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Permalink Reply by Mike McGinness on October 23, 2011 at 12:52am

Seems very similar to the Clever Coffee Dripper except using a different filter system...

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Permalink Reply by Dustin DeMers on October 23, 2011 at 11:31am

The clever can make a great cup, so unless theres a ton of fines that get threw that filter I dont see why this couldn't make an excellent cup as well.

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Permalink Reply by Casey Loseth on October 23, 2011 at 4:59pm

I just really don't like the Idea of using plastic for anything. We use Brewts for all our tea, and we have a clever, but I'm not a fan of them at all. Good Idea but I hate plastic.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Pellizzer on October 23, 2011 at 6:17pm

I have never used a Brewt but I have experience with the Clever. My only problem is that the clever is always cracking I believe from the hot water. I never put my clevers in the dishwasher, never drop them but sooner or later they all develop hairline cracks at upper rim. Not made for commercial use longer than 2 weeks.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Eckert on October 23, 2011 at 7:39pm

Aeryn,

It would be helpful for the conversation if you would post specifics about what you experiencing with the Brewt.  While I don't own one, I have had some Single Origin's made from them in the past that I thought did the coffee very well.  It was much cleaner than a press pot with many of the subtler notes often lost in other preparations shining through.   I think it was prepared like a cupping sample, pouring at 200 and not breaking the bloom until 4 minutes.  Then decanting immediately. 

 

What are the brew perimeters you are using?  What specifically do you not like with the results?

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Permalink Reply by olivier dutil on October 23, 2011 at 9:53pm

used them for a year now got 4 of them running sold like 50 and never crack one or got any of them return , they be great to me

 

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Permalink Reply by Joseph on October 24, 2011 at 5:23am

Olivier,  do you brew coffee in these with or without a paper filter?

olivier dutil said:

used them for a year now got 4 of them running sold like 50 and never crack one or got any of them return , they be great to me

 

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Permalink Reply by olivier dutil on October 24, 2011 at 5:52am

Nope  with paper filer

 

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Permalink Reply by Todd Campbell on October 24, 2011 at 6:26am

Never used them for coffee, although I have for tea and they worked pretty well.

what don't you trust about them?

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Permalink Reply by Joshua Hutcheson on October 24, 2011 at 6:46am

I've never had one of our clevers crack before, but we also keep them warm.  Maybe drastic temperature changes are causing cracks in your plastic?

Timothy Pellizzer said:

I have never used a Brewt but I have experience with the Clever. My only problem is that the clever is always cracking I believe from the hot water. I never put my clevers in the dishwasher, never drop them but sooner or later they all develop hairline cracks at upper rim. Not made for commercial use longer than 2 weeks.

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Permalink Reply by R. Justin Shepherd on October 24, 2011 at 12:35pm

Brewt is basically an Abid/Clever aimed more for tea. And there are MANY cafes that have put down the v60s and picked up the Clevers, due to ease of use and consistency. As a shop owner who LOVES Kalita Waves, syphons, and the occasional Bonmac drip, I will definitely be using Clevers as the single-cup method when I start my by-the-cup program soon. They don't "look cool" by any means. But they make great coffee when used properly.

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Permalink Reply by Casey Loseth on October 24, 2011 at 3:38pm

I've found that the plastic absorbs flavours over time. We've got a couple that no matter what goes into them it all tastes the same. It's easy to avoid that they just need to be cleaned immediately.

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