Harbor Switch is amazing. Love this. Great coffee for all.

Thanks for the great content! IMO The most underrated youtube coffee channels

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the kind words

Please share your recipe with the mugen top!

Thank you for the update! I've been using the 03 switch and I'll definitely try your updated recipe.

Yesss! Was just thinking about your channel - source of most my favorite coffee recipes!

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

Thanks, that's awesome to hear :)

THANK YOU! I broke my switch glass and have been using one with a chipped top because I didn't want to buy a whole new glass. Glad this fits!

@Martin_Edmondson

12 күн бұрын

On the Hario website you can order spare parts (at least in Japan anyway.) Might be a bit cheaper than buying a glass V60 with base. Priced at ¥1100, which is about $7USD.

Nice. I still haven’t gotten a switch. But I’m a big fan of my clever. Consistency and ease of use.

I appreciate your efforts brother, I just got a switch and your videos are helping me get the best out of it.

those hacks are really neat, not very costly, but adding so many options.

Check Mugen instruction - only up 90C. It's acrylic, it's not safe to pour hotter water. I think Hario creates it's only for dark roast coffee.

Thanks! Informative video! I’m completely in the rabbit hole, even have a TDS meter. No regrets but I would’ve saved a lot of money just buying a 1Zpresso hand grinder and a V60 since that’s my go to method 90% of the time. Nitro cold brew is my latest obsession, lots of experimentation going on with this…

Love my switch!

@coffeechronicler

13 күн бұрын

Great to hear, there are many of us out there!

06:20 April is releasing their own "switch" style brewer this week. It's essentially a switch style base with their glass brewer attached. However you can't swap it out since it's a design specific to that brewer.

I had a switch for two years and changed it to the Swork design brewer simpler and adjustable flow i also use my pulsar top shower and it fit perfectly on top

@coffeechronicler

13 күн бұрын

I have seen more people talk about that dripper lately. Unfortunately, Swork stuff seems to be hard to get outside the US.

@xenodrake4008

13 күн бұрын

it's kinda weird tho. I like the adjustable flow on pulsar a bit more personally (dont have to turn the whole brewer)

Great tips! Can you please make a video on how you are dialling a grind size for a new coffee? Like your full workflow

I’ve been using the ceramic mugen with my switch and love it. Do you use the same recipe as your normal switch for the mugen one?

Great video! Been thinking about getting the switch for iced coffee - what would you recommend for technique if doing Japanese style iced coffee? On my regular V60 I've been doing ~1/3 of total brew volume in ice, but curious about the timing of when to close the switch and reopen. Thanks in advance!

I first came across the Mugen/Switch hack from Vincent at Tales Coffee, but found that the "ball" interferes with the bottom tip of 3:07 the cone. Thanks for sharing your hack by using the flat bottomed filter and disc. Love your videos!

@animeanytime

12 күн бұрын

The ball touches the bottom tip of the cone, but that doesn’t stop you from brewing with a conical filter. The main issue I have with the Mugen and conical filter is that filter placement and folding really matter, as inconsistencies in filter placement can lead to significant bypass and inconsistency in drawdown time.

@VivaLaKnox

11 күн бұрын

I was also wondering that. The Mugen kind of seems a little 'deeper' than the glass v60, so that the ball smashes the paper filter more. I wonder if that limits the flow rate. Never made a direct comparison.

Great video! Just got a Switch after whet it feels like years of thinking about getting one. Are you preheating the glass? Read the returns on doing that are minimal any thoughts? Also are you using the ‚default‘ Hario ones or something like Cafec?

Great video. Please repeat with a Clever Dripper!!

Any options for plastic for the size 03? The Hario Mugen appears to only come in a size 02

Thanks for the awesome update to your amazing initial switch video Asser! It is still my all time fav recipe. But I swapped to a plastic v60 simply because pre-heating was annoying with the glass switch. Do you think pre-heating it is 100% necessary? Using my kettles custom water for pre-heat seems wasteful, and it takes my sink tap like 2 min to get hot (and only gets to like 50deg C).

@iggywow

12 күн бұрын

Is it 100% necessary for you? Try things, see if you think it's better or not.

Do you coarsen the grind on mugen with switch compared to your original recipe? I'm assuming less bypass would benefit from coarser but would be great to hear more on your exact Mugen switch approach.

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

I mostly use the Mugen for very small brews in testing, and for those it works okay with the same grind setting. I'd grind coarser for brews of 15 grams and up.

