Islands Cafe
Brew Methods
Welcome to our brew guides. Please locate your favorite coffee extraction tool from below and use our guide as a starting point to brewing your preferred coffee.
Plunger/Press
AeroPress Grind of Beans:
fine-medium
Ground Coffee:
2.5 tablespoons of coffee (17g)
Brewing Time:
1-2 minutes
Flavour Profile
Bright, bold, and strong
Drip Machine
Grind of Beans
Medium coarseness
Ground Coffee
2-2.5 tablespoons of coffee (14-17g) for 450ml water
Brewing Time
8 minutes
Flavour Profile
balanced, cleaner, refined, floral.
Pour Over/Drip Chemex
Grind of Beans
medium-coarse
Ground Coffee
6 tablespoons of coffee (42g)
Brewing Time
4 minutes
Flavour Profile
balanced, cleaner, refined, floral, sweet notes and non-acidic
Pour Over/Drip Coffee Cone
Grind of Beans
medium-fine to coarse
Quantity of Coffee
3 tablespoons of coffee (21g)
Brewing Time
1-3 minutes
Flavour Profile
Smooth, round body
Percolate Stove top Moka Pot
Grind of Beans
Fine-Medium CoarseGround
Coffee
2.5-3 tablespoons of coffee (17-22g)
Brewing Time
5 minutesFlavour Profile: espresso-style coffee, strong and can be bitter
Flavour Profile
Bold, round body
Vacuum Siphon
Grind of Beans
Medium coarseness
Ground Coffee
6 tablespoons of coffee (40g)
Brewing Time
6 minutesFlavour
Flavour Profile
Mellow and delicate flavours
Espresso Shots
Grind of Beans
Fine Ground
Coffee
2.5 tablespoons of coffee (18g)
Brewing Time
23 - 28 sec.
Flavour Profile
Sweet, full-bodied, espresso-style coffee
French Press
Grind of Beans
Coarse
Brewing Time
4 minutes
Ground Coffee
2-2.5 tablespoons of coffee (14-17g) for one cup
Flavour Profile
Pure, clean flavour nuances that are complex and robust body
