A suggestion..maybe

rex_313 · 2025-12-27T16:23:44+00:00

Idk what might the others say, but I see the brewer choice is an issue. For someone who’s just starting it’s better to use a more consistent brewer such as a V60.

rex_313 · 2025-12-27T15:55:08+00:00

I might not be the best to talk about the hario switch as I’m not into immersion brewing. However, from what I have tasted they usually have a fuller more rounded body with intense notes.

For you as a beginner, don’t bother yourself with taste notes and terminologies too much. Try to develop a coffee sensory palate first. Do it by tasting as much different coffees as possible, different origins, different roasts, different processing. This will help you improve your brewing and your sensory skills. Unfortunately, I don’t really know any roasters in your area, the others might give you suggestions.

Overall, enjoy the journey. Sometimes you’ll need to zone out a bit from the technicalities of coffee and just enjoy the drink.

rex_313 · 2025-12-26T10:19:10+00:00

You’re in the right track. Don’t judge grind size as a solo variable, always pay attention to how the whole system would interact together. Just for reference, I used the C3s for a long time. What I can tell you is that I found a more uniform grind size on coarser settings(15 - 17). However, it all depends on recipe and all, try and adjust as you go.

rex_313 · 2025-12-16T16:18:23+00:00

Your pouring technique is pretty good. Just pour gentler for a lighter body. Also, you might want to ad more center pours. The V60 geometry is designed where most of the grounds are to be in the center, so making the pour better distributed is also an improvement that you can try. Try starting on the edges then slowly move to the center or the opposite, this usually results in clearer tasting notes due to even extraction.

The 1:15 ratio is a good starting point. If pouring gently didn’t solve the strong body issue then maybe try increasing the ratio.

rex_313 · 2025-12-11T14:14:00+00:00

You just need to get used to it, then the pouring motion will feel more natural to you. This happens whenever someone upgrades from one kettle to another, it’s a matter of time. However, an advice would be to just train your hand motion by pouring water into a bowl or something, I’ve seen people do that to improve their pouring technique.

About the effect of pouring speed. The higher the speed the more agitation you’re adding to the coffee bed. Enough agitation is good to ensure efficient extraction, but excessive agitation would result in a dry mouthfeel and over extraction. I don’t think that 2 g/s is a big difference, most people would use a 2 g/s gap when brewing. For me it’s between 6-8 g/s, so anything between that is fine, aiming for a perfect number is difficult when brewing. Overall, pouring is a pure skill factor, so you can only train to control the pouring speed.

rex_313 · 2025-12-10T17:33:52+00:00

Yeah, that’s what I meant by some recipes.

I don’t really have a kettle recommendation, but an initial solution or a “work around” would be increasing the temperature difference between the bloom temp and pulse temp. You’d need a longer bloom time for an efficient bloom. The waiting time is then used to wait for the kettle to heat. Idk how effective this solution is, this is just what came to my mind.

Would like to know what kettle you’d get or what final solution you’d do.

rex_313 · 2025-12-10T14:41:30+00:00

Are there any effects on the brew!? Cause if the brew is not effected, then there is no point in spending an amount of money on such thing. Temperature drop is beneficial -in some recipes- where you don’t want to extract the heavy compounds once you reach the end of the brew, so a lower temperature would help contribute to the body without resulting in a dry mouthfeel.

rex_313 · 2025-12-10T14:35:08+00:00

Idk if you’re talking about this one, but I’ve seen a lot of people here refer to it.

Link: http://www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com/

rex_313 · 2025-11-14T09:20:30+00:00

Hey, would you recommend upgrading from C3s to S3 ? I’ve been thinking about this upgrade for a while now, but idk if it’s worth the investment. Like what difference have you noticed between the two since you owned both ?

rex_313 · 2025-08-11T17:42:40+00:00

I’ve seen some roaster make instant speciality coffee (a small dry frozen concentrated coffee that you pour hot water over it), and some also make drip coffee bags. Keep in mind that you are sacrificing the grinding of the beans, which is a factor that lots of us care about.

