Loveramics Smooth

Equipment notes

The Smooth is one of three drippers in the Brewers series by Loveramics, a Hong Kong tableware brand with long-standing ties to the specialty coffee scene. Developed with ceramic designer Simon Stevens, the series shares a single porcelain cone shape across three models, each with a different embossment pattern that sets a different flow rate. The Smooth sits in the middle of the range and comes in celadon green as its signature color. Inside the cone, straight vertical ribs run down the wall. They lift the paper filter just enough to keep drainage channels open, neither hurrying the water along nor holding it back, which places the Smooth squarely between the fast Mellow and the slow Strong. With a moderate contact time, extraction stays even, so acidity, sweetness and body arrive in balance rather than tilting toward any one side. It takes standard 02-size conical paper filters, the same as a Hario V60-02. The thick porcelain body warms slowly, so preheat it generously with hot water before brewing. Because the flow rate is close to standard, an existing V60-style grind and recipe transfers over with little adjustment. This is a dripper for those who want one dependable all-rounder that handles any coffee.

Filters that fit

• Hario V60 02 TabbedDefault
• Hario V60 02 Tabbed (Natural)Default
• Cafec AbacaCompatible
• Cafec Abaca (Dark Roast)Compatible
• Cafec Abaca (Light Roast)Compatible
• Cafec Abaca (Medium-Dark Roast)Compatible
• Cafec Abaca+ 02Compatible
• Cafec FlowerCompatible
• Hario V60 02 TablessCompatible
• Hario V60 02 Tabless (Natural)Compatible
• Hario V60 MetalCompatible
• HIFLUX Folding V 02Compatible
• Kinto SCS Cotton Paper 04Compatible
• Kinto SCS Stainless 02Compatible
• Origami Cone MCompatible
• Sibarist B3 Cone MCompatible
• Sibarist FAST Cone MCompatible