I pulled out my Hario Switch today and realized I’ve only really experimented with Tetsu Kasuya’s “God Recipe” (pasted below for those interested). Overall I’ve found the cups to be smooth and sweet. I don’t love the minor fuss of the temp drop, but it’s an interesting approach....
Exactly the recipe I was going to share! It’s a solid base and versatile: I play around with the number of pours before the immersion brew, how many grams are poured over versus held in the immersion, and how long the immersion is. I personally prefer a shorter immersion than the recipe, typically around 45s, but it really boils down to personal preference.
I got a Hario Switch a few weeks ago and, honestly, I wasn’t sure where it was going to fit in between my Chemex on the one side for large, slow brews and my Aeropress on the other for quick, single dose fixes. But the Switch has fast become my favourite coffee brewer....
I’ve got the switch (size 02) and absolutely love it, find myself using it nearly daily. The flexibility it offers for playing with methods is great. My favorite recipe is inspired by the Coffee Chronicler’s, that brews as a V60 for the first half and then an immersion brew for the second half.
Recipe below taken from the Chronicler website:
<span style="color:#323232;">Specs
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">This recipe can be adapted to work with doses from 15 to 26 grams of coffee and most common brew ratios.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Go for a 1:15 ratio if you have an entry-level conical grinder (such as a Baratza Encore or Hario Skerton).
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Adjust to 1:16 or 1:17 if you have a more consistent grinder.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">Pouring structure:
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">❶ 0:00 First pour: 50% total water volume (Open switch)
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">❷ 0:45 Second pour 50% total water volume (Closed switch)
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">❸ 2:00 Open the Switch and let it drain
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">Total brew time = 2.45-3.15.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">However, the total brew time can be a bit longer if you’re brewing around the max capacity for this technique (26 g / 400 ml) or are using natural Ethopians.
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Don’t know how many people have run across this or something like it before. This visual helped me early on and I still think about it if I have a really bad brew....
Here’s a few I’ve saved over time, all variations on the same thing. Unfortunately I haven’t saved the sources alongside them: apologies to the creator as I know at least one of them was made by someone on Reddit
For context> Civet Cat Coffee, otherwise known as Luwak Coffee, is made out of the poop of a civet cat that was fed with coffee. Without their poop, the coffee wouldn’t exist, hence the meme....
Hario Switch Recipes?
I pulled out my Hario Switch today and realized I’ve only really experimented with Tetsu Kasuya’s “God Recipe” (pasted below for those interested). Overall I’ve found the cups to be smooth and sweet. I don’t love the minor fuss of the temp drop, but it’s an interesting approach....
Santana feat. Rob Thomas - Smooth [1999] (www.youtube.com)
This song was everywhere for what felt like forever. It almost seems too soon to post it. OTOH, I’m drinking a cocktail and jamming to it so :shrug:
Finally finished my first RC car (lemmy.world)
I finally finished model 7 (Buggy) from 3dsets. It was fun to build, but mistake to take it in forest (one screw loose near one rear wheel).
Hario Switch coffee brewer (lemmy.world)
I got a Hario Switch a few weeks ago and, honestly, I wasn’t sure where it was going to fit in between my Chemex on the one side for large, slow brews and my Aeropress on the other for quick, single dose fixes. But the Switch has fast become my favourite coffee brewer....
Coffee Compass (lemmy.world)
Don’t know how many people have run across this or something like it before. This visual helped me early on and I still think about it if I have a really bad brew....
Collapsing an entire industry by not pooping (pawb.social)
For context> Civet Cat Coffee, otherwise known as Luwak Coffee, is made out of the poop of a civet cat that was fed with coffee. Without their poop, the coffee wouldn’t exist, hence the meme....