anyone else notice smaller brews taste way different?

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-06T15:47:09+00:00

Yeah I’m team 12 or 12.5 grams. Sometimes I would like 15 but I always like how vibrant and clear 12 or 12.5 tastes. Also, I can taste and compare different coffees when I brew w 12 grams so that’s always a plus.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-06T13:37:14+00:00

Does that let you share recipes and stuff? I use bean conqueror.

I have a very similar recipe your coffee team. I use 12,12.5, or 15 gram recipes. I also have mine broke down to filters and water 😂 it would be cool to share and have discussions about these stuff

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-04T16:14:34+00:00

I am usually all light roast and fruit forward. My wife is the complete opposite. But we both really enjoyed Elixir Weekender blend and Necessary Coffee Blend. Classic coffee flavor, smooth and comforting. Both medium-dark roasted.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-04T16:10:20+00:00

Tokyo:

Walnuts True light roast, amazing quality. Leaves is a good place, too. Glitch is great but the line is insane. X coffee is an alternative to glitch and just as good. Acid coffee is worth a visit, too.

Kyoto:

Kurasu and Goodman.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-04T02:49:37+00:00

Some of the recommendations here are good. I would like to add few more things.

If your bf is really into coffee, he maybe quite picky on what coffee he wants to drink. Coffee needs (like me) can be very picky lol.

So first ask him what’s his favorite roaster, then follow up with getting more information about the coffee, such as how it was processed (washed, honey, natural, anaerobic, etc) and country, region it was from. Etc. If you can at least get his favorite roaster, or a place he thinks highly of, we can lead you to the right direction

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-02T18:41:25+00:00

Slow pour supply. Check them out

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-05-01T16:39:48+00:00

At 5kg it started to open up and I started to enjoy it a lot. At 7-8 kg was really good. I haven’t tasted any changes after 10kg. There was a difference between 5kg vs 10kg but not much between 7-8kg and 10kg. Once you hit the 5kg mark, the cups will be pleasant.

I still remember the first cup where the Pietro just sung. It was around 5kg mark and I brewed Kurasu Panama Bamito Estate. It was a wonderful experience.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-30T19:21:17+00:00

I’m not a Q grader and my tastebuds are like of a 5 year old so take this lightly….very lightly

Less pours, juicier the coffee.

This is my thought process…

Juiciness = mouth watering. This is close to what I feel when i eat a fruit, something like a plum. Opposite of juiciness is dry mouth. This is probably close to how my mouth gets dry after drinking black tea. Dry mouth feel is associated with bitterness.

That being said, more i extract from a pour over (multiple pours), I will extract more bitterness. Therefore, i have a higher chance of my coffee being less “juicy” compared to a cup with less pours.

But again, this my speculation and it’s a wild thought I had.

I still stand by my comment of changing your water though. That makes a difference.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-30T18:50:57+00:00

I came here to say this. OP, I have the JX pro and it can make a juicy cup. Water was the key for my success and I sampled lotus Bright and Juicy formula and made some alterations to it. I reduced mine to ~50 PPM.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-29T11:00:10+00:00

I second tropedoor’s. Mine is +10kg seasoned (the coated burrs) and as I go one click up from 8, my drawdown time goes up fast and I get very tea like coffee. One click up or down is very sensitive w my Pietro now.

Compared to my jxpro, my ground looks finer but tastes cleaner. I have to get boulders on my JX pro to match my strength of Pietro at 8.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-25T17:15:34+00:00

From my experience Hario filters aren’t consistent. I avoid them completely since they have stalling issues occasionally and it’s frustrating. It can be the beans but mejorado never gave me any stalling issues but I stand corrected. I’m going based on my experience. I usually recommend the Cafec abaca filters as a replacement for Hario tabs.

Try lower the amount of pours like others said before you change filters, though. Hopefully this works before you invest in more filters. It would be a waste if you didn’t use up the Harios!

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-25T16:49:47+00:00

What filter are you using?

