Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Paper-filtered espresso has become a thing. I've heard it increases extraction yield and, more importantly, improves coffee flavor. I'll be the judge of that. Join me for a deep dive using seven different paper filters. Is it a breakthrough, or a lot of BS? Meet me on the other side and I'll let you know.
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Setup for all shots:
16 g dose
Preinf: 10 - 15 sec (1 g out)
Extr: 30 g out in 30 sec (+ / - 2 sec)
E&B Lab B702TF-h22-NT ridgeless, straight, flat basket
IMS E61 200 IM shower screen
Pump set to 8 bar
Water temp set to 94° C
Flavor results (totally subjective):
Reference shots (no paper) = 5.0
Aeropress: 3.5 / 5.0
Chemex white via Good Brothers Coffee: 3.5 / 5.0
Kalita Wave: 2.0 / 5.0 (worst flavor)
Cafec T-90: 3.0 / 5.0
Kinto cotton: 3.0 / 5.0
Cafelat robot: 3.0 / 5.0
Hario boxed white: 4.0 / 5.0 (best flavor)
Good Brothers Coffee: goodbrotherscoffee.com/products/portafilter-paper-espresso-filters-200-count
#espresso
Audio capture: Zoom H-5
Audio edited with WaveLab Elements 10.0.70
Video Capture: Panasonic HC-X920
Video edited with DaVinci Resolve 18.0.3
Still images edited with Gimp 2.10.240
Production Assistant: Leo Greene
Music:
Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Paper-filtered espresso has become a thing. I've heard it increases extraction yield and, more importantly, improves coffee flavor. I'll be the judge of that. Join me for a deep dive using seven different paper filters. Is it a breakthrough, or a lot of BS? Meet me on the other side and I'll let you know.
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Donate to the UNICEF Palestine Emergency Appeal: unicef.org/appeals/state-of-palestine
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Setup for all shots:
16 g dose
Preinf: 10 - 15 sec (1 g out)
Extr: 30 g out in 30 sec (+ / - 2 sec)
E&B Lab B702TF-h22-NT ridgeless, straight, flat basket
IMS E61 200 IM shower screen
Pump set to 8 bar
Water temp set to 94° C
Flavor results (totally subjective):
Reference shots (no paper) = 5.0
Aeropress: 3.5 / 5.0
Chemex white via Good Brothers Coffee: 3.5 / 5.0
Kalita Wave: 2.0 / 5.0 (worst flavor)
Cafec T-90: 3.0 / 5.0
Kinto cotton: 3.0 / 5.0
Cafelat robot: 3.0 / 5.0
Hario boxed white: 4.0 / 5.0 (best flavor)
Good Brothers Coffee: goodbrotherscoffee.com/products/portafilter-paper-espresso-filters-200-count
#espresso
Audio capture: Zoom H-5
Audio edited with WaveLab Elements 10.0.70
Video Capture: Panasonic HC-X920
Video edited with DaVinci Resolve 18.0.3
Still images edited with Gimp 2.10.240
Production Assistant: Leo Greene
Music:
Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
