Reddit mentions of Clever Coffee Dripper Barista's Choice - Bonus 100 Filters Included (18 oz Large) (Clear)

The Aeropress is inexpensive, versatile, compact, and durable. For people who want quality coffee and are low on budget, low on space, and low on need for volume, the Aeropress is great.

That being said, mine sits in the cabinet and makes an occasional appearance to show new 'coffee people' an inexpensive interesting little brewing device. Meanwhile, my Kalita Wave, Woodneck, Technivorm, espresso machine, and Yama tower get used to death.

The Aeropress does offer more versatility in brew techniques than an immersion dripper because of the ability to press the brew through fine grinds which would plug a dripper's filter. Many extractions can be created with the Aeropress which wouldn't be possible when relying on gravity to drain the brew through a paper filter.

I have a Clever Coffee Dripper (a lower cost plastic version of your Bonavita) which I spent quite some time experimenting with, but it sees little use now. For new 'quality coffee people' who own poor quality autodrip brewers, an immersion dripper is an inexpensive, simple method to introduce them to better quality brews. Due to the decreased demand for attention and time, immersion drippers would also be great for production-line style individual cup brewing in a shop.

However, I pretty much just look at it as a labor saver. It's convenient and easy, and it regularly produces above average results, but never anything I would really call special. Personally, I would rather put more effort into a great pourover or a French press which I am really going to enjoy, than drink an average immersion drip. No offense intended, just my opinion. There is such a myriad of brewing devices out there & they all have their place.

Filters: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0001IXA9O

Device: https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0

Instructions: https://youtu.be/Ki6sNwjqwio

Would recommend a Clever Coffee Dripper if he's not opposed to filter coffee. It's still a full immersion brewer and very easy to clean.

I've been curious to try a Clever dripper, myself. You get full immersion like a French press and paper filter like an Aeropress (which is also full immersion). No matter how you slice it, you'll need a kettle to heat water. I used one of the cheapest ones on Amazon, and it worked just fine.

Since I'm a coffee nerd as well, if you're looking to get into coffee for god sakes save for a good grinder. Visit /r/coffee and browse around.

Minimum setup for decent coffee IMHO for a beginner

Grinder: https://www.amazon.com/Porlex-JP-30-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0002JZCF2/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1499788564&sr=8-12&keywords=hand+coffee+grinder

Kalita Wave for Pour-over: https://www.amazon.com/Kalita-05033-Wave-185-Drippers/dp/B000X1AM0Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499788582&sr=8-1&keywords=kalita+wave

Goose neck kettle: https://www.amazon.com/Hario-VKB-120HSVV60-Buono-Pouring-Kettle/dp/B000IGOXLS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1499788593&sr=8-7&keywords=gooseneck+kettle

Alternatively to the wave,

Aeropress - https://www.amazon.com/Aeropress-Coffee-and-Espresso-Maker/dp/B0047BIWSK/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1499788632&sr=1-3&keywords=aeropress

Clever - https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499788656&sr=8-3&keywords=clever+coffee+dripper

Personal notes:
I've used all 3 types of coffee makers above and I still prefer my Kalita wave/v60. If I'm pressed for time and don't really want to think, the Clever.

i have replace my Aeropress for a clever dripper. So much easier to make a full 16 oz in the morning with the large clever. The large clever is $22 on amazon right now, so right about the same price of the Aeropress.

If ya want something between the two, try a Clever. Super simple, too.

Chemex is real nice--attractive, too.

You can watch how-tos and reviews on youtube, I'm sure, but these two have been my go-tos for a while now. Barely even touch my French press!

Like you, I was a newbie to gourmet coffee, in the summer of 2017. I tried a French press first, which as easy and inexpensive and made good coffee but a messy cleanup.

Then I went with a Clever coffee maker. https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0 Easy, inexpensive, but coffee wasn't as good as the French press IMHO. OTOH I have a colleague who's a coffee nut who swears by the Clever. It's about the easiest way you can make good coffee.

I finally settled on the Aeropress, and have been using that for a year. Inexpensive, easy to use, and easy to clean up. HOWEVER:

For me at least, the instructions were intimidating at first. Eventually it becomes muscle memory but at first it's confusing. AND you're using it without the benefit of having coffee first, which makes it even harder. Funny but it's true!

