Brewing Gear We Trust

Recommended Gear

There’s a lot of coffee gear out there. Most of it is unnecessary.
These are the tools we actually use, teach with, and recommend because they’re reliable, approachable, and produce excellent coffee without overcomplicating things.

Foundational Gear

Hario Scale
What: A fast, accurate digital scale
Why: Coffee is about ratios. Guessing ruins good beans. This scale is responsive, durable, and affordable.

Baratza Encore Grinder
What: Entry-level burr grinder
Why: Grinding fresh matters more than almost anything else. The Encore is consistent, repairable, and punches above its price.

Fellow EKG Electric Kettle
What: Precision temperature electric kettle
Why: Stable temperatures and controlled pouring lead to repeatable results. It also happens to look great on your counter.

Manual & Home Brewing Gear

Toddy Cold Brew System
What: Immersion cold brew system
Why: Smooth, clean cold brew with low bitterness. Easy to batch and very hard to mess up.
Needs: Scale (preground coffee works fine)

Chemex Brewer
What: Classic pour-over brewer
Why: Clean, bright cups with clarity. Self-contained pourover setup that can batch brew and make iced coffee.
Needs: Scale, grinder, gooseneck kettle

Hario V60 Setup
What: Cone-style pour-over brewer
Why: Maximum control and learning. Great for anyone who wants to understand why coffee tastes the way it does.
Needs: Scale, grinder, gooseneck kettle

AeroPress
What: Immersion + pressure brewer
Why: Forgiving, versatile, travel-friendly, and fast.
Needs: Nothing — scale and grinder take it to the next level

Fellow Aiden Batch Brewer
What: Precision batch coffee maker
Why: Batch brewing done right. Proper bloom, temperature control, and consistency without babysitting a pour-over.
Needs: Scale and grinder for best results

Brewing Guides (Highly Recommended)

Brew It Better Brewing Guides
What: Step-by-step brew guides for each method
Why: We’ve made tens of thousands of cups of coffee across cafés, training labs, and home setups. These guides save you the headache of trial and error and get you to great coffee faster—without guessing, overthinking, or wasting beans.

Available guides:

V60
Chemex
AeroPress
Espresso
Cold Brew