Brewers: Which Ones Do You Need? 

All you need is the Bripe

I need all of them Lance. All of them.

Please do a video on filters for v60!!

Clever Dripper for the office for the smallest amount of user time needed to get a good repeatable cup. V60 at home. Large French Press for when we have guests. A relatively large moka pot in case I end up with some dark roast. A generic Melitta brewer as a cheap back up in case I break something or run out of V60 filters.

I need N+1 brewers where N = the number of brewers I currently own

The clever dripper is such a good & cheap brewer. It's my goto morning brew. Always consistent, no fuss, well rounded cup.

I love my combo of Aeropress (regular and XL), V60 (02 and 03), and Stagg XF. Aeropress is used for single servings or iced (and travel), V60 for washed coffees I want to coax more acidity out of, and Stagg for naturals and honey processes that have a lot of juiciness and roundness. The Stagg is my favorite for its consistency for large batches without clogging up filters with high agitation (45g dose in), but having those two different styles allows me to curate the best possible experience for each bag I buy.

I need only one...more.....

I've had most of these, and the Clever dripper is easily my favorite.

My collection currently stands at: Nanopresso, Minipresso, Picopresso, Pipamoka, metal Hario V60, big French press, little French press, 3 Phin filters, Aeropress and a couple of Breville espresso machines. I never intended to have a collection. It just kinda happened. But I use pretty much all of them in a given year depending on where/how Im travelling and what my access to boiling/running water will be like. Phin filter is my favourite for lightwight travel and one of my favourites for a reliable and repeatable brew with minimal effort.

I love my v60 and french press but you can't beat the Aeropress when it comes to consistency and how easy it is to make good coffee. Easy to follow recipes, little room for user error. It's so easy to change 1 little thing while keeping other parameters constant. It takes a while to really get good coffee with pour overs and so many thing affect the taste of the cup

Thanks for cutting through the noise of all of these brewers and simplifying this for us. The main brewer for me is a Hario Switch then an Aeropress for travel or for half cups of coffee.

I'm not really into filter coffee but have a V60, Clever Dripper, Aeropress, Moka Pot and French Press. I use the V60 for company that likes filter coffee. Everything else sits in the cupboard. Once I started making short, strong Americanos in my Cortado cups everything else went out the window. That said, if I had to drink filter coffee, I'd go with the V60 as it makes the type of cup I prefer.

Clever for that middle-ground btwn filter brew & immersion, timemore b75 for lower dose yet full-bodied cups, and V60 with oversized filter when we have guests. Aeropress for nostalgia and specialty instant coffee for stressful mornings or iced mocha latte

Aeropress has become my main one over the years, and the one I have suggested when my friends want to start, or want something new & less stressful than their v60 or espresso. They are all good, aeropress is gooder. (Don't tell my espresso machine please)

I got tons of brewers including the latest bird and still go back to v60 as the daily driver. Makes me feel stupid every time yet somehow i continue to acquire more gear in the name of curiosity and the love of the hobby lol

The large 03 size V60 is what I use for a daily brew for me and my wife. I install that inside of a switch base so I can add in an immersion step if wanted.

I own a chemex, V60 01, aeropress, a couple of french presses and a clever dripper (the small one). The clever has been by far my favourite for a long time. I like the chemex when brewing for more people.

You forgot the plebian stepchild, the Melitta cone - and Melitta sells batch brew pour-over size cones and cone-carafe combos. Melitta cones are percolators that limits flow, thus providing a combination perc/immersion experience.

For me the ideal and still quite minimalist options are: Aeropress with paper and metal filter to choose if you want the oils + Clever Dripper with both Mellita filters (used as hybrid brewer) and Hario filters (used as a pure dripper, without the Clever base).