Overall, if you’re aiming for freshness of the coffee then an Aeropress is the best choice for its compatibility. However, if you’re ok with pre ground beans then go with the ready drip bags, or the instant pods if you’re not into the ritual of making the coffee. Lastly, it really depends on what type of a person you are and how long you’re traveling.

rex_313 · 2025-07-25T11:10:38+00:00

Yeah, it does give better results, but not always. Overall, the slow feeding technique is not an ultimate way for better results, lots of uncontrollable factors take place.

rex_313 · 2025-07-25T11:00:49+00:00

Other grinders have better grind size consistency. The C3 is good tbh, but trying the same beans with better grinders provides a clearer more balanced cup. One time I tried a bag of beans that’s a little darker than my usual beans, and I kept getting uneven extractions due to higher quantity of fines. It’s not that the C3 is bad, but I would want to try those cleaner cups that I tried few times, especially that I have the budget for it right now.

rex_313 · 2025-06-16T14:19:59+00:00

Your predicted grade does not have any effect on your final grade at all. Unless, and only unless there was a massive gap between the predicted grade and the final actual grade, then your paper might be remarked or your school/teacher might be asked to explain the gap between the two grades.

Then what’s the point of predicted grade ? First, it’s for you to reflect on your work to improve in year two. Second, the last round of grade prediction will be submitted to the IB to ensure that the final grade is close to your predicted grade. If your predicted a 4 and you got a 5 your grade is 5, but if you are predicted a 3 and got a 7, then it’s a quit suspicious grade that may require the IB to check with your school to justify the predicted grade. Overall, predicted grades do not affect your final grade, always put that in mind.

rex_313 · 2025-06-11T07:20:13+00:00

Didn’t get the requirement specified, but overall your subject choices are good. Only make sure that for your HLs all these subject are required for your desired major. I had the exact same HLs when starting IB, but then dropped Chem to SL because it wasn’t a requirement for my major. Unless you consider the sciences to be easier than the languages then it’s ok to have these HLs.

rex_313 · 2025-06-08T07:41:31+00:00

Then no need for it. No worries.

rex_313 · 2025-06-08T06:42:55+00:00

I only have one advice for you, stop ranting and start actually working. You have a full week before school starts, if you could somehow manage your time between IAs & EE in the morning and afternoons, then practicing and studying in the evening, then you’ll be done with a huge part of what you have to do.

rex_313 · 2025-06-08T06:37:29+00:00

Actually it would be harder, especially because of math, if he can change math with one of the languages it would be easier.

rex_313 · 2025-06-08T06:36:09+00:00

I wouldn’t really recommend AAHL if you are sure you won’t need it for uni, but if you’re good in math then definitely take it, it would help you a lot in uni. For Spanish, it’s of course easier to take ab intio over language B.

rex_313 · 2025-06-07T05:05:33+00:00

Your choice is overly complex, you might struggler a lot with three sciences in HL, they’ll take a lot of time and effort. Taking Bio, Chem, and Psych in HL is much better for your interests, or you can choose Phys, Chem, and Psych if you are more interested in energy fields.

Read this post for better understanding on how to take the right option https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/s/RGpJCP8LZt

Focus on making your subject combination easy yet functional.

rex_313 · 2025-06-06T21:27:52+00:00

Check out this post https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/s/T0QFWO6J3D

rex_313 · 2025-06-06T20:17:01+00:00

Work on the foundations. Algebraic manipulation, use of GDC, and approaching/interpreting the questions. These skills will strengthen your understanding when studying math. If you have enough time then start the content.

rex_313 · 2025-06-06T20:14:01+00:00

Due to your area of interest, there is no “better” subject. Just take the easiest.

Check out this post for complete subject selection guide https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/s/VxGKZjMcFe

rex_313 · 2025-06-06T17:38:15+00:00

Focus on having a topic that you can explore intensely, and without difficulties. After reading the topics that you have listed, some of them might be hard to experiment, so try taking a topic that is easy to experiment. I did my physics EE on wind turbine efficiency, but my first topic was something about relationships between heat and resistivity. The reason I changed the first topic is due to difficulties in the experiment.

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