPER

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There are so many different types of manual brew pour over drippers out there and everyone wants the best. The truth be told, there is not a dripper that is held to be the best. There are certain ones that are more widely used in the Specialty Coffee industry, but that is just based on preference, ease of use, and price. We have been testing out many different manual drip pour over vessels and one that we tried and like is the NotNeutral Gino Dripper. This dripper is easy to use and tastes great, but the only downside is that it is made of glass that can be easily broken, if you’re not paying close attention to how you handle it.

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The Gino Dripper is conical in shape and has a flat bottom with 3 holes in it. The flat bottom and conical shape really encourages even extraction as the water flows through the coffee bed because the flat bottom slows down the water from flowing through one side or the other, otherwise known as channeling. Below is the recipe for our brew on the Gino Dripper:






  • Coffee Dose: 24g

  • Water Dose: 400g

  • Brew Time: 3:15 - 3:30

  • Grind: Medium/ Coarse

PROCEDURE:

  1. Bloom: 

    1. Start a timer and Pour 55g - 60g of hot water over the coffee grounds to fully saturate. 

    2. Let it sit until the timer reads 40 seconds. 

  2. Brew:

    1. Pour water slowly in a spiral-like pour until you get to 200g. This should take about 35 seconds. 

    2. Wait 20 seconds. 

    3. When the timer reaches 1:35, then slowly start pouring another 100g of hot water. This should take about 20 seconds. 

    4. Wait 20 seconds. 

    5. When the timer reaches 2:15, then slowly start pouring until the scale reads 395g (+/- 3g). This should take about 20 seconds. 

  3. The Finish: 

    1. Let the water seep through the ground bed until there are no more puddles of water remaining, then stop the timer. 

    2. Carefully remove the Gino Dripper from the server and throw the spent filter and grounds away. 

We like this dripper because it creates a good cup and because it is easy to repeat the result. It is definitely one of our favorites, but not the favorite of Rugged Coffee, we’ll rate this a 7 out of 10. As we keep posting different recipes for different drippers, we’ll let you know which one we like the best.