OREA V3 BASALT MATTE BLACK - Limited Edition (base sold separately)

Back in matte black

A throwback to the original OREA V1, in a satin matte black finish. Made from food-safe Polycarbonate in order to optimise for thermal stability. A truly unique variant of the OREA V3.  

Competition Series 

OREA's usable samples of the V3 were made by milling some solid blocks of black food safe Polycarbonate - which we blasted into a satin matte finish for Matteo D'Ottavio (the UK Brewing Champion) to use at the World Brewers Cup. Matteo has gone on to take these devices to the UK Brewers Cup and the Italian Brewers Cup since then.

Why Polycarbonate?

OREA chose Polycarbonate specifically because it is so bad at conducting heat - which results in excellent thermal stability inside the brewer.  This allowed Matteo to start brewing without pre-heating the devices and it meant that he had a lot more control over the temperature in the bed and allowing him to manipulate the brewing bed temperature easier through the kettle temperature. In short - the temperature in the bed stays very consistent and reflects the temperatures in the kettle - without big hikes or drops - which other materials can cause. 

The thick walls of the V3 aid in temperature stability too, being 3mm thick. As the thermal conductivity rate is so incredibly low (0.19 K/WH) - it takes a very long time for heat to travel from the bed into the walls of the dripper. As polycarbonate is also very poor at radiating heat outwards (into the air around it), the walls slowly become an insulating force during the brewing process. 

The resulting device is a hyper-optimised brewer with excellent thermal properties, a lush heavy luxury feeling and a delicate satin matte finish. All of this on top of the much-loved OREA V3 design, which optimises for brewing consistency and a faster, better extraction through the patented flat bed. 

What filters can I use?

The best "wave" shape filters for the Orea Brewer V3 155 Small are the Kalita Wave 155 filters,the OREA Negotiator filters or the OREA X Sibarist flat filters. You can use any other 155 "wave" shaped filter, but recipes and performance may differ.