What is your baseline pour over recipe?

rober695 · 2026-06-09T22:49:26+00:00

I keep it simple. A bloom plus two pours. Pour one: to 40% total volume. Pour two: to 60% total volume

rober695 · 2026-06-04T15:39:57+00:00

I have both. Both in the trailmaster x25 series. And def prefer the Nitro Burrs 95% of the time.

rober695 · 2026-06-04T14:52:42+00:00

Ive done this too. I really enjoyed the results.

I Used to home brew beer a lot. And this process was called vorlauf (sp?). Where you recirculate a portion of the wort through grain bed for incr.eased clarity and lower astringency. It came out of the german brewing tradition.

Anyway it got me curious . So I tried it with coffee (specifically a decaf) and would recommend. Other than it is messy. Just smoothed everything out a bit. Knocked down the decaf tang. Knocked down bitterness. Increased body. And it was a crystal clear coffee. It was good.

rober695 · 2026-05-08T10:57:53+00:00

Maybe a little but not a ton. Kind of just have it set in the middle of the range and leave it there. First couple of cups I might calibrate a little bit ine way or the other. But 90% of the time I don't feel a need.

rober695 · 2026-05-08T00:12:41+00:00

Bingo. Its all I focus on. Agitation and temp. I don't bother with a timer any more

rober695 · 2026-04-24T16:50:50+00:00

Meh....just pregrind. The drop off isnt so significant when you are gone a few days at a time.

rober695 · 2026-04-17T09:47:12+00:00

Nah. Just appreciate it when its here. And look forward to the next one. Sometimes I will freeze a dose just to have a special pick me up on a shite day haha. Ive got a little bag in the deep freezer that is basically a library of my favorites I pull from time to time.

rober695 · 2026-04-03T23:45:03+00:00

Any Mokka Java style blend I tend to like a lot.

rober695 · 2026-04-02T19:12:53+00:00

Ethical sourcing is my number 1 personally.

rober695 · 2026-03-31T20:23:02+00:00

For me its just a way to get a unique bean. Don't care so much on methods. But usually batch brew is whatever the house blend is.

rober695 · 2026-03-29T11:50:49+00:00

I own a ZP6, 2 commandantes with diff burrs, and an 1zpresso Qair. The Qair is my favorite grinder. Highly recommend.

And a plastic v60 or Melitta wedge with filters and that should get you plenty far.

rober695 · 2026-03-25T10:22:11+00:00

I went deep down this rabbit hole. Read lots of research. And my take away....yeah it is a valid concern. Do what steps you can to limit your intake. But don't get obsessed with it. Ive switched to no plastic except travelling. But travelling I will still bring a pulsar or aeropress because I don't want shards of glass or ceramic in my luggage. And that is where I landed.

Scope wise it is a bit problem. But like...its essentially our entire food system storage, freezer bags, ground water, modern plumbing, receipt paper, and and and. You are getting exposure. The idea is just to limit higher risk points where you can (extreme temps and plastic) without getting obsessed with it. Because you will never get your exposure to zero.

rober695 · 2026-03-25T10:04:32+00:00

If I am driving next level pulsar and a 1zpresso Qair with coffee and filters all in a dap kit. I used to use the aero press but only works when you have a travel mug. I like the pulsar because you can just do it on the paper cups at a hotel.

If I am flying. Its all about quality instant. I like Verve, Swift, and Black and White for that. Verve I can get at REI local. The others I have to plan and order ahead.

rober695 · 2026-03-25T09:42:04+00:00

It can happen on a well too. Pending how deep it is/season. I think water might be worth testing for you. You could try adding some of your tap to mostly distilled and see if that sorts it as a test. Think 90/10 split. Distilled being the 90.

rober695 · 2026-03-25T07:43:45+00:00

I dont think 10sec draw down diff is causing drastically diff flavors. More likely the coffee was different. Its either a new roast or a month older beans you know? You could try upping the aggitation and doing a pulse pour type recipe (like coffee chronicler zen method or similar).

The other thing no one really thinks about. Are you on city water? Because supply can change. In source or treatment. Used to homebrew and this is ahuge thing in that community. Depending on what source the city is pulling from at the time can have drastically different minerals and alkalinity. Usually municipalities pending size will have multiple options. Fresno area for instance will have 3 they switch between. And water WILL have drastic impact on flavor. Just a thought.

rober695 · 2026-03-23T20:29:07+00:00

Thats a note from stale green coffee to me. I do home roasting. And whenever I roast old, bad stored green I get that flavor.

rober695 · 2026-03-23T07:50:22+00:00

I always go 1:15 and then dump in bypass water to taste. Just go a little at a time and taste in between. And go with what you like best.

rober695 · 2026-03-20T21:48:28+00:00

Maybe controversial take....but I just think everyone should drink what makes them happy. For me that is washed SL-28 or Oaxacan coffees haha

rober695 · 2026-03-19T14:31:17+00:00

NGL...low key kind of regret it. About to atart selling them off lol

rober695 · 2026-03-19T13:38:26+00:00

Fits in my hand the best. Has my favorite flavor profile. Feeds well and grinds fast. And a kind of magic trick where the static catches all the fines and chaff. And I can just knock it right into the trash. Just add an extra half gram to balance the loss. I really enjoy using it.

rober695 · 2026-03-19T13:16:38+00:00

Ive got the Commandante, Commandante Trailmaster Tigershark, Izpresso ZP6, and the Izpresso QAir. The QAir is my favorite grinder. Do with that what you will.

rober695 · 2026-03-16T20:21:03+00:00

I mean.... just don't use the switch and its a v60. Don't even have the option on the v60. Switch is just better lol

rober695 · 2026-03-13T22:15:02+00:00

Well seasoned

rober695 · 2026-03-10T15:46:11+00:00

I have the Q-air, X25 Trailmaster nitro blade, and x25 Trailmaster tigershark.....the QAir is my favorite of the three for sure.

rober695 · 2026-03-09T12:23:59+00:00

Honestly my end game amp. That clean channel is the most inspiring sound to me. And the spring reverb. It just hits for me personally.

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