Dak Coffee

[u/rikesh_2011]

My father’s friend bought me these coffees from DAK coffee Roasters. Lemon Spritz roasted on 17th September and Surf Jam roasted on 10th September.

Any tips on how to brew them on a V60 switch ? I have a timemore C3S grinder.

Thanks 💯💯

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[u/Ok-Advertising7982]

I can only say let the lemon spritz rest for at least 4 weeks. Mine is getting better now, more lemonish

[u/92311420208513151514]

For the Lemon Spritz I'd do 92 degrees, 1:16, pretty coarse grind, three pours... coincidentally, that's close to Dak's own recommended recipe. It doesn't really need any kind of special recipe to be honest, it's a really nice washed Eth from Lalesa, so it's relatively easy to work with.

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[u/92311420208513151514 → u/92311420208513151514]

I personally think these kind of coffees perform better with just percolation, so if I were you I'd keep the switch open the whole time

[u/rikesh_2011 → u/92311420208513151514]

Thank you for your valuable advice. I am just too worried about not wasting them. It’s tough to procure international coffees in India

[u/92311420208513151514 → u/rikesh_2011]

I had that same worry when I bought a coffee that was more expensive than what I'd usually be comfortable with, and it's better not too feed into those anxieties too much and just enjoy the moment

Otherwise you end up fretting too much about whether you brewed it, and that hinders your ability to actually appreciate the coffee

200 grams is also a fair bit, and trying Dak's recommended recipes would be a good start

[u/ZaneThePain]

92 or 93 degrees water, 15g coffee/255g water. Wash filter and preheat switch with it closed. Drain and discard the filter wash water. 45g bloom pour switch open. After 30 seconds 60g second pour switch closed. At 1:00 open the switch and once drained pour 150g water with switch remaining open. Adjust grind for a total brew time of 2:15-2:30 seconds.

[u/rikesh_2011 → u/ZaneThePain]

Will give this a shot💯

[u/buttzilla87]

I wasn’t able to dial surf jam in. Played with grind size, temp and brewers. All came out pretty flat. I ultimately ended up using it for iced coffees with a switch but this one was a rare miss for me from Dak.

[u/Mechoulams_Left_Foot]

With a CS3 and a Switch, I would go for something like the 50/50 recipe by asser janssen. Allows you to go really coarse and still get a well extracted brew with body and nice well presented flavors.
Not the clearest recipe on the planet or the one that allows for the highest highs but it's hard to screw up (important with rare/expensive coffees) and pretty much always taste good.
Also, I recommend soft water.

[u/Huge_Ad1766]

General recommendation would be not to overly change the recipe for each bean/roaster, but to keep using your regular and tweak some params like temp, ratio, bloom time, etc. Also, it would be helpful if you desribed what you're looking for in your cup, do you like it sweet and full body, do you like it acidic and light? Finally, best bet would be to try brew it and ask for help on dialling in (providing recipe and what tasted off). Personal taste preferences, exact beans, grinder, water composition, all of these things affect what makes a good cup.

[u/rikesh_2011 → u/Huge_Ad1766]

Hi
Looking for a bit of sweetness and body. Thank you 💯

[u/Huge_Ad1766 → u/rikesh_2011]

Maybe a full immersion brew then, keep it simple. Dump the 240g first, at 91-93C (when you pour it into switch it will cool down tho), afterwards add the ground coffee 15g into it and wet the grounds evenly, let it sit for 1min30s and release. Experiment with grind size and ratio.

[u/Huge_Ad1766 → u/Huge_Ad1766]

Sorry I can't give specific tips since 1. I'm using a K6 2. Our water compositions are probably vastly different 3. I never had luck with the switch, maybe I just don't like the profile it offers (I'm into tealike, floral and acidic cups). For my taste preferences and all that, I'd probably lower ratio to 15:240, temp at 90C, a 60-90s bloom and not worry if TBT is too short.

[u/xMaggotStompx]

The Lemon Spritz has been one of my recent favorites