Sibarist RARITIES SLOW - Cone M 30 sheets

A slow-flow conical filter that extends contact time through the paper, for light roasts and recipes that need more extraction without a finer grind

Light roasts are dense and slow to give up their solubles, and a fast drawdown can leave a cup that tastes thin or sharply sour. The usual fix is to grind finer, but past a certain point that adds fines to the bed, raises the risk of channeling, and makes the end of the drawdown harder to predict.

The Sibarist RARITIES SLOW Cone Filter is a medium conical paper filter for 02-size, 1 to 4 cup drippers, made in Spain by Sibarist. Its paper adds flow resistance, so the drawdown runs longer and the coffee spends more time in contact with the water while your grind setting stays where the cup tastes best.

How the SLOW Paper Shapes Extraction

Sibarist is best known for its FAST filters. Sibarist rates the paper in its FAST Cone M, which Slow Pour Supply carries, at a drawdown 15 to 40% faster than other filters, which lets brewers push to finer grinds without choking the bed. SLOW takes the opposite approach. It increases flow resistance, and Sibarist designed it for a longer drawdown and a high level of cup cleanliness.

Flow resistance changes where contact time comes from. On a fast paper, total brew time depends mostly on grind size, pour rate, and agitation. On SLOW, the paper holds water in the cone longer, so you can run a medium or medium-coarse grind and still reach the extraction yield a light roast needs. A coarser grind also sends fewer fines toward the filter, which helps the drawdown stay even through the final pulse.

Sibarist points to two uses in particular: bringing more flavor out of light-roast profiles, and a different way of extracting highly fermented coffees. With heavily processed lots, the slower paper gives you one more variable to work with alongside grind, water temperature, and pour structure, so grind size does not have to do all the work.

SLOW is part of RARITIES, Sibarist's limited collection of specialty coffee filters with properties outside its core range.

Product Details

Brewing with the SLOW Cone

Fold the side seam, seat the filter in the cone, and rinse with hot water to preheat the dripper and server. Because the paper adds resistance, start a step or two coarser than your usual setting on a fast filter, then dial in by total brew time and taste.

If the drawdown runs long and the cup tastes dry or bitter, open the grind. If it tastes thin or sour, tighten the grind, or extend the bloom and add a pulse pour to raise extraction. Keep the dose, ratio, and pour schedule fixed while you adjust, so the change in drawdown time is easy to read.

The Rareties SLOW Paper

•       Increased flow resistance: Slows the drawdown and extends contact time, so extraction can rise without grinding finer.

•       Cup cleanliness: Sibarist designed the paper for a clean cup with high clarity.

•       Medium cone shape: Sized for 02 conical drippers and brews of 1 to 4 cups.

Compatible Conical Drippers

•       Hario V60 02: 60° cone, medium size, 1 to 4 cups.

•       ORIGAMI Dripper M: Medium-size cone, 1 to 4 cups.

•       CAFEC Flower Dripper Cup 4: Medium-size cone, 1 to 4 cups.

•       Suprima Instruments SD-1R : Medium-size cone, 1 to 4 cups.

•       DragonFly Concial Brewer 390ml: Medium-size cone, 1 to 4 cups.

What's in the Box

•       Filters: Sibarist RARITIES SLOW Cone Filter, Medium x 30 sheets

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