{"product_id":"melodrip-pour-over-coffee-tool","title":"Melodrip Pour-Over Coffee Tool","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe man behind Melodrip, Ray Murakawa, left a career in video game development to tackle one of the biggest headaches in manual coffee brewing: inconsistent pouring technique. Applying his analytical mind to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/newest-coffee-beans\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Try one of our freshest coffees\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecoffee\u003c\/a\u003e, Ray spent years experimenting with 'low-agitation' brewing with the hopes of maximising flavour clarity and sweetness. In 2018, he launched a Kickstarter campaign for the culmination of that research: the Melodrip Pour-Over Coffee Tool. Following its successful launch, the Melodrip has excited home and competition brewers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Melodrip is a dispersion dish made of clear, BPA-free Tritan plastic that controls agitation for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/pour-over\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Find our pour-over gear here\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epour-over\u003c\/a\u003e coffee brewing. Held directly above your brewer, it acts as a diffusion screen, tempering the physical force of a bare kettle's stream to prevent an uneven flow of water through the coffee bed. Featuring 31 micro-spouts and a unique internal architecture, the Melodrip limits incidental turbulence to deliver a smooth, repeatable pour. By engineering the Melodrip to moderate agitation, Ray believes brewers can achieve more optimal filter extractions regardless of pouring technique. With the Melodrip, you don't need to travel with a gooseneck \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/kettles\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"See our kettles\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ekettle\u003c\/a\u003e; simply use a standard kettle and allow the device to gently moderate the stream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Melodrip Pour-Over Tool\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike other coffee tools, the Melodrip doesn't alter chemical variables like water temperature, composition, or brew ratio. Instead, it targets mechanical variables, specifically particle behaviour and filtration efficiency over time. The Melodrip's extensively tested dispersion mechanism creates a gentle rain that keeps the coffee bed stable. By minimising agitation during the later stages of your brew, it helps avoid bitterness and astringency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use the Melodrip Pour-Over Tool\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the Melodrip catches your water and breaks it into a gentle shower, the velocity and precision of your pour are less impactful, effectively reducing the need for a gooseneck kettle for those who don't have one, or improving the latter stages of a brew for those who already do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose your recipe and begin by blooming your coffee with a direct, bare-kettle pour. This initial step extracts the most soluble flavours before you switch to the Melodrip. During the bloom, gently stir the slurry with the included glass stick to ensure even saturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter blooming, hold the Melodrip just above the water level and slowly pour over the dish according to your recipe. For the remaining pours, gradually move the Melodrip in a circular motion around the circumference of your brewer. This ensures the water is distributed evenly until you reach your target brew volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair the Melodrip with your favourite pour-over brewer at home, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/pour-over\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Browse our pour-over collection\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ebrowse our pour-over collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMelodrip Pour-Over Tool features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qd3-5yx5qZY?si=ye8oec7EfwvdrRiJ\" style=\"margin: 40px auto; display: block;\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssists pour-over technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with all pour-over brewers, including AeroPress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiffuses water streams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduces water turbulence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineered from clear, BPA-free Tritan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel handle with textured grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes glass stirrer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMelodrip Pour-Over Tool specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelodrip: H 140 x W 51 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass stirrer: 6 x 150mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox: 165 x 115 x 65 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelodrip: stainless steel, Tritan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass stirrer: borosilicate glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGross: 400g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelodrip: ~55g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass stirrer: ~12g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Melodrip","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44124817031302,"sku":"MELOPOURTOOL","price":799.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/5548\/files\/melodrip_hero_spoon_7d45045f-e2bc-4a48-b3bf-bd338168feb3.jpg?v=1782894402","url":"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/products\/melodrip-pour-over-coffee-tool","provider":"Cape Coffee Beans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}