Metal Gravity Drip & Percolation
These brewers use perforated metal chambers rather than paper or cloth. The Vietnamese phin and South Indian filter drip slowly by gravity into a cup below; the Neapolitan flip pot is turned upside down to start; percolators cycle boiling water repeatedly through the grounds.
What is a metal gravity coffee filter?
A metal gravity filter holds ground coffee in a perforated metal chamber and lets hot water drip slowly through by gravity, with no paper needed. Well-known examples are the Vietnamese phin and the South Indian filter, both producing a strong, concentrated coffee in around 4–10 minutes.
Entries in this chapter
- No. 102Biggin Coffee PotA coffee biggin is a pot with a removable top section that holds the ground coffee over a perforated base, a strainer or a cloth bag.
- No. 101Electric PercolatorFill the pot with cold water to the cup mark, fit the perk tube and basket, and add regular or percolator-grind coffee.
- No. 167French Drip Pot (Du Belloy)A French drip pot, or cafetière du Belloy, is a two-part coffee pot from about 1800.
- No. 103Karlsbad Coffee PotA Karlsbad coffee pot is a porcelain pour-over with a glazed porcelain filter and no paper.
- No. 099Neapolitan Flip PotFill the lower part of the cuccumella with water to just below the small hole, put ground coffee in the perforated basket and screw on the filter, then fit the upper part with its spout facing down.
- No. 155Peruvian Esencia de CaféEsencia de café is a very strong coffee concentrate from Peru and Ecuador.
- No. 098South Indian Filter CoffeePut about 15 g of fine coffee, often blended with chicory, in the top of a South Indian filter, set the pressing disc on it and pour in water just off the boil.
- No. 100Stovetop PercolatorFill the percolator with water to the line, fit the tube and basket, and add coarse coffee, about one heaped tablespoon per 8 oz cup.
- No. 097Vietnamese PhinSit the phin on a cup, add finely ground coffee, rest the press disc on top and bloom with a little hot water.