Also, you'll find a lot of fussy AeroPress recipes on the Internet. Weigh PRECISELY such and such amount of beans in grams, add PRECISELY this amount of water, at PRECISELY such and such temperature, brew for XX seconds, stop, stir YY times, then brew some more for ZZ seconds...

Ignore those recipes at first. To start out, just follow the recipes on the Aeropress site.

https://aeropressinc.com/use-it-now/getting-started/

Watch the videos, which only take a couple of minutes, to see what you need to do.

The Aeropress site says you need to use water at 170 degrees. To estimate that, bring the water to a boil, then leave it off the boil for about 30 seconds and pour.

Once you've got the hang of using the AeroPress, you can start trying some of the more complicated and precise recipes, if you want to go down that path. Many people enjoy that a great deal. I'm not one of them but if you are, you have my blessing. :)

And the AeroPress makes fine iced coffee. You just make the coffee as usual, press it over ice, and add more water to taste. (I live in San Diego East County, where it gets up to the 100s for weeks at a time, and I still prefer to drink hot coffee then. But it's lovely to have the occasional iced coffee after I've slept in on the weekend during high summer, and I'm waking up in the hottest part of the day.)

Enjoy your new hobby and the great coffee you'll be drinking!

I like the Clever. The Clever is very forgiving and consistent. You can even use it as a pour-over when you have more control of your pour, water temp and grind size.

They're both immersion methods, so in that sense they're similar. But the Aeoropress makes a much stronger, more espresso-like beverage because of the pressure of the water through the grounds. So you may want to dilute it with water. I do, because it's too strong for me otherwise. But I don't really like it -- it's more like an Americano -- so the Aeropress isn't my favorite.

A couple months ago I got a Clever Coffee Dripper, and I absolutely love it. It's an immerson method as well, but then at the end there's a drawdown through a Melitta #4 style filter. You get all the body and flavor and smoothness of a French Press, but without the gritty texture. I highly recommend it.

Clever Coffee Dripper - It's not automatic, but it's great for making great coffee without any need for technique.

Put in ground coffee and appropriate water, wait 3-4 minutes and set on your mug.

In less than 5 minutes you have a great cup of coffee with very minimal input. All for $22.

I use a small Chemex at home but I've started using a Clever Dripper at work and I really like it.

I recently bought a clever coffee dripper and I've been using it a lot more than my aeropress lately.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clever-CLEVER-Coffee-Dripper/dp/B00EOM5RN0

Skip the french press, get a Clever dripper. It's basically a french press, but with a paper filter-pourover style. The paper filter saves soooo much time with cleaning (especially since I have communal bathrooms, so I have to walk down the hall to wash my french press). I hated cleaning my french press every morning in college! Paper filters changed my mornings, not even exaggerating.

With a clever, its just paper, grounds, then water. Set it on a mug, then just pick up the paper filter and toss it. As a side note: I wasn't allowed open coil appliances, so I had one of the cheap, 'safer' electric kettles for like $15. But honestly, breaking small rules like these in dorm policies is the least of your worries. I've had a Capresso Infinity for the past 3 years, and still serves me well to this day. (community college, 2nd year of four year now).

The environmental detriments are minimal. A paper filter once a day can be offset by not reading a newspaper once a month.

I've got the same grinder! It's definitely great for the price point. Also, have you considered purchasing a Clever Coffee Dripper? From my experience it takes most of the guesswork out of making a solid and consistent cup of coffee. Best of luck!

This makes insanely better single serve coffee. For $22.00.
http://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Shrub-Clever-Dripper/dp/B00EOM5RN0

[this guy] (http://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Shrub-Clever-Dripper-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449004808&sr=8-1&keywords=clever+coffee+dripper)

For strong/bold coffee get a French Press or Clever for your office. They're super easy to use and you can choose how long you brew your coffee for to get the right level of boldness.

I actually got a friend the above mentioned Clever with a Hario Hand Grinder for the office and he loves it.

