GoodShave's Coffee Journal

A little light even though it was listed as medium. But I would bet you'll enjoy it! I prefer a slightly more roast, like Jim's Organic Guatemala. I will look forward to your thoughts!

A little light even though it was listed as medium. But I would bet you'll enjoy it! I prefer a slightly more roast, like Jim's Organic Guatemala. I will look forward to your thoughts!

Thanks Eric!

I will let you know once I had time to play with these beans.

celestino I ran across this pair of recipes for the Hario Switch and thought I would post them for you.
It is by Kurasu Kyoto. I have enjoyed their Kalita Wave and Varia FLO recipes so I thought I would try the Hario Switch recipes as well.
The video is in Japanese but if you turn on the closed captions, you can read the English translation.
I like that that the recipe only calls for 10g of beans. This is the smallest dose for any recipe that I have ever tried. That will come in handy when I get towards the end of a bag.
I am trying the hybrid recipe at the moment but plant to try the immersion recipe as well.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ9dfJIn9wQ

I’ve never seen that device before. It looks like it would brew similarly to the Clever coffee dripper. A lot like a French press.

celestino I ran across this pair of recipes for the Hario Switch and thought I would post them for you.
It is by Kurasu Kyoto. I have enjoyed their Kalita Wave and Varia FLO recipes so I thought I would try the Hario Switch recipes as well.
The video is in Japanese but if you turn on the closed captions, you can read the English translation.
I like that that the recipe only calls for 10g of beans. This is the smallest dose for any recipe that I have ever tried. That will come in handy when I get towards the end of a bag.
I am trying the hybrid recipe at the moment but plant to try the immersion recipe as well.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ9dfJIn9wQ

I’ve never seen that device before. It looks like it would brew similarly to the Clever coffee dripper. A lot like a French press.

Very good observation!

I would say the similarity to the French press would be that either brewer can do a full immersion brew but since both use filters, you would get a cleaner cup since the oils would be absorbed by the filter paper. I believe the V60 filters for the Switch are thicker (in general) than the filters for the Clever dripper but Kalita makes some filters that can also be used with the Clever dripper that are thicker and can make better tasting coffee (from what I read).

Hario came out with the Switch in 2019. The original versions were size V60-02 and V60-03 in glass. They now have the V60-02 in white ceramic as well.

The Hario Switch can brew like the Clever dripper and also can be used to brew like a regular Hario V60 (just leave the switch open). Both the Clever dripper and the Hario Switch can do hybrid brewing where you do immersion at one point of the brew an peculation at the other (pouring with the Switch open/Clever on the mug) but the Switch would be a little easier to control. The Clever can hold more coffee (in the large size). The Switch can swap out the cones, so you can use glass V60-01, V60-02, V60-03 size as well as the cone that comes with it which is in between V60-01 and V60-02. You can also swap in the steel V60-02. You can also can swap in the Hario Mugen cone for a low bypass brew option (since it has flat sides). I tend to brew small cups of coffee for one person so I use the V60-01 cone in the Hario Switch most of the time as it allows me to pour closer to the coffee bed and also have less glass to heat up (though I heat it up by closing the switch and letting hot water sit in it while I grind up the coffee beans).

If I was brewing coffee for more people, I might pick up a Clever dripper just to try it out.

There’s definitely lots of options in coffee making just like in shaving. I’ve never been a fan of the French press method for the reason you mention. Not as clean a cup. Also a bit messier to clean up after and not the same level of control as pour over. Clever and switch basically turned the French press upside down. Interesting that switch can do pour over too. Does it have a similar opening at the bottom as the V60?

There’s definitely lots of options in coffee making just like in shaving. I’ve never been a fan of the French press method for the reason you mention. Not as clean a cup. Also a bit messier to clean up after and not the same level of control as pour over. Clever and switch basically turned the French press upside down. Interesting that switch can do pour over too. Does it have a similar opening at the bottom as the V60?

The French press can definitely make a nice cup of coffee, and I have three of them in different sizes. The clean up keeps me from using them more often (and that I don't tend to make a large enough batch of coffee to fill one up). I tend to use them to make cold brew concentrate instead of brewing hot coffee.