In what you said abut the many different coffee, drippers, isn’t that true with expresso makers! It took me a very long time to get a affordable expresso machine and a grinder! The one I had was a gift but I made it work but it just was not enough! So I saved up what I could and I found a decent machine and a good grinder! Of course after I made the purchase , I seen one of your videos, where you commented on grinders with adjustments from the bottom! So I grit my teeth, I made it work and every day I’m happy with it! This did not end my journey of my grinder, what I found out was how many grinders are mostly the same, the only exception is they change the cup to either plastic, metal, or metal with nice screw on cup, the look is about the same! Now I’m sure there is one that started it all but with so many out there, how many are with patents! Yes interesting! My next purchase will be a decent tamper!

I have 6 brewers, 5 of which I use regularly. When I need something quick with little cleanup required, I go with either Aeropress, CleverDripper, or V60. They're all great, it's hard to decide between them sometimes. When I have more time and don't worry about setup or cleanup, I go with Espresso (Flair Pro 2) or Moka pot. I enjoy the process of making coffee much more with these two, but don't really consider the quality to be significantly different from the first three. But they definitely offer a different taste profile, which is enjoyable. The only one I don't often use is French Press, but I pull it out sometimes just to reacquaint myself with it. But really the CleverDripper is a superior French Press in every way (considering that I usually use a paper filter with French Press to facilitate cleanup -- if you really want unfiltered immersion coffee I guess French Press can't be beat, although Aeropress with a metal filter is an option -- on the whole I'd rather have espresso, though).

When i first got into coffee brewers were my go to coffee stuff to buy. They're cheap & work in different manner so it's not like you're buying 2 things which does the exact same work. 6 years later: V60, plastic. Everything else never leaves cupboard unless I'm really bored.

I personally only try to purchase any new equipment or accessories to accommodate for a problem that I want to fix. That was some of the best advice that I got from a James Hoffman video.

In my opinion if you want bang for buck for all different coffees you should get the upcomming varia kettle a decent scale the K ultra a picopresso an aeropress and a v60 for a total of 6-700 €. All of these products give you amazing results and are the cheapest for their nieche. Allso all of them will find a place in your routine after upgrading

Travel Kit - Aeropress and manual grinder (jx-pro for me), Home Setup - V60 for filter and Gaggia Classic for espresso/milky bants and electric grinder for dual purpose.. But yes i have majority of what you showed and more lol, agree on clever dripper, realy enjoy it forgiving, but just big and bulky and doesnt give you balance of art/science like v60 does or compactness of aeropress so falls short.

I really love the aeropress. It’s consistent, easy, and damn good every time. I gave my chemex away to a co-worker because I just couldn’t love any cups from it.

I have a clever dripper and a v60 dripper. Both work well.

I have the Chemex, V60, AeroPress, CleverBrewer & French Press. But, my daily go-to is the AeroPress with an aluminum filter. It's quick, easy and the clean up is very minimal. I don't like the paper because ....I'm gonna run out real quick and I can't really notice a difference in the paper vs aluminum. On the weekend, when I have more time to get into the spirit, I'll use my Chemex. Pour overs need a lot of focus of time/weight. The Chemex can make enough coffee for my wife and myself, which is why I'll use it more than any other. French Press is just too messy with cleanup.

Small bialetti french press, bialetti moka pot, aeropress, and flair 58 is all I need. Paired 1zpresso x-pro S (because hand grinding is just the way to go). Set for life.

I love the Clever because of the size. I can get 2 good cups in the morning without having to 'make' another brew. And, the Clever is a great iced tea maker for bagged tea. Just an all around great brewer.

I am very grateful for this video! I have been using a V60 solely for 2 years and recently have been looking around to see if an immersion/dripper would do me better. Knowing I'm not missing out on too much and rather I should focus on techniques with coffee bean and grind quality is very reassuring!

V60 for when I want big clarity, aeropress for when I want clarity but more body and that’s all I need….besides my linea micra for espresso 😋

I love collecting drippers but always come back to the V60/Cafec Flower. There's soo much variations in all the flat bottom drippers while the V60 is simple, practical, and makes the tastiest cups for my taste.