Oh and here is a good site to learn about different brew methods: http://brewmethods.com/

I got this one. I'm still relatively new to the specialty coffee scene, but I've been using the clever for about a half a year with much satisfaction. It presents a fuller body while still maintaining the cleanliness of a pour over. I also have a French Press and Chemex, so I can't compare it much to personal experience with a V60 or Wave, but I can say that for $20 you can hardly go wrong. It's an excellent brewer. As for filters, Melitta #4 bleached.

I don't understand this... If you make tasty coffee in the morning it is a wonderful way to start your day. The caffeine is my least favorite part of coffee (though I don't really experience much effects of it). If you have a good pour over or french press in the morning it is such a wonderful beverage. I drink it for the flavor; I didn't have any for the month and didn't experience any withdrawal effects. Get some freshly roasted beans, a grinder and a clever dripper. Once you have good coffee you won't go back.

It depends on what you’re looking for, at your price point I’d recommend a French Press or one of the many pourover options. A French Press is probably going to be your easiest entry, cost and skill wise, as it’s pretty straightforward and hard to mess up, but the issue comes with that it is a bit more oily/gritty and not everyone loves that. For pourover, I’d recommend a Clever dripper, as it can act as a pourover and an immersion brewer (same brewing method as a French Press). The issue with that is pourover can be a lot more finnicky and typically people recommend getting a kettle if you don’t already have one so you can pour with the right technique. The benefit of it being that typically it’s going to be a lot cleaner/smoother to drink.

EDIT: I’ve also heard really good things about the Aeropress, but don’t know enough about it to say whether or not you should get it, just something to look into.

Its easier than you think to make a [green dragon tincture.] (https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/ride-the-green-dragon-tincture-recipe-detailed-step-by-step-w-pix.1209591/) It involves soaking [decarbed] (http://herb.co/decarboxylation/) bud in alcohol. Here's how I do it:

• 1. take FINE ground and decarbed bud or AVB and place it in a jar.
     
• 2. pour over some HIGH percentage alcohol.
     
     Leave for a few hours. Done.
     
     For bonus points
     
     
• 3. place the jar in a cool dark place, such as a kitchen cupboard, for around three months.
     
• 4. in the first week, shake the jar daily. Then every other day for two weeks. Then once a week.
     
• 5. buy a [coffee dripper] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clever-CLEVER-Coffee-Dripper/dp/B00EOM5RN0) and place it over a cup/jug. Put a coffee filter in there and strain the mixture.
     
     Pro tip: you can cook the strained dragon bud solids into edibles. It has minimal to no effect but it'd be a sin to waste something that could have a positive medical effect on the body. (even if it is a placebo. But hey, [placebos work] (http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect))
     
     HTH

I'd recommend buying a clever dripper ($22):

https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0

An Encore grinder ($130):

https://www.amazon.com/Baratza-Encore-Conical-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B00LW8122Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1466017902&sr=8-1&keywords=encore+grinder

And a hot water urn ($114):

https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-CD-WBC40-TS-4-Liter-Boiler-Warmer/dp/B00M0GOI78/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1466017943&sr=8-5&keywords=hot+water+dispenser

Total: $266. You can grind a day's worth in the morning. Any time you want, put a filter in the Clever, pour the always-hot water over from the urn, stir, wait 3-4 minutes, set on your cup, it drains, enjoy. It brews a world class cup at a time, the urn keeps you from having to heat water each time, and great coffee really doesn't get easier!

>I guess my expectations are high because of the tight bond this community shows.

Yeah, I totally get that! I find cigar people, even IRL, are friendlier than most.

 

By "drip method" are you talking about an auto-drip machine? Because if so, I highly recommend exploring a manual pourover set-up. I prefer the Hario V60, but many others like Chemex or something like the Clever Dripper (a combination pour-over and immersion brewer) instead. The cheapest option for trying your hand at a pourover is the plastic Melitta brewer, often available at your local grocery store for $2-$3, some standard #2 filters, and an electric (or stovetop) water boiler with a decent spout for slow, steady pouring. It's funny that you mention a (french) press pot and moka pots don't give you a full enough flavour, though, because those are typically two of the more full-flavoured methods. I suspect your water:coffee ratio or grind size/consistency might be causing a weak (under-extracted) brew.

