Thank you. My goal in upgrading my coffee prep was to eliminate using sugar in my coffee, which if it tastes like sink water is a solution. With research, it became obvious that taste outcome was related to multiple options: beans, grind, method of brew, water temperature, time…etc, etc. It is overwhelming. For a beginner, your recommendation of the switch leaves options to explore and learn to manipulate the ratio, grind, time etc. I bought an ok hand grinder, an ok weigh scale with timer, an ok gooseneck kettle plus the Hario switch. Thank you for recommending the Switch for beginners, it seems to be an adventure to explore on the road to personal coffee exploration.
Of course! I'm glad you found the recommendation helpful. I hope you enjoy the process of brewing coffee at home and find the perfect recipe. If you have any questions or need further assistance along the way, feel free to reach out.
love my hario switch v60 maximizing the full potential of every coffee beans by utilizing its dual brewing method. and im not suggesting this for the beginners for it needs a lot of tools and attention to details to be able to use it properly.
Great video buddy, especially for beginners. I currently have 4 of those drippers, and would say my top recommendation for beginners is still Hario Switch. It's just so versatile - if a beginner decides they can't be bothered with pour over everyday, then just do the immersion style, much better than french press. However if they start nerding out and want to go into V60 the switch can do that as well. 👍
@@MrTsaoo yeah, I really like it. Although my go-to brewer nowadays is the Origami. But, as you said, not the best brewer for newbies to start out with
I've been doing pour over for about two months now and am looking to upgrade to a better dripper. With your help I've leaning toward a Kalita. You recommend the stainless steel over the ceramic. Is that mostly for durability? Once I get my skill level maximized will both drippers produce the same tasting coffee? Thanks for your videos, they have been a great help! I'm a new subscriber, please keep making more coffee videos!
I ended up finding really good deals on the Kalita ceramic wave and the brass Kalita wave. The heat retention difference is quite pronounced, just like you said. I like the coffee that I'm getting from both brewers but I think the ceramic Wave yields smoother, richer coffee. Thanks again for your help!
In my opinion when we talk about pour over the first dripper would be ideal a Kalitta Hasami (ceramic) 155, the steel never buy, its awful, the glass is too fragile, if your willing to take the risk the glass is great, but would still recommend the ceramic for a begginer, because is the middle term between the very fast ones; glass and tsubame. And the awful clogging garbage one the inox. But the ceramic is much more expensive than a regular plastic v60. So depends on your pocket, if you can buy the Kalitta Hasami 155. And the 155 is better for beggeniers, because the coffee bed is close to the kettle so its much easier to control the distance between the kettle and the bed. The same goes for the v60, buy 01 only buy 02 if intend to buy the Hario Drip assist. But remember method should never be a begginer priority, you shoul go: 1#Good coffe, 2#Scale, 3#Grinder (if you have a shop close to you, wait a bit and buy a better grinder, if you want do pour over and dont want to wait buy 1zpresse Q2 heptagonal, its by far the best budget grinder) 4#Kettle and then 5# Methods.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's really helpful to hear about your experiences with different pour-over drippers. I totally get what you're saying about the Kalita 155 being a solid choice, especially for beginners. And you're right about prioritizing the essentials like good coffee, a scale, and a quality grinder before diving into brewing methods!
I believe ceramic is a better conductor of heat than plastic and therefore not retain heat as well as a plastic dripper, although I'm pretty dumb so i could very well be wrong. Also i personally don't like using plastic with boiling water so I would still use the ceramic one.
I have tried the original Chemax and used it occasionally before, but I believe the lack of ribs on the dripper causes the flow rate to be too slow. However, I still think it can be used with some adjustments. I plan to make a video discussing Chemax soon. Stay tuned
Well, you definitely should have adjusted the grind size accounting for the properties of each dripper. Otherwise, it’s an unfair comparison, and misleading (especially for beginners who will unfortunately learn bad habits if this is all they watch). Instead of using so many drippers (and encouraging beginners to get so many) it is better to learn how to dial on any dripper (and the pretty much the most basic thing is adjusting grind size instead of arbitrarily sticking to a fixed setting).
Thanks for sharing bro! I got what you mean but I am afraid to make this video getting too complicated. And if I used different grind size might be another unfairly situation.
Taste can be very subjective, and what might seem indistinguishable to one person could be quite distinct to another. It's not about rocket science, but rather about personal preference and individual sensitivity to flavors. Plus, a lot of the enjoyment comes from the overall experience and the context in which something is tasted.
