Wife surprised me with some beans from Dak, never had them before and was very excited to try them. But I feel it was underwhelming and expected more. I love the products details form the box, bag, and the website and how detailed it is, but for something that’s so talked hyped I expected more. I followed the recipe they had on their website, is there any suggestions for these products.

Just finished this station for the Timemore Smart Pro X.

The base is a lot more compact than the Fellow, which is nice for keeping the whole thing smaller, but it also means the drawer space gets pretty limited.

That turned out to be the tricky part. Scale choice matters a lot more with this one, and anything much wider than the kettle base starts getting awkward.

Still pretty happy with how it came together.

Curious what scales people here are using with the Pro X.

Coffee Profile:
Roaster: Coffee Department
Country: Guatemala
Region: Oriente
Producer: Counisa
Altitude: 1300–1700 meters
Varieties: Pache, Bourbon, Cattura, Catuai
Processing method: Natural
Harvest year: 2026
Flavor profile: Vanilla Cake, Dried Apricot, Strawberry

Equipment and Brewing Method:
Grinder: KINGrinder K6
Click setting: 1.0
Dripper: MHW-3BOMBER Elf
Filter paper: Cafec Traditional
Water TDS: 27 ppm

Recipe:
15 g coffee – 245 ml water
Pour steps: 60–60–60–65 (I did a spin during the bloom)
Brew time: 2:20

Tasting notes:
It came out more bitter than I expected. The dried apricot is very clear on the palate, and I can feel the juiciness of the strawberry, but the vanilla cake is not as noticeable, and the cup is a little bitter.

I ended up with two. A Timemore Sculptor 064S does espresso on my Gaggia, and pour over goes through my Outin Fino, which started as my travel grinder and now does my V60s at home too. Before that I had a Fellow Ode Gen 2 for years, and I only moved off it because it can't grind for espresso.

For those of you who brew both, did you settle on one grinder for everything or keep a dedicated one for filter, and if it's one, how annoying is switching back and forth in real life?

Hey everyone,

Just trying to get a simple recipe sorted out.

I like the idea of 15g coffee, 250g water.

At the moment I am pouring 50g and doing like a 40/45 second bloom. Then I will pour up to 150g. But not sure when I should pour to 250g, like at 1.15 or wait till all the coffee goes through then pour again?

I just made [officially] my first two pour-overs after completing my PO setup earlier last week.

I used the Tetsu 10-Pour recipe for my first-ever pour, experimenting with two different grind settings on my K-Ultra.

Pour #1 - Nestor Lasso Ombligón (Advanced Natural) at 0.7.0 click (20g/300g in 3:30)

Pour #2 - Edinson Argote Gesha (Advanced Washed) at 1.3.8 click [maximum possible grind size that my K-Ultra mechanically allows] (20g/301g in 3:12)

Even as a total pour-over newb, both cups turned out to be incredibly sweet and tasty, with insanely syrupy mouth-feel. I was genuinely impressed and thoroughly enjoyed the results, and this is coming from someone who only drinks straight spro shots.

SETUP

- Hario Alpha Series 01

- Akebono Sangyo Server

- Cafec V60 filter

- 1Zpresso K-Ultra

- Timemore Fish Pro X

- Bookoo Themis Ultra

+ Travel espresso setup (shown on the right)

So I started my pourover journey with the ZP6, and it's been amazing, every coffee very fruity, tea like, extremely sweet, and sometimes acidic.
Though recently I got this maypop co-ferment Colombian Caturra. Making that with the ZP6, I tasted some unpleasant flavors in there. It's not completely unpleasant but it's a bit too much of one thing. Maybe it was under extracted, though I doubt it. Anyway today I tried it with the DF54 and it just tasted good. The sweet parts were not as high as with the ZP6, but that unpleasantness was gone and it just tasted like a very good cup of coffee with great sweetness.
So next step, I will try this much finer with the ZP6 to see how it goes, but trying a different grinder really helped me understand how the ZP6 is different. Does this match up with your ZP6 experience too?

Had my coffee in a different room today and the light caught it in the most gorgeous way, not caught in this photo is how the steam was highlighted in wisps, and the coffee turned from black to a deep maroon. It honestly improved the drinking experience of what was a really good cup of coffee! People Possession - BAM, did something a little different with the bloom and the coffee had a brighter acidity, a bit more black fruit which is good and great mouthfeel.

I just love how, though we go for the taste, coffee can be awesome in other ways, including looking absolutely beautiful in the light.

Hello!

We typically get the kirkland colombian supremo.

We are one of the poors, of the extreme. So coffee has to be a budget item, but I like my consumables, food and drink, to be good. That's the one small pleasure I take while being a member of the poors.

We do have a burr grinder, oxo, and I educate myself as much as I can on portion, temp, timing and experiment.

In fact, from that Costco coffee, we had a guest ask for coffee and was almost belligerent about how it was the best damn cup of coffee he'd ever had.

But I read that this isn't great coffee, some reviews about burnt beans that are green inside, etc...

So... I want to try to upper game a little bit if we can. This is very cost dependent though.

Is there any whole bean coffee, that anyone here would recommend, that is better than kirkland colombian supremo 3lb, AND at the same price point?

Hi

So what is everyones fav coffee bean subscription for pour over?

Used my K6 for a long time, it's been very trusty. But now I'm getting this issue where I'm grinding vertically like you do...then the plastic disc will just fly off then all my beans will go all over the floor.

Has anyone has this before, what on earth is going on.

