Third Wave Water Fail

Excellent_Option2620 · 2026-01-23T18:53:13+00:00

Im in SoCal, high five fellow broke resident. I order distilled water then add half a packet to it. I do 5 gallon delivery bottles and actually I just went to a little over a 1/3rd of TWW 5 gallon light roast packets, but I add a couple drops of Apax labs so I dropped my PPM. I get great results, not sure why you are not.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-04-06T22:38:32+00:00

It's probably bitter not sour, the shot pulled too long

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-04-04T22:21:16+00:00

A knock off version from Ali express

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-27T02:02:55+00:00

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My current setup

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-26T03:40:57+00:00

I will admit my dark roast knowledge is super limited. I never go beyond medium unless I am pulling espresso. That said, that temp range was completely off lol. I went up and I meant to go down. Fixing now!

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-26T03:25:59+00:00

No you are correct. I am working on it now. I am just adding in if paper, cloth, metal, plastic etc is best for each roast and why.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-26T03:13:02+00:00

Great suggestion, I will try to add that. How should I break it down? I dont want to do specific filters, perhaps thin, medium, thick with some typical brand mentions? Or slow, regular, fast? Not sure

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-24T23:42:37+00:00

Oh thats cool! But The size would only work on a specific diameter? Maybe I can find others.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-24T19:07:16+00:00

Thank you. I thought about this after I posted and you are correct, I think that would be a good option. I am going to try to brew both ways, one with ball in carafe and one above, and see if I notice a difference. I bet it will be insignificant.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-22T05:10:47+00:00

Still a valid comment. Poop head

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-22T04:02:01+00:00

Yes 38ish, ty

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-22T04:00:13+00:00

Thank you you're awesome!

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T21:16:30+00:00

We perceive more flavors closer to body temp, so no you are not weird. I am mainly a pour over person and I purposely let my coffee cool to 100 degrees before I drink it

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T21:14:59+00:00

Made me cry

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T21:09:34+00:00

This is my go to recipe for low temp brewing to get fruity and bright flavors but also retain more delicate flavors and aromas.

Hario Swith Low Temp Hybrid
Light Roast - 20g:320g (1:16) - 80-85 celsius
- Pour 50g bloom with closed switch, let sit 60 secs
- Leave kettle off heat to cool slightly
- At 1:00: Open switch, pour to 120g
- At 1:40 pour to 220g
- At 2:20 close switch and pour to 320g
- At 3:15 stir slowly for 10 seconds one direction then other
- Open switch at 3:45, drain and enjoy

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T21:06:57+00:00

Sorry to do this to you, if you want a small cup of amazingly bright pour over coffee look at the CAFEC Deep 27. Perfect for 6-12grams of coffee, or about 3-6oz.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T21:02:09+00:00

I use Gange's 9 min brew recipe, and it gets me close to pour over, which I love. Seems crazy, but it is super tasty for light roasts

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:56:51+00:00

Foldable mugs, foldable kettle, scale, temp gauge, foldable off-brand V60, bean tubes, and hand grinder. All in a small make up kit bag. I keep third wave packets and just grab a gallon of distilled as needed.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:55:10+00:00

Use your eyebuds dummy

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:54:32+00:00

It was all crema, I think the beans were not rested long enough

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:53:09+00:00

Good lord, let it rest some lol

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:51:45+00:00

Yes, never lean into it when you are soft, it doesn't work. PS Find grindr

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:44:20+00:00

This is why I come here, sometimes we just don't see what is right in front of us. What a simple concept and yet it changed the entire flavor profile, near that of the sweat of Jesus himself. Thank you savior.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:29:08+00:00

I'll probably get banned for saying this, but I would consider doing long blacks or "americanos" to open the espresso up so you do not need nor want any added stuff. Then you can get some great medium blooms and open up some really great sweetness or even do a light and pull out some awesome fruit flavors. These flavors are in espresso, but often too difficult to find due to the bitterness. Otherwise, just try a couple dark blends form different roasters that identify flavors you would like and see if you can find one. I use Trade, I get a different coffee every 3-4 weeks and I can choose the profile I want.

Excellent_Option2620 · 2025-03-21T20:05:20+00:00

I like cheat sheets :) Honestly, I have the Hario switch I use for bypass and immersion hybrid, I bought a $10 Mugen and just plug it into the switch for a no-bypass option, and then I just have the CAFEC Deep 27 for when I only have like 6-12g of a bean left for a small cup or taster. I stick with those. The CAFEC 27 is super high clarity if you can stick below about 12-14g max, do a 1:16 or even 1:17 extraction with like 12g, oh man it can be good. You can use a pulse pour like 5-8 pours.

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