The cone of the Hario Switch has the same opening as the V60-01 glass cone that I have. The cone fits in a silicone base which has a channel with a steel ball. The plastic switch pushes the ball in place to seal the silicone base, which keeps the coffee inside the brewer. When you open the switch, the ball moves out of place to allow the coffee to drain from the cone above. If you are doing a pour over, you leave the switch open (once you warm the brewer).

The cone on the Hario Mugen is a little smaller if I remember correctly with aids with slowing down the flow (in addition to having smooth sides).

If you look towards the bottom of the following page, you will see a top view of the Hario Switch and can see the steel ball in place. Below that picture is another one that shows the bottom of the silicone base.

https://coffeechronicler.com/hario-switch/

While looking through the coffee offerings at Eight Ounce Coffee, I ran across this page which gave a nice starting point on selecting your next bag of coffee, giving an easy starting point with Origin, Process, and Variety.

"A Beginners Guide to Choosing Your Next Coffee Bag":
https://eightouncecoffee.com/blogs/news/...coffee-bag

Today's brew was Wicked Joe Organic Coffee Co. (Topsham, Maine) - Guatemala Huehuetenango beans with Fellow Products Stagg XF and with Varia FLO dripper (Slow_2 screen, Project Barista Kalita 155 recipe). In used a Kalita 185 filter in both brewers. I preferred the taste from the Varia FLO this morning.

I am currently finishing my first bag of this Season's Holiday Blen from Jim's Organic Coffee. I liked the first mug so much (to my surprise, as it a medium-light roast) that I ordered 2 more bags!! Cyber Monday Sale. The coffee is right on the splash page.

I have not tinkered with things too much, but have been enjoying French press, Aeropress, and V60 brews. I have toyed with grind settings, but neglected to make notes so some days are rediscoveries, both good and not so good. 

On Thanksgiving, I repurposed my Bonavita goose neck kettle as a gravy heater!! We'd just taken the turkey breast out of the oven and were preparing to make the sides when we lost power. We are thankful for the generator and were able to have hot gravy, turkey, and some cold sides. Now I am working to clean the kettle properly. I did NOT pour the gravy as my wife suggested, because while easier and more classy, I can only imagine trying to clean gravy out of the goose neck!!

I am currently finishing my first bag of this Season's Holiday Blen from Jim's Organic Coffee. I liked the first mug so much (to my surprise, as it a medium-light roast) that I ordered 2 more bags!! Cyber Monday Sale. The coffee is right on the splash page.

I have not tinkered with things too much, but have been enjoying French press, Aeropress, and V60 brews. I have toyed with grind settings, but neglected to make notes so some days are rediscoveries, both good and not so good. 

On Thanksgiving, I repurposed my Bonavita goose neck kettle as a gravy heater!! We'd just taken the turkey breast out of the oven and were preparing to make the sides when we lost power. We are thankful for the generator and were able to have hot gravy, turkey, and some cold sides. Now I am working to clean the kettle properly. I did NOT pour the gravy as my wife suggested, because while easier and more classy, I can only imagine trying to clean gravy out of the goose neck!!

Eric,

So sorry to hear about the power outage, but I have to say that was a creative use for an extra kettle! I think that was a wise call not pour gravy through the goose neck!

I have been cycling through some of my non-breakable brewers seeing which one I would take on my next trip by car. I usually take my AeroPress but if I take my Timemore Youth Pour over kettle (with temperature gauge), then I could take a brewer requiring more controlled pours. I am using my Timemore Black Mirror scale to get used to using it again. I usually microwave the water when traveling, so I can dump the water into the Timemore kettle and pour from there (once the temperature reaches the desired pouring temperature). If I take the AeroPress, then I will use a pro digital meat thermometer that is fast to read temperature changes (for checking when the water temperature reaches the desired pouring temperature).

Also thanks for the heads up on the Jim's Organic Coffee Holiday blend! I just opened the bag of Wicked Joe Organic Coffee Co. (Topsham, Maine) - Guatemala Huehuetenango on Saturday and I have a bag of Blacksmith Coffee Roastery (Lindsborg, Kansas) - Guatemala Finca La Hermosa  on order already. There is a good chance that I may be receiving a bag or two of coffee at gift exchanges for Christmas, so I am trying to restrain myself from buying more coffee at the moment.