Thanks for sharing this story. I really enjoy reading stuff like this. You responded to a prior post re the Kono. I started reading about it and saw that it significantly predated the v60. I was pretty fascinated by this history and decided to buy one. I haven’t had a chance to play with it a whole lot - with the beans I’ve tried on it so far I was still preferring the v60, but I’m going to keep experimenting with it. I like the faster Abaca filters with the v60. Perhaps I need to try the kono with conventional filters instead. Re the FP. Have you tried the Caffi filters? It’s the only way I will do FP now. Cleanup is super easy. It’s a very dfferent brew. You will need to adjust technique and grind size (happy to share my recipe if you’d like). Its really a filter brew with this and tastes like it. I actually prefer the taste, but it does still extract a little bit of oil for some FP experience - should be considerably healthier with the filter as well.

Adopt me.

There are a number of them. The one I use is literally called “brew-timer”. Available on apple and Google play stores. There is one called “cofi” on F-Droid that looks very similar as well.

Is most of science, something you cannot?

You don’t ever feel that you have some beans that are taunting you? That there’s a better cup in there somewhere and your current bag of known tricks just isn’t touching it?

But how does line keep going up then???

Nothing short of your soul

Probably same as standard moka pot? Looks like you just force the water through at cooler temp with this instead of waiting for it to boil?

I have a high faffy tolerance, but this seems like it might cross a line even for me!

Would love to try it though

Looks like you need a pop-up blocker

Neat. Interesting it looks like company is “kono” but dripper says “konos” on it. Assume the 41 can fit a Hario 03 size filter then? Any opinion on if the 41 can brew a single cup as well as the smaller size version?

While the v60 has a decent amount of bypass, I’m not sure it’s excessive. It’s a popular criticism of it, but it brews a better cup in my own hands at least than some lower bypass brewers (I’ve thrown in the towel trying to get an ideal cup with the mugen for example).

Agree, the look of it does make we want to use it more! I’m definitely guilty of using, creating, and propagating, some somewhat complex switch recipes. For me the thing that makes these accessible is using a timer app that is programmed specifically for a given recipe that just walks me through the steps and timing without the need to plan or think ahead.

I’m not familiar with this one. What do you like about it?

Not to harp but just to address those concerns. I’ve had mine for about a year now. Just double checked-No scratches. You can get away with just a rinse at least 9/10 times, probably more. It doesn’t spot much at all, I throw it in the dishwasher just every once in awhile out of obsession not because it’s stained or producing off-taste. Dishwasher is a pretty harsh environment and it still looks like new. The fins are replaceable for a few bucks too if you ever did get a scratch. I can understand wanting to wait for a different version, but I don’t have a sense this is very popular and I’d be surprised if Hario released it in a different material any time soon. Consider treating yourself to one for a birthday or something. In case anyone is wondering, the fins are PCT resin and base is bpa free polypropylene.

I said my bit about the plastic, so not going to try any harder to change minds.
I think a metal version might end up closer to a weapon. I bet you could find a glass blower to do a custom glass version which would be pretty neat.

Pretty good chance these will cross the line between epic embarrassment and getting arrested for public indency if you slip your dad bod into these to Pick the girls up from school.

This is a nearly exclusively immersion recipe. It will brew a nice well rounded cup no doubt. The hybrid variants shine with more delicate washed / honey process beans and this option is why I personally favor the switch over the clever dripper.

Hey, thank you! Do you use a switch currently? If so do you have a favorite recipe for it?

Try it both ways. Bet that you either won’t notice a difference or that you might slightly prefer leaving it off. Brewing at near boiling the entire brew might be tolerated by some pretty light roasts, but in general a little less extraction of the late grinds is typically preferable. It feels a bit less fussy to not have to keep popping it back on the stove too.

I think there are minor differences in taste buds, but I don’t think it’s the main driver behind tasting subtly in coffee. Almost all of us spend years drinking coffee that tastes like “coffee” and that flavor profile by and large is from over-roasting and over extraction. Specialty coffee appreciation comes from attention more than biology. Part of tasting theses differences comes from wanting to. If you are perfectly happy with your coffee experience it’s going to be harder to consciously attend to nuance. If you are interested, I think an easy way to appreciate a well tuned brew is to order a light or medium roast pour over at a reputable Cafe, buy some of the beans you just tasted, and try to then replicate that cup at home. Unless you have an immense stroke of luck, it’s unlikely youll achieve the same notes you tasted with the professional brew. Whether or not you choose to chase that cup is up to you, but I’d wager you’d notice difference at least.

Oh nice catch. Fixed that!