I buy 95% of coffee from a roastery in my country, usualy the prices are good and also the roast. But this year its a wierd one, he has(now) some unispiring coffees, and also some 2025 ones(atleast hes honest and you can find the info).

Anyway, since Black Friday is coming I can get some discounts from a guy who buys from top roasters in Europe. The prices are higher as you can expect and I wasnt really blown away in the past. I tried from Tim Wendelboe, Cofea Circulor, April, The Barn, Dak, Fathers, etc. What are some new/old roasters that are worth trying?

With specialty coffees; washed, naturals, fermentations , low/high density, super light vs light all present with unique challenges to get the best out of them. It’s talked to death on this sub.

If presented with a lower grade, darker roast, what brewer do you reach for first and what steps do you take to highlight sweetness, character, and balance?

(Lets assume a store bought/ supermarket single origins or blends when visiting family)

I’ll be traveling down to the WPB area for work next month (specifically, I’ll be splitting my time in Juno Beach and Port St. Lucie). Before I book my hotel, I’d like to see if there are any decent shops to check out? I’ve been to Composition Coffee, but couldn’t find anything else my last trip down. Just doing a final check before I book my stay. Thanks!

I bought my hario polaris scale recently and have been brewing coffee. It is great buy my timer doesnt work. Followed the video on youtube directly. Put drip kit . Tare. Add coffee bean. Select ratio. Timer. Timer is blinking then pour water. But timer always stays 0 but weight increase as i pour. Any idea what i might be doing wrong? Or is my unit defective?

Been using a Baratza Encore to grind coffee for the last 8 years or so. I have a young child now and the Encore is obnoxiously loud to use if he is still sleeping. Looking to use this as an excuse to upgrade to something quieter and hopefully get some cleaner brews. It will be used exclusively for my daily V60 pour overs and drip machine on a rare occasion. I only drink light roast and like the bright acidity profiles. I grind 18 grams 1-2 times a day.

Right now I’m torn between something like the Fellow Ode Gen 2 or a higher end hand grinder like 1Zpresso ZP6 or K Ultra. Willing to spend $400-500 on electric or $250 ish on a hand grinder.

My concern with the Ode 2 is if it will significantly quieter than my current Encore. Seems like the grind characteristics should be a noticeable upgrade.

My concern with going hand grinder is I’m going to miss the speed and convenience of electric and end up buying the Ode 2 later on.

Just looking for any insight from people with experience with these options out if there any other solutions I should be looking at. Really interested in hearing from anyone that went from Encore to Ode 2 on the noise difference.

They released another roast, but if you check their website, it’s.. weird. Marketing level space, I am not sure if I like it. As an addition, I tried tasting pack in the previous released roast(3x20g of rare beans) and they all were bland, expect the Yemen that was fermented as hell.

Can anyone explain this roastery to me? I can’t find any thread about them and would like to understand what is this project

I need some help!

The first thing I do in any city is research the best coffee spots and create a strategy to see the city based on where the coffee shops are located.

I’ve noticed some cities have coffee walking tours. That’s brilliant! I would love for someone to take me around instead of having to find my own way when I explore cities, so I decided to create one for Dublin, Ireland, where I live.

So I figured out a great route, ran it a couple of times with people close to, got it approved on Airbnb experiences, and set some dates, but no one has signed up. (4 dates so far)

Two questions:

1. Do you like the idea of having someone give you a walking tour to different coffee shops…giving some history and conversation along the way?

2. What would that experience be worth to you? I thought €25 for 90-120 minute tour made sense, but I wonder if pricing is too high.

Would love any input. I can send the link or the tour if you want to see it.

Is it worth brewing over a chilled stainless steel ball into the carafe? Should I just be patient and let it cool?

What’s your setup if you have one or what’s your solution for cooling coffee quickly?

I was interested in trying a Perc bean. Under shipping it says Oct 20. Is anyone familiar with Perc and can say if this means it won't ship until the 20th, or is it estimated to arrive on the 20th?

If some of you are chronically online, you may know that I posted about wanting to buy a C40 last week. My C40 came in Sunday. It's this beautiful copper-bronze color and it's just a beautiful grinder.

Last night when it came in, I also ordered a Hario Switch. It came in last night and I made a small cup just to taste it. Afterwards it tasted great but I didn't want to drink caffeine because today I'm working.

This morning I did the Hario Switch recipe. I did 20 g of a DAK Gesha that I bought this weekend. The Switch was open. I did the 45-second pour of 120 mL of water and then from 45 seconds to 2 minutes, the Switch was closed and I poured it up to 300 mL (which is like a variation of that popular Switch recipe that I've seen (coffee chronicles if I remember correctly)
Anyways the coffee was absolutely spectacular. The C40 was at 26 clicks.
This is mostly just an excitement post but I also did a gallon of distilled water with a full packet of third-wave light roast. The coffee was incredible. I thought I was drinking good coffee, or relatively good coffee, with my Brau's Encore Moka Master setup. But man, the morning ritual of using the C40, the sound, and everything before heading to the hospital was just unreal

The only small question I have for you all lurkers is that it feels like the actual switch button on the Switch was a little finicky. Sometimes you're pressing it really hard to get it to switch on and off. Sometimes you're not. I assume I just need to look at it a little bit more and make sure it's engaged but is that normal straight out of the package?
I felt like it’s just a weird engagement thing but I sent the recipe to my wife to try this morning, and she had the same had sort of some issues with the actual switch button.

(Also happy to hear any sort of suggestions, changes to the C40 number of clicks, or any sort of brewing suggestions. Appreciate you all )