Thanks again, Lance. Nice honest and down to earth reflecions from someone that knows about coffee. I am not exactly someone that likes to spend hours experimenting, but someone that likes to drink a more than decent cup of coffee. Still, I have 4 conical and 2 percolation systems and thinking of going for more,... but listening to your arguments makes me rethink on what I've been doing and to question the real need for more, beyond the fun of having them for their looks.

So totally in here! Great video! V60 rules though some others can be fun but always be back to v60

I sometimes use aeropress as a (flat bottom nobypass) dripper, with a water spreader. The versatility is king. Looking forward to get my Hario Switch as the next...

Agree. I’ve used countless drippers and I’m always coming back to V60. The clarity is unreal.

It's simply fun to achieve good results with different Brewers and there is always a certain learning curve until you achieve the desired result.

A couple of years into my coffee journey, I've gone: cheap french press, 3-cup Moka Express, plastic V60, and Cafelat Robot. Dare I say I've found my endgame grinder going from a Hario Skerton Pro to a Timemore 064s. That being said, as a DynaVap owner, I'm totally interested in the Bripe!

I got sucked into the hype and bought a few different brewers but lately I’ve been keeping it simple with the V60 and have been very happy!

I've gotten allot of diffrent coffee brewers and I just end up using my Flair 58, Aeropress XL, and Breville YouBrew. DF64 and 1Zpresso J-Max S for my grinders and Fellow Stag EKG kettle. I've been very happy with all those and dont really see myself ever using my other coffee brewers. I agree with Lance that coffee and the water itself are the most important moreover all the diffrent methods.

I use a French press every day at work, as it's simple and doesn't require much attention. I usually break out a V60 or Chemex on the weekend. I haven't felt a need to get anything else, although I'm considering an aeropress for light travel use. I definitely agree with your final sentiment - spend that money on more coffee!

Would you please discuss how the Melitta modified conical brewer compares to other pour-over systems. My guess is that it is one of the most common pour-over systems in the world. It and its knock-offs are the only pour-over brewers sold in most of my local stores, as well. It appears to be designed to reduce bypass since the ridges that hold the filter away from the walls to allow drainage are only on the bottom third, but I wonder 1) how well that works, and 2) how that affects taste. Thank you

I’ve tried most of the ones in this video, always go back to the v60. Used an orea v3 daily for around 4 months, couldn’t believe how much I had missed the v60 when I came back to it. Can’t wait for someone to make one that dethrones it 😊

Haven’t really used my V60 or Aeropress since getting the V4 and Big Boy tbh. Both orea brew so so well.

I bought the v60 plastic first and added a Switch, B75 and added a v60 backup. Also have the aero. Yeah i totally agree the v60 is the OG and always the default fallback for me too..

Funny how people forget or just don't know about the classic Melitta. Maybe one of the cheaper methods available and gets you a great cup of coffee. In Brazil you can buy one (or an equivalent by another brand, as Três Corações) in all local stores and markets, as well as paper filters. Converting you can get a porta-filter 102 (similar size to the V60 - 02) and 30 paper filters for about 3-4 dollars. And it get the job done prettily!

It's so true, always keep going back to the v60. Would love to see a couple recipes for home use with your average sort of grinders rather than the high end of us, like a video you done amnit too long ago, really valuable insight. Great content again 👍

My white polycarbonate V60 is my favorite brewer. The Orea V4 is a close second though, especially with the fully open base.

I appreciate this. I have been doing the Aeropress since I got into this specialty coffee take a few months back. And am yet to bring out the Hario V60 which o bought adn has sat on my shelf for nearly 4 months! Pleased to get the message I have enough gear and as you say, best to invest in more quality coffee. Rather than more paraphernalia……great show.

Very nice job! I love my V60 just that much more now! I have been tempted to try the Clever for a while now, but damn I'm cheap and hate to spend money.