A very intetesting experiment that ive had few others try and agree. If you put a v60 or mugen on a stand and pour away with whatever pouring method, you can spoon the bottom pour as it drips, tasting the coffee in different stages. Just like tryin out a Salami espresso shot. We all agreed that the first tasting during the bloom phase was intense ( about a 3 to 1 ratio) so 15g coffee, bloom with 50g water. The next phase was the main pour of about 150g water. During that time we could spoon and taste the coffee throught out the pour process. I dont inderstand why anyone would go past a 13-14:1 ratio. The coffee is so watered down and weak towards the last , lets say 50g, pour. If you want flavor with some body cut it off at a lower ratio. Longer ratios diliute the flavor. In a world where we have now such unique fermentation, coffee should be appreciated at its most heightened state before it dies off in temperature. It tastes the same at room temp if given too much time

@ilkzode1822

12 күн бұрын

@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat hello caffienated friend. I think the higher ratio is of several reasons 1) you do have more volume to drink. If that serenity of coffee in the morning gets you going then pour more but theres a catch. Lets take your favorite steak for example. If its an 16oz vs a 32oz you would think wow double the pleasure. Well in reality theres a real thing called flavor fatigue. Your tongue and pallete do get overwhelmed. it tastes good for so long, but not orgasmic like that 1st bite. Same with coffee. Coffee is essentially liquid steak. We sip and enjoy but after a while our taste buds get a little bored. And when coffee or food temp decreases, so do the aromas. Its really a self taught science experiment. But the absolute one thing ive noticed on many youtube channels, is that no one does my described experiment. Why should anyone follow a LH recipe, a hoffman recipe, a tatsu devil recipe How about every single home coffee lover pour like the way i said, in whatever manner, (bloom no bloom, pulse pour vs one pour , swirl no swirl) and actually taste the coffee as it pours out like a Salami espresso. That way you can actually come up with a recipe for your liking. I personally dont give an arse to last year world champ winners. Lets finally be honest and humble with ourselves. Make coffee to your liking

@ilkzode1822

11 күн бұрын

@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat its good to hear a very common sense fellow coffee lover not get brainwashed. Def alot of crap put out for views n sponsors. Keep up with your brew. Salutes from usa

@ilkzode1822

11 күн бұрын

@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat it def is a commie state hahaha so much greasy salty food in the US gotta love it. Im in Pennsylvania. Boring state but lots of good raosters here. Havent home roasted yet. Thats a whole new rabbit hole im not ready yet to explore. Finally nailed espresso and pour over to my liking and ran away from all pretentious coffee hype. Maybe during the winter when less things to do ill fill up my house with flying chaffe hahaha

Definitely would love to see your original recipe tweaked for mugen. I just made one with your OG switch recipe but with the mugen (even used K max lol) draw down was significantly longer which is to be expected. Great acidity just pretty astringent. I will mess around but it was a great starting point. Thanks for sharing! Could be the water chemistry too. I used 40/40. Would also love to hear your preferred water.

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

I mainly use it for

@Jahloveipraise

12 күн бұрын

@@coffeechronicler thanks for the quick reply! I’ll give it a shot. Thanks again, love your content man I appreciate it a lot.

What about the water first approach?

How would you approach a large batch like 38g / 600g?

How do you feel about agitation? I really enjoy using the Hario switch and agitating the beans

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

Agitation video coming soon! But yes, I think in a 2 pour recipe agitation needs to be considered.

What is that carafe you’re using? Looking to switch to Mugen so it’s more travel friendly

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

Cafec Tritan Beaker Server

What knobs would you turn to maximize acidity and minimize sweetness, aside from a longer first pour?

@coffeechronicler

11 күн бұрын

Grind coarser and brew at a shorter ratio. But not sure why you'd do that :)

@VivaLaKnox

11 күн бұрын

@@coffeechronicler I like the flavor profile. It just can't get acidic enough for me 😅 If I grind coarser I'm simply extracting less. I'd like to extract *different* flavor aspects at different stages of the brewing process. E.g. Kasuya's idea of a high temp initial percolation and low temp immersion -> get the fast extracting acidic compounds in the first part, and complete it with the low temp second part, with less of the slower extracting chocolaty/bitter/earthy flavors that typically extract later in the brew. Have you experimented with such modifications? It's hard to find any science about it and I haven't done much side-by-side testing. Hmm that would be a case for the triple mugen-switch comparison, hahha

What size Kalita papers do you use with the size 02 and size 03 v60s?

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

185 size fits 02 Hario Cone. Size 03 I only brew with Hario Filters, but you might find some batch brew wave paper that could fit.

@jatinthebox8574

12 күн бұрын

@@coffeechronicler thanks

I got a mugen for one of my switches after my cat knocked the glass one on the floor. That one now lives in the office

Do you have a link to the tritan server?

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

It's called Cafec Tritan Beaker Server

What is you recipe for vey small doses? Thanks!

@coffeechronicler

12 күн бұрын

8 g / 130 ml. Standard pattern, but close Switch at 20-25 seconds, open at 2:00

@user-xr8ft8zz1b

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for that! I heard that low doses are very hard to brew with V60 because of increased channeling. Do you have a different experience?

I've abandoned every other immersion and pour over method I have since i got the switch last December.

@coffeechronicler

13 күн бұрын

Pure pour over will always have my heart, but the Switch wins every time for convenience!

The flat bottom mod seems like a flawed idea with water pooling at the bottom not brewing coffee.

@coffeechronicler

11 күн бұрын

Assuming you pour in a regular fashion, it shouldn't be bypass water but rather brewed coffee. Whether it hangs out in the carafe or in the area below the screen doesn't really matter in this scenario.

I wish they sold the switch with a plastic (or even tritan) V60, so I wouldn't have to buy them both...

Hated the marble/lever stopper on the switch. Garbage design for the cost of it.

@animeanytime

12 күн бұрын

What did you dislike about it?

@CBstoffer

12 күн бұрын

Why? I find it works great.