In my opinion, though, whilst brew method makes a difference in your cup, I'd say bean freshness and grind make more of a difference than anything. I'd much rather have fresh beans recently ground at a proper size and consistency brewed in a $10 Mr. Coffee than stale pre-ground or poorly ground beans in a professionally-poured manual brewer.

In the end, if you find a manual brewer is too much hassle, the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) does test and maintain a list of certified auto-brewers that meet the temp/brew time requirements.

*Ninja-Edit: Here's a good starter on grind size and how to adjust for flavour.

I got this one and I love it

Clever Coffee Dripper, Large, 18 Ounces https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOM5RN0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_aA5IAbT6V4NFJ

Edit: this was the link you posted. Oh well

That's the one I keep seeing on youtube and it says "Clever (R)" on it... then. There is another one

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EOM5RN0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1519102592&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=clever+dripper&dpPl=1&dpID=41eV7XEQ8jL&ref=plSrch

That says "Clever coffee dripper"

Plastic v60 set filters

hario Buono 1.2L

Total price $66.81

Edit: Should also get a grinder, forgot about that hario skerton and could replace v60 set with just a v60

Edit2: As u/17291 mentioned a scale is a good idea too.

Edit3: clever dripper
hario skerton
melitta #4 filters

I brought my aeropress home to my parents for the first time about a year ago - a coffee proselyte venturing deep into "2 pots of coffee in the morning from the same basket of 6 scoops of storeground" land. They were in too deep for full conversion, but they remarked (without prompting!) on the difference in strength (both in the taste and caffeine feel) from a single cup of aeropress, even though it was much less volume. I think you're onto something with your last point! Though there is definitely something about just having a volume to drink, I completely understand that.

Could you consider something like the Clever Coffee Dripper? I use it on mornings when I don't want to make a pourover and it easily makes 16oz of coffee. Intuitive and simple (really, less steps and effort than the aeropress, though it takes another minute to brew each time), but a well-balanced and clean cup. If you're willing to branch out a little bit, the Clever is pretty cheap and may suit your desires better. And you always need more coffee stuff!

I think the french press would be the obvious choice but, by far my favourite brewer is the clever dripper which also comes in large. It doesn't seem to get a lot of love on this sub compared to other methods, but it's easily the simplest to use and clean, arguably the fastest, and I think makes a better flavour than the aeropress.

I'd recommend the Clever. It is easy to use and like it says, it will make ~18 oz. Make it a little strong and dilute with 2 more oz of water for your 20 oz mug. This sub plugs the Hario mini mill or skerton for hand grinders as well.

I use one of these it's a cheap and easy solution for at work, it's pretty similar to the v60 I guess.

I spent $3ish per workday on coffee before I bought my house.

then I became moderately house-poor and my coffee shop owning friends suggested the clever coffee dripper to me.

I have one at home and one at work. my everyday coffee is folgers french silk and it tastes totally acceptable in the clever. during shitty work months, I splurge on coffee grounds from my friends' shop and that's a damn delight.

I now spend about $25 per year on coffee. my house-poor-ness is so much less a big deal than it was before.

Just use a Clever Dripper

If I’m car camping, I bring a Clever Dripper. It combines the best of French Press (you can steep it longer for stronger coffee, since I never tend to sleep well enough on the first couple nights) and a paper filter (cleaner cup quality, smaller undissolved particles). It’s just a cone with a paper filter, like a pour over, with a valve on the bottom that opens automatically when you place it atop your cup. Tough enough to toss in your pack if you’ve got the room too.

Clever Coffee Dripper, Large, 18 Ounces https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOM5RN0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_z13-zbR412PBX

Clever Coffee Dripper, Large, 18 Ounces https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOM5RN0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_TyqbAbSXVZ3FN



Edit:


There was this post from earlier today on it. A good read through.


https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/7bnfze/clever_dripper_appreciation

This based off a coffee brewing pour over that's been around for a while. It's called a Clever https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0/

If entry espresso: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=breville+espresso&ajr=0

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All else:

http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DBM-8-Supreme-Grind-Automatic/dp/B00018RRRK/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1453767215&sr=1-4&keywords=burr+grinder

http://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453767239&sr=8-1&keywords=clever+pour+over

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=french+press