I like my Hario switch for home use, but for the last 26++ years I have owned a number of Zyliss Smart Cafe mugs for work and travel. As someone who lives in Indonesia and doesn't like sieving coffee through his teeth, it's been a godsend. :)

I like having 2 or 3 options. My regular rotatuon is switch v60, Orea v3 with wave filters and negotiator, and an Aeropress. No matter how good i get at pourover, i just feel like some coffees do better in different styles of brewer. I start with v60 and if it's not doing it for me, I'll move on to one of the others. Within these there's so many options to play with I've decided to not buy anymore for good while. Edit: oh, and French press, but thats mostly for batch brew

I started with the Clever, got a year later an Aeropress and then got another year later a V60. I basically use twice per day my V60 and dont need anything else, I go back to the other two from time to time but yeah, the FOMO fever with every new brewer makes no sense.

Another helpful video! Particularly for those just getting started. I also continue to return to my V60, despite having a large collection to choose from. I

Love the summary @6:20

A very informative video on brewers, maybe the best..

On most weekdays I use cheap disposable teabags to do immersion brew for fast easy prep & cleanup… when i have more time I will use my espresso was interested in Weber Bird but tbh starting to lose interest as time goes by while they continue to be OOS and slow to restock

My two cents… I have a moka pot, an aero press, two French presses, but I mostly use the bodum pour over with #2 melita papers

I think the filtration qualities of the paper matter more than the specific conical geometry

Gotta love the Aeropress but I do kinda love all the flavors you’ve laid out here Lance. It’s a good point that I’m surprised hasn’t been talked about out more. Nice job!

I've been so content with my Origami and Aeropress combo that I don't really want anything else. Although I have thought about getting the small Origami in one of their fun plastic colors (currently just use the medium ceramic one). The Aeropress I've had for probably 6 years now and it's been so great.

but... but... Uncle Lance... I DO gotta catch 'em all... 😅🤣 all jokes aside, I'm so stoked that my SoFi v2 has already shipped and is on its way to my collection... 😊

Needed that rec for a non-plastic V60. Thank you!

It's funny. I just find myself nodding my head in agreement throughout your video. I too keep coming back to the V60. But most of my brewing is amount-based. If I'm brewing one cup for my wife and I, two V60s are perfect. Two cups apiece when we're relaxing, 10 cup Chemex. A single cup for just me, Aeropress. Coffee for four or more, Clever Dripper into a Yeti thermos. When I want something different and have the time, maybe French Press or Moca Pot. I home roast, and sometimes I'll brew the exact same batch four different ways just to watch my wife's reaction. 😅

I have a v60 for home and an aeropress for travel, I got my aeropress first because was easier. Might upgrade my grinder but I think Im set with the drippers I have.

I actually end up brewing 10g pretty often throughout the day so the deep27 seemed interesting. Hoping the xBloom studio and the new Omni dropper handles 10-12g well

So true. The industry just keeps churning out more. You can achieve some delicious coffee on low cost brewers. Enjoy ☕️ ❤ Thanks for the video

After trying a few drippers, I think I'd be set for life if Hario made the Switch have a valve similar to the NextLevel Pulsar rather than simply open/closed. I have been loving Coffee Chronicler's ultimate Switch recipe.

> I would be happy with just a V60 and maybe an aeropress for travel Get out of my head, Lance. I got a V60 a few years ago and just bought an aeropress for an upcoming trip 😅

Very nice video. Looking forward to the one on paper filters. Thanks

I’m really loving my orea v4 wide. My only complaint is that it’s very hard to negotiate filters to get full coverage on the brewer. And I’m looking forward to more bottoms coming for it

Thank you for moving against buying more stuff, and focusing on what we have :)

I hate that I knew *every single brewer* in this video. The Bird, the Kurasu Flower (Edit: Realized it was the Cafec and not the Kurasu), Orea V4, the Pulsar...even the SWORKS one! That said, the Sofi brewer really needs a video, and I can think of no one (besides Ragunath) who would bring both humor and expertise to a review of it. I get it's not going to be a brewer for everyone, but it's kind of a cool upgrade to a vintage method. I would love to hear your opinion on it. P.s. I have tried SO HARD to get that shirt, but can't bring myself to support the counterfeit versions you can find around the internet. You should whisper in his ear that it needs a reprint...

