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July 15, 2026 at 7:38 am #4697Brewer and filter: Hario V60 02 plastic; Hario tabbed 02 paper
Grinder, burr and calibration: 1Zpresso ZP6 Special; 48 mm heptagonal burr; 5.2 from calibrated zero
Bean, roaster, process and roast date: Kenya Nyeri AA; Square Mile; washed; roast date 2026-07-01
Dose and water mass: 20.0 g coffee; 310 g water
Temperature and water profile: 93°C; remineralized RO, about 60 ppm GH / 25 ppm KH
Pour/agitation schedule: 60 g bloom for 45 s, then pulse pours roughly every 30 s to 310 g
Drawdown time: 3:05
Expected and perceived flavour: expected berry sweetness; perceived cup is sharp at first and hollow as it cools
Changes already tested: changed filter paper and repeated the same recipeThis is one of those purchases where every extra fifty dollars somehow becomes ‘obvious.’ I would like the version of the advice that remembers rent exists.
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July 15, 2026 at 9:40 am #4698
I would keep the current recipe for another two brews before changing anything. One good cup can be luck; three similar cups is information.
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July 15, 2026 at 1:11 pm #4699
The cleanup detail matters more than reviews admit. A tool used every day gets judged in the sink as much as in the cup.
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July 15, 2026 at 11:41 pm #4704
I would keep the current recipe for another two brews before changing anything. One good cup can be luck; three similar cups is information.
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July 16, 2026 at 1:27 am #4705
That tracks with my experience. The useful part is that you wrote down what stayed fixed, so somebody else can actually test it.
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July 15, 2026 at 7:36 pm #4701
This is exactly the kind of note I want in a forum: date, setup, what changed, and what happened. Future searchers can do something with it.
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July 15, 2026 at 8:37 pm #4702
The cleanup detail matters more than reviews admit. A tool used every day gets judged in the sink as much as in the cup.
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July 16, 2026 at 4:20 am #4706
i’d keep the current recipe for another two brews before changing anything. One good cup can be luck; three similar cups is information
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July 15, 2026 at 3:33 pm #4700
I am less convinced by the flavour claim than the workflow claim, but that may be because my water is different.
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July 15, 2026 at 10:47 pm #4703
I am less convinced by the flavour claim than the workflow claim, but that may be because my water is different.
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July 16, 2026 at 7:43 am #4707
The cleanup detail matters more than reviews admit. A tool used every day gets judged in the sink as much as in the cup.
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