Decided I wanted another manual brewing option to compliment the other 10, so I picked up an "Ace Brewer" at a local roaster. I was curious about their brewing methods, as this is how they were making delicious cups of coffee for customers.
The Ace Brewer is essentially a cotton filter for immersion brewing. I hand grind 10 grams of coffee (using a Lido 2), steep the coffee for 2.5 - 3 minutes in 97°C water, then pour through the filter into the mug (you can scale up to make more at once). Finally I just quickly rinse the grinds out of the filter and leave it on the counter to dry. Very easy considering the quality, in my opinion. The cotton filter may be tough for some to wrap their head around (roasted coffee is antimicrobial; pour some boiling water through it), but I'm wondering if it's part of the magic. No wasting filters and no more paper taste (despite rinsing every possible way lol). This method is now my current favorite brewing method of any.
The Ace Brewer and further info is available here:
https://acebrewer.org/ I'm not affliated in any way with this company, or the roaster. Just a connoisseur looking for clean, uniform cups of coffee passing on a suggestion.
I guess I might as well forget about getting the metallic
Able Brewing "Kone" filter - can't imagine it would be much contest vs. the Ace.