OXO is already well-known for its high quality kitchen gear and now, they’re taking the coffee world by storm! Originally designed as a cold brew maker, the OXO Rapid Brewer has been adopted by coffee lovers to pull espresso-esque “soup” shots without electricity.
What Is a Soup Shot?
A soup shot is a small, concentrated coffee served warm in a petite cup, usually around 60 to 70 grams total beverage weight. The name comes from the way it is presented and sipped, more like a delicate broth than a traditional espresso.
Unlike thick, crema heavy espresso, a well brewed soup shot is clear, precise, tea like, and clean. The texture is lighter, but the flavor stays focused and intense. When dialed in well, it highlights clarity, sweetness, and structure without heaviness.
Soup shots are ideal for showcasing nuanced coffees. The compact format amplifies detail while preserving balance, making them especially compelling for high elevation, washed, or variety specific lots. The format was popularized by YouTuber Lance Hedrick, who helped pioneer using the OXO Rapid Brewer for soup shots rather than its original cold brew intent.
Soup Shot Recipe for the OXO Rapid Brewer
Dose and Grind
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Coffee: 22 grams
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Grind size: fine
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Start fine, then adjust using the pump test below
Setup
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Place a 58.5 mm puck screen at the bottom of the filter basket
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Add 22 grams of ground coffee
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Tamp evenly and firmly
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Place a paper filter on top of the bed (AeroPress filters work well)
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Screw the water chamber onto the basket
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Place the brewer on a scale over your cup and tare
Water
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Temperature: 198 to 205 F (start at 198 F)
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Water in: 80 to 90 grams, added slowly
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Advanced tip: lift and tilt the brewer while adding the first 10 grams of water to help trapped air escape and improve saturation
Pressurizing and Extraction
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Screw on the pump and remove the brewer from the scale
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Do one slow pump to fully saturate the puck
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Watch the metal screen from a low angle: you should see liquid spread from the edge all the way to the center with one full slow pump
Grind adjustment
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Saturates before completing a full pump: grind finer
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Takes more than one full pump to saturate: grind coarser
Pumping phase
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After full saturation, pump firmly and quickly (about two pumps per second)
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Stop when you hear a hiss
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Immediately remove the brewer from your cup
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Pump the remaining hiss liquid into a separate vessel
Advanced pressure control
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As soon as you hear the hiss, slightly unscrew the pump to drop pressure and prevent that final liquid from entering your cup
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Tighten it again over the sink and pump out the remaining liquid
Dialing In Yield
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Target yield: 66 grams in the cup
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Weigh your finished coffee before tasting
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If yield is X grams under 66 grams, add X grams more water to your next brew
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If yield is over 66 grams, reduce water accordingly
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Adjust water first, lock in yield, then refine extraction with temperature
Final Adjustment by Taste
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If it tastes astringent or dry, lower brew temperature
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If it tastes sour or under extracted, raise brew temperature
Bean & Bean Soup
The OXO Rapid Brewer produces soup shots that are clear, focused, and expressive, the perfect way to experience the full breadth of flavor complex coffees have to offer. And while it has a bit of a learning curve, once you have your favorite coffee dialed in, you can pump out a perfect shot in five minutes flat—without waiting for your espresso machine to heat up.
To help you get started, we recommend brewing our [coffee Jamie won with] as soup. Jamie, a talented barista at our FiDi cafe won the first ever soup competition with this coffee!
Try brewing our new releases with the Rapid Brewer Yourself!
