Ordered a V60 to try this stuff
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Nice!
Which method you going to use?
Going to try Hoffman
V60 is new to me so nothing to compare to.
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Itās rather light of faff too.
I prefer 40/60 Tetsu Kasuya, but it requires a really coarse grind and a bit more faff and time. But itās easy to tailor the flavour of it when you get the grind close.
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Iāll try both
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Iām a coffee idiot so donāt take my word for anything but I started with Hoffmanās method (btw he has two slightly different ones, if you search his videos on YT) thinking it was easier than Kasuya - but having tried Kasuya, found it really wasnāt that much more faff and gave much better results. I havenāt looked back.
Iām still not sure Iām getting the best out of it (currently trying the below, which doesnāt taste all that great to me despite the lovely sounding description) but it does give me better tasting coffee than Hoffman.
I donāt like the Hoffman method, he likes his coffee lighter roasted and too weak tasting for me and loses too much body from the taste.
The 40/60 Kasuya works really well especially in the V60
The April method is also very good and far more consistent
The Osmotic Flow method gives the most intense and strong flavour with the most body but takes a few goes to get it right so if the coffee is expensive best not to try it out until you can do it properly and you enjoy the coffee it makes
I also find the single pour from Tales coffee and one Kasuya has also come with can be very good.
So many methods out there, worth trying if you have the spare coffee.
Kasuya for me
Looks a lot of faff for an 0700 wet.
Just tried that as I had not seen it before.
I used the same grind as I use for Kasuya and it was very different.
It is certainly intense and I enjoyed it, but doesnāt capture the flavour profile of a light roast in the same way as Kasuya.
Maybe I will use the Osmotic flow for the first cup in the morning 
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Iām not so keen on light roasts, at the moment, and mainly have medium roasts. Iāv always preferred coffee this way I havenāt really known about the lighter and more fruity flavours until I came back to brewing coffee this way rather then just putting it in a filter machine.
Cafec make a filter specifically for this method and they did a very good video on youtube as well.
I donāt use it all the time as I do find the Kasuya method better with some beans/dripper combo, especially the Torch Mountain.
I do enjoy that you can change the flavour profile depending on what you fancy just by changing the pour.
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I wasnāt really impressed with those beans either, especially for the price. I think I was maybe expecting too much based on the sherbet description.
Very interested in the Nextwave Pulsar dripper which has been developed in conjunction with Jonathan GagnƩ.
I was looking at the Nextlevel anyway, didnāt know they were working on a new one.
Interesting adding in a flow valve, I think it was sprometheus on YouTube who said it was between a French press and v60 before guess this makes it even more so.
Be interested on feedback if you get one
Looks like the Hario switch but better maybe
Yeah, I tried all variations of the Kasuya method but just couldnāt get it to taste of much at all. Itās pleasant but just a bit bland.
For those that have tried both, what are the benefits/differences between a flat bottomed dripper (like Kalita Wave / Torch Mountain) and conical one (V60)?
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The flat bottomed brewer Iām using (Bluebottle) is clog resistant. You donāt get a random brew where the fines all wash down into the point of the cone because there isnāt one! This makes it remarkably consistent. Not all flat bottomed brewers are equal though. I have been through the Kalita - both sizes- and this one is streets ahead.
That San Fermin coffee is pretty dull tbh. I had it a couple of times as a batch brew from one of their shops and it was bang average. If Origin canāt brew it better, who could?
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Agree about the San Fermin, it was a bit disappointing.
The Beloya otoh was 
(nla though)
Iāve just ordered some
And
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Interesting, might just try it for the fun of it. Iāve noticed that different beans seem to drain differently in my V60, even at the same grind setting. E.g. with the San Fermin, I keep getting sink holes in the middle of the coffee, and it rarely seems to drain according to the Kasuya method guidelines (e.g. being drained by each next pour and being done by 3:30), whereas the other beans Iām using, something my wife bought from Starbucks (which Iām actually finding surprisingly good, better than the San Fermin tbh), drains perfectly according to the times.
Edit itās actually the other way round with the drainage but Starbucks one still the better.
So glad to hear you both corroborate my thoughts (although shame I wasted my money). I assumed it was down to my poor brewing skills. Iāve been tearing my hair out brewing it in every permutation of the Kasuya method and with different temperatures and grind settings trying to get it right.
@coco let us know your thoughts on the Sitio BuscapĆ© and Kii. Iāve nearly finished with the SF so will be looking for a replacement soon.
Not all flat bottomed drippers are the same. I have the Torch Mountain dripper, lovely thing, but you really need to some practice to get a good cup of coffee from it, whereas the Simplify you just pour the water in and get a consistent and good cup.
The other dripper to look at is the Origami which can take both types of filter and lets you taste the difference between them.
I do like the Torch but I would probably take the Origami ahead of it.
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