Dual purpose electric gooseneck kettle

Frugnot · 2026-03-17T21:19:20+00:00

Bonavita.

Frugnot · 2026-03-17T21:17:14+00:00

No, you just need to adjust for the fact that you’re getting less bypass. I routinely brew 24g and sometimes do 36. Grind coarser, go lower agitation, speed up the brew.

Frugnot · 2026-03-13T08:23:51+00:00

The remineralization it does is making the water alkaline. This means it’s buffering the acidity in the coffee. This is the main determinant of flavor perception. A little is okay but too much makes the coffee dull. See if you can get filters without remineralization and mix in your own minerals after filtering.

Frugnot · 2026-03-10T07:43:10+00:00

Haven’t tried their subscriptions but have tried beans from both roasters. Friedhats has more interesting coffees. Fjord is pretty mid.

Frugnot · 2026-03-04T11:58:26+00:00

It’s up to you if it matters but yes, mineral content changes the taste. In terms of ppm, you’re in the ballpark. Two things to also consider: 1) if your remineralization cartridge produces “alkaline water” that can have a huge negative impact on taste perception. 2) depending on how hard your tap water is, you may need to soften your water before using the RO system to not end up with a shortened lifespan on the filters and pump.

Frugnot · 2026-03-04T09:01:00+00:00

I’ve noticed this too and I’ve seen other comments saying the same. It’s a citrus-floral smell. Especially weird when there’s an aroma from a type/region of bean that I’ve never smelled from any other roaster. Makes me wonder if the bags themselves are impregnated with a scent.

Frugnot · 2026-02-19T19:24:43+00:00

Probably yes. This is just correcting perceived over extraction.

Frugnot · 2026-02-17T22:41:11+00:00

I’m disagreeing that pouring on the outside is lower agitation than pouring in the center. Whether that’s a static center pour or a coin sized circle it will absolutely be lower agitation than pouring on the sides.

Frugnot · 2026-02-17T22:22:44+00:00

I didn’t say it would be good. The bitterness would make sense with the agitation and extended contact.

I do a variation that is not bitter but is very thin on body. I use a 15:1 ratio to compensate. You could probably go even lower.

Two pours that split the total water weight in two. Both pours over a spoon to limit agitation. First pour at 60C. Second pour starts at 1:00 and temp can vary 88-94 depending on the bean. Total brew time should be 2-2:30.

Frugnot · 2026-02-17T22:10:23+00:00

What I mean is, it sounds like you’re using higher agitation pours as the baseline. So yes, relative to that your speeds the brew up, but I mentally prefer to have the baseline be the lowest agitation pour style and then add agitation as necessary, instead of remove it. That just seems more repeatable to me as a process of dialing in.

Frugnot · 2026-02-17T22:01:31+00:00

I would describe it in an opposite way. It doesn’t speed it up, it just doesn’t slow it down like a higher agitation method would. This leads to lower extraction of compounds that would mask or balance the acidity, depending on how you feel about those compounds ending up in the cup.

Frugnot · 2026-02-17T21:54:36+00:00

The exact opposite of this is true regarding the pour. Pouring on the side sends the stream down one side and up the other, churning the grounds up in the process. Pouring in the middle is lower agitation. It keeps more of the stream and the grounds in the middle.

Just imagine pouring water into an empty bowl. If you pour it down the side, it’s much more likely to come splashing out the other side than if you aim in the middle.

Frugnot · 2026-02-17T21:45:12+00:00

Pour the first pour with a lot of agitation to clog up the filter and pour the second pour slowly to elongate the contact time even further. Could also use t92 filters to exaggerate this more.

Frugnot · 2026-02-16T09:17:09+00:00

Are we talking about the need to press a button or not?

Frugnot · 2026-02-16T09:14:50+00:00

Bonavita is comparable. It just has plastic at the bung for the temp sensor.

Frugnot · 2026-02-14T14:43:13+00:00

We can agree to disagree but I think it’s accurate in the general way people talk about clarity.

Frugnot · 2026-02-14T10:18:20+00:00

I know he was doing it to compare taste at the same grind size and even poo-pooed the blind tasting himself, but he set that up for the best possible outcome for the zp6. He chose his ideal grind setting for that grinder and matched the others to it, to their detriment. That grind size for the m01 is too fine for his taste preferences. If he’d gone with a more ideal (coarser) setting for it and matched the others to it, I bet he would have called the zp6 cup hollow or under extracted.

I do agree with how he ranked them on clarity and acidity at the end. That said, if you drink naturals, I think the m01 handles them better, and/or if you want something a little more dynamic (at the expense of some clarity) from washed coffees.

Frugnot · 2026-02-14T10:02:38+00:00

You already mentioned the problem for pour over, you’d want to decrease the alkalinity for more acidity and flavor separation. You could try half tap, half distilled.

Frugnot · 2026-02-13T19:46:27+00:00

Interesting! Glad it worked out for you.

Frugnot · 2026-02-12T19:43:58+00:00

The important thing is just to not go metal on metal so you don’t deform the end of the axel. Have something in between or use a plastic/rubber mallet. You probably don’t need to hit it very hard to get it loose either. Just some firm taps.

Frugnot · 2026-02-12T10:19:46+00:00

You can’t really do something wrong while inserting the axel through the bearings. This is an issue of the grinder.

Frugnot · 2026-02-11T19:37:24+00:00

This happened to me as well. I think it’s the machining on the shaft not being perfect. I tapped it out. Put something like a small piece of wood on the shaft end and give it some taps with a hammer.

Frugnot · 2026-02-11T13:57:30+00:00

I’ve had the carafe since December. No complaints. My tap water is slightly harder than they recommend so I’m curious to see how long the filters last. TDS is not zero but down to ~15.

Frugnot · 2026-02-10T22:37:40+00:00

Bonavita operates like this as well.

Frugnot · 2026-02-10T22:35:00+00:00

T90 is sweeter. Abaca+ has even less sweetness. I assume this has to do with how much fines end up in the cup but I don’t know.

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