Last year I definitely fell in to consumerism and acquired way too many drippers, 9/10 times I reach for my v60 and when I travel I bring my tetra drip and mini scale that can fit in a pocket. I haven’t used the Kalit wave in years, only pull out chemex at parties, steel French Press while camping, and have to convince myself to sometimes use the fellow stagg x, areopress, and clever just cause I own them. Even still I’ve been tempted by the switch, but at this point I’m realizing it’s all pretty excessive. If I had to choose 3 it’s be: v60, chemex, tetra drip. For travel the tetra drip beat out the aeropress due to the clarity of cups.

I've also come back to the V60. Once I got my grind size right and had two recipes to work with (including your bloom + big pour recipe) it rarely lets me down. I enjoyed the V60 Mugen, but I could never get it tasting delicious with doses under 20g.

10? Drippers, moka, French, phin, ibrik, various espresso, cloth… I think that is what I am up to. Each has their place...

I have a small flower and a pulsar, together they cover anything I could ever want + an aeropress just because the unique culture around it makes it hard to get rid of. Don't think I'll ever buy a brewer again.

Easy for me. Auto drip machine, espresso machine and aeropress

Hey lance, have you had any experience/thoughts on the UFO dripper? Its a new conical with a wider 80 degree angle, trying to simulate the wider, shorter bed of a flat in a conical

Please review the Soto helix! It’s portable for V60, with no side walls!

Instead of the V60, I lean towards Kōno. Although, I must admit playing with Orea v4 is quite interesting. Great video

🎶 Flat bottom brews you make the rockin world go round 🎶

I thought this was a nice insightful video :) Every time I want to get a new dripper I think about how infrequently I use my aeropress and I love that things. V60 just fits my daily needs and I’m happy with it

Can you make review on Giselle coffe maker and Outin Nano… The taste of coffee after brewing

This video is very enjoyable！good job and i like you talk about cone paper filters

I've gotten by fine with a Hario 2 cup for daily use, and a Chemex 6-cup for company, for a decade. Simply not interested in Hario alternatives, as few offer the filter variety. After seeing so much praise, I picked up an AeroPress, and I just don't think its suited to light roast specialty. Percolation has a better flavor profile than immersion IMO for light roasts. I keep it around just in case I ever need to make a very strong darker roast for an affogato. Save your money for coffee tools that make a more significant difference, like grinders.

I LOVE AEROPRESS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

It’s like a math equation lance. Where n = the number of brewers I currently own t = the frequency of new brewers being released I solve for B, which is the number of brewers I need. So essentially, as time approaches infinity.. I need roughly.. All of them.

If I'd be to strip my collection to the bare minimum I'd keep the Delter Press and Hario Switch base with the Hario Mugen ceramic upper. And if I'd be to keep just one brewer, I'd keep the Ceado Loop.

Everyone has forgotten about Chemex, the original and still the best

Being a coffee nerd wouldn't even be half as nice without your channel

Every person could just be sent a copper v60 and no other brewer would be needed to be produced or ”innovated” and we would save so much resources. Another option is to add the moka pot to that package. This would be paid for by the state and everyone will be happy.

An AeroPress, a Nomad Espresso, and a Pepe V60 are all I need.

Aeropress for travel, french press for coffee with friends, and gaggiuino espresso machine for everything else.

Areopress and v60 is all I need.

that voicecrack at 4:53 was hard lmao

I need three. One for espresso at home, one for morning pot ‘drip’ at home - and one for espresso at work. That’s it

I used to try to solve my problems with different drippers, but at this point, I need only two: V60 and a Pulsar. And if I had to choose one, it would be V60 and I would be perfectly happy with it. P.S. I really want to call Hance Ledrick's attention to the "massive hole in the bottom" line.