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[@deenman60]

brew using their recipe: 12 g coffee coarser/ 200g water at 90-92C max. Two equal pours 100+100g. Do 30g exterior circular pour then 70 g center pour, you have to pour 100g total in 10 sec so you have to pour 30g in 3 sec and 70g in 7 sec. At 35 sec you pour the last 100ml again 30g circle exterior pour +70g center pour. You can watch a video of April/Patrick pouring so you see that with a fellow ekg kettle he pours at max speed in the center. Drain time should be between 2:10-2:45 min. The low temperature enhances sweetness believe it or not.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thank you soo much. Will definitely try it. Do you use April yourself? How do you like it vs other pour over methods?

[@deenman60]

@@mycoffeeshow111 sometimes I use it. It has less extraction and less acidity compared to V60 but its good on some naturals, or some coffees that are super acidic like Kenya

[@milchplus]

I use the same glas for my coffee and i love it 😀

[@mycoffeeshow111]

That means you have a great sense of style 😛

[@frobeniusisomorphism2416]

Thank you for this video!

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thank you for watching!

[@zsazsagapaw7666]

Happy New Year! I look forward to more content on your channel. I have a V60 that I rarely use and thought that some of these new brewers would be better, but I hesitate to spend money on something that will produce coffee that is the same as the V60 or not even as good. I considered the April and Orea, however after watching yours and other videos, I think it would be a waste of money to buy them just to get a cup that would be similar to the V60. As always I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work 😊. Love the coffee cup with the heart at the end.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thank you! Happy new year! Orea is a bit pricey but the results were good. I think the main problem with April was my technique (or lack of it). One of my New Year’s resolution is to improve my pour over game and try new methods/equipment. Lot’s of new things coming.

[@seniormysterioso7552]

I’ve had really good luck with the April filters. They’re definitely faster flowing and choke less. More $ and harder to get though.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Great to hear that. I will definitely have to improve my technique for the next video.

[@coffeecove7058]

I second the comment by Denis below. I have an April brewer and really like it - especially for lighter roasts. I've had good turn-outs following Patrick's recipes that are similar to the coffees I have compared to his. (A lot of his beans are roasted for the dripper). He also has a 50/50 pour. If using 200g water as in the below example, you would do a 50g circular pour then a 50g center pour within 10 seconds. Wait 20seconds and repeat. If using 300g, try this in 3 pours. I had a good cup with this as well.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thank you for the advice. I will have to experiment with it a bit more. Maybe I should get their coffee as well? It is not cheap but if it works nicely with it then why not.

[@coffeecove7058]

@@mycoffeeshow111 You wouldn't need to buy the coffee from April, I haven't yet. If he did a video with an Ethiopian coffee and I have an Ethiopian coffee but different, usually his method worked using his brewer-which is what I meant by using a similar coffee.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@coffeecove7058 Thank you. You just saved me some £££.

[@pavelgrebnev3868]

if you have hangover make a pour over if you're under a lot of stress use an aeropress

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Haha! You’re a poet and you don’t even know it 😛

[@raitro]

... for the money you can buy and Aeropress ... All these brewers look to me very "potato potaahto, tomato tomaahtto". Instead of buying brewers I will always invest in beans first! (Not to mention that I also own more brewers than necessary, but consider myself a victim of marketing). But of course I appreciate that you test it so I don't have to! I do not recommend coffee to fight hang-overs, just have a small beer, that helps much better...

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thank you for watching. I think you are right. We are all victims of marketing. Wait till next week- something much more ridiculous (and expensive) is coming. I do have Areopress somewhere but haven’t used it for years. This year I want to explore more pour over methods/equipment. Unfortunately one of my new year’s resolutions is not to drink any alcohol for the next 2 months 😭

[@foxtrot.tango.whisky]

@My Coffee Show - Happy New Year Jack!!! Brother, I just thought I would mention to you that I recently received my Digitize Fluid (DiFluid) R2 Extract & MicroBalance scale... they came together in a bundle discounted to where the MicroBalamce only added USD$24 to the order, so I would only have saved $24 dollars by not including the MicroBalance with my order, so I thought what the hell, may as well add it, even though I own both the original Acaia Lunar & the 2021Acaia Pearl. Anyway I was just wondering how your experience with the original DiFluid refractometer has been? Do you always allow coffee extractions to cool down to room temperature before running refractometer tests? That was one of the biggest selling points for me about the new DiFluid R2 Extract, it has a big aluminium dish around the lens to assist in reaching thermal equilibrium as opposed to the plastic (thermal insulating) design of the original. The new DiFluid Café App is pretty cool too, I don't know if it is only compatible with the R2 or if the original refractometer can use the new app too? Have you been sufficiently happy with the refractometer that upgrading to the latest R2 Extract isn't a thought for you? I'm really curious as to your experiences with the Timemore DiFluid refractometer and whether you've been happy with how it works during your time using it!

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Happy new year! I was considering getting that as well but I can’t afford to buy everything I fancy. At the beginning I didn’t wait for the sample to cool down and the readings were all over. Also in the summer time when room temperature was over 30C accuracy was an issue. I have learned my lesson and now patiently wait for the sample to cool down which is annoying. We will see, if this channel continues to grow, at some point I will get professional refractometer. How is the scale vs Acaia?

[@foxtrot.tango.whisky]

@My Coffee Show I haven't gotten around to trying them out yet... my setup is all geared up towards using the Acaia scales in my coffee-making routines. I'm going to try them out soon, the Pearl has a pour-over flow speed indicator but only in terms of the dots that light up at the top of the screen whereas the MicroBalance appears to have a much more precise indication of grams per second, I'm not sure if that's displayed on the actual scale of whether it requires the phone to be connected so that it displays the flow via the app, either way, it's interesting for pour-overs. I don't see the MicroBalance scales replacing Acaia, for a start I'm not even sure if they are compatible with the DE1, though being Bluetooth scales I'm sure they are, regardless, I think the MicroBalance will likely end up being the scales that go in my bag along with hand grinder for camping trips and when traveling. If there are any surprises with them, good or bad, I will drop an updated message letting you know.

[@foxtrot.tango.whisky]

@My Coffee Show It makes sense to wait for the channel to grow before investing in more equipment, however the best thing about the DiFluid refractometers is the Apps that give graphical representations of the readings which I'd argue is probably a better way to convey on screen the refractometer readings from your extractions. All refractometers require that the samples be within approximately +/- 0.2⁰C of the temperature of the distilled water sample used to zero / calibrate the device, so it is almost the same headache with all refractometers even if the VST is the most forgiving with temperature variations. For certainty I just zero / calibrate with distilled water after each sample run, that way I know for sure that the readings are as near to accurate as possible. Glass pipettes and large ceramic mugs are ideal for taking 5ml samples and getting them down to room temperature as quick as possible.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@foxtrot.tango.whisky Thank you very much! At some point I will have to invest in a pour over dedicated scale myself.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@foxtrot.tango.whisky Thank you very much for the info!