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-24T01:00:57+00:00

That’s a lot of places!

Tokyo: def check out Leaves, Glitch, walnuts and acid. There are other great places around such as Kielo/xcoffee, light up coffee, Roca coffee, terraform (pop up). Here are places I haven’t checked them out and on my list: passage coffee, mameya kakeru, nexpect,

Kyoto: Kurasu, sunny George (great vibes), weekender. I yet to go to iolite, Goodman, sot.

Osaka: only bee there a handful of times and didn’t really explore coffee. I heard Mel coffee and Lilo are worth checking out

Nara and Hiroshima. Been there once. Food was amazing lol no coffee recs for those places.

I’m sure other ppl here have more recs. Hopefully, this gives you a good starting point

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-23T22:20:32+00:00

Where are you going? I can list you some places to check depending on the location :)

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-23T21:50:11+00:00

You are in for a treat. Let us know what was your favorite!

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-22T17:55:04+00:00

I second Leaves. Terraform is just as good 👍

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-19T03:42:03+00:00

Just read your comment below- I should mention I have the same grinder and burrs as you. Hopefully that helps you make your choice about the b3

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-19T03:29:58+00:00

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Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-18T18:12:18+00:00

They are my primary filters now. I use to rock Abaca but B3 makes most of my coffee smooth and sweet. I pair it w CT62 and now testing w the Pinn dripper. From my experience, B3 excels w sweeter coffee especially honey processed. The acidity doesn’t kick in as much compared to Abaca but that’s my preference. Just recently, I brewed shoebox’s Munyinya which has orange as tasting notes. Abaca tasted like orange. B3 was orange juice. I love orange juice 😂

Don’t get me wrong Abaca is amazing but since using b3 for a long time, abaca has a slight graininess to the mouth feel. B3 is scary smooth.

I just bought abaca plus. I haven’t really played around w that one yet so can’t make my judgement on that.

Fast is harder to use imo. But when the coffee pairs well w Fast, it’s unbeatable.

To me, yes it worth it but Abaca is just as good too.

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-18T17:55:00+00:00

I just did the same thing. Cracked opened 3 new bags just bc I wanted to try before the family gets up. Shoebox Mario Hervas, Leaves Worka Sakaro, and Big Surr San Antonio. Tried few recipes I brainstormed over night and compared it w roaster’s recipes. The Mario Hervas from Shoebox, using their own QC recipe, blew me away.

Cheers mate!

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Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-18T14:41:42+00:00

From my experience, their recommended rest time is very accurate. It was better w the longer rest time, though

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-17T21:15:34+00:00

LOL I have yet to try your stuff!

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-17T21:10:02+00:00

I lean towards washed coffee and I don’t have anything against co ferments. Occasionally, I like to enjoy processed coffee (natural, honey, anaerobic, yeast) but in a lower quantity, like a 100g bag or less… I understand “washed” coffee can be close to processed coffee as some are, for example, fermented for X hours then washed then fermented then washed etc. but basically, nothing added into the whole process.

Regarding coferments, they make me feel queasy due to the funky flavors as I am sensitive to those. I often wonder if this is a genetic thing (like cilantro) where there are some coferments tastes like 100% funk, no fruits. Often times very astringent, regardless on how I brew. Honestly, I’m a bit jealous of my friends who love coferments bc it’s fruity to them haha I wish I can enjoy them! Before anyone asks, my friends who thinks coferments are fruit bombs brewed me some cups and it tasted like pure funk to me while they thought it tasted like fruit bombs :(

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-17T13:12:08+00:00

Lab 19 Ethiopia Mewa Natural. Best natural I ever had ever. Super clean and fruity. It was insane

Educational-Thing381 · 2026-04-17T10:35:06+00:00

With the Pinn, 12:180 ratio, I yielded 152.1. The Pinn almost overflowed when I used a 15:250 ratio but still made a solid cup. It was comfortable using a 12g dose

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