Espro BLOOM Review - Can it take down the V60??

[@UTOOOOOOOY]

you can 100% use the Kalita 185 filter papers for the stagg X, hell, I even use v60 papers, just crumple the v60 paper up and dump faucet water when you center it, boom filter for your stagg x. Really really love my stagg x and the paper compatibility is a lot more flexible than what people assume.

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

You can, but it’s so narrow. Any time I do this my papers end up either crumpling or folding inward when I pre-wet. Not the end of the world I guess but I don’t love it

[@UTOOOOOOOY]

@@DaddyGotCoffee Do you use the bagged ones or the boxed ones?

[@123trumpetplayer]

Thank You for being detailed in your wonderful review. This is so important for a newbie😊

[@GatorAidMedical]

you are so talented on camera and the million dollar kitchen doesn't hurt either! found ya off reels

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

Amazing and thank you! Welcome to the party!

[@pablocimarra5047]

I definitely have to have one! Thanks for this review 😀 How many clicks on a timemore c3 work well? 12-13? Greetings from Argentina!

[@vanquestgear]

I’ve been feeling stagnant with the clever dripper and want to try something new. This kind of catches my attention!

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

Its solid! Did you end up trying it???

[@vanquestgear]

@@DaddyGotCoffee purchased it two nights ago. Should be in the mail now!

[@robwood9416]

Great review, this really helped get me started with the Bloom. I'm having a little trouble understanding the ESPRO-suggested recipe (theirs, not yours). Shouldn't it be 50 grams initially, followed by a 205 gram pour so that it's 255 grams total? That would make it roughly 9 oz., which matches what they say on their website: "16.5 g of coffee, or 2.5 Tablespoons, for 1 serving (9 oz)". On the other hand, 255 to 16.5 isn't a 19:1 ratio. Seems like either the ratio is wrong or the serving size is wrong. I guess I should be asking ESPRO...

[@prstito]

Had mine since just before the pandemic. It’s pretty good. But I definitely can’t approach it like my normal Kalita brew

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

For sure - they’re very different brewers!

[@mickbohannon1104]

Hey Daaaaa... Justin! Well I'm not a fan of the pure metal filtering, I have a java maestro (if that's the name) and I rarely use it compared to a v60 or a clever dripper or a melitta. Said that it's a brave choice for the company to add another kind of paper filter to all the ones already on sale... Mixed feelings about this one. Now you got me curious about the price of a pack of filter! Nice discovery tho! Keep the videos coming!

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

Thank you! They are more expensive than wave filters but not by a huge amount. I agree though… I have SO MANY kinds of filters and I don’t love that. The paperless works but it’s not my favourite, that being said in a pinch it 100% works and gives a solid cup. I’ll keep them coming!

[@mickbohannon1104]

@@DaddyGotCoffee i feel you. BTW, totally out of the blue, can you consider making a tutorial for melitta/kalita/Flat bottom filters? For what I know there are just a couple of videos that seriously touch that topic.

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

@@mickbohannon1104 I’ve got a good video on the 185! Let me know if it helps and if not I’ll make something else! Kalita Wave Brew Guide! Super Easy Recipe for the 185 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXfPhYl3lKdmbKM

[@mickbohannon1104]

@@DaddyGotCoffee oh thanks how did I miss it!?! I have the one with the 3 holes in line but I guess it will work fine! Thx Justin!!

[@calebpursselley8945]

I would love to know your opinion on the MiiR Pouragami combined with the VSSL java grinder. That is my backpacking combo.

[@zackwool]

Just got my bloom pour over. Trying to figure out the grind size. Using a 1Zpresso Q2 heptagonal grinder. How many clicks would be equivalent to what you did in this recipe? Thank you!

[@yashjaiswal573]

Try the "channi brew". Idk if you get that in Canada, but it is showing up more and more in India.

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

I hadn’t seen this! Super interesting!

[@cklau28]

Does brewing without the filter paper change the taste?

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

It does slightly, but in my opinion the clean up is a lot more of a change. As long as you have a good grinder the taste without a filter will still be pretty good!

[@tokyomaj2]

I'm looking forward to get two drippers ESPRO Bloom dripper and April brew dripper

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

I actually have never tried the April yet but I would love yo!

[@braxtonjens7839]

I’ve got most other drippers, v60, chemex, kalitta 185/155, blue bottle dripper, stagg x. I am looking to get an April brewer though. So getting a Bloom just seems redundant at this point. Unless it’s a game changer I won’t buy it.

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

It'll be the most similar to the stagg. I actually haven't tried the april!

[@voldimmoral]

That’s 16g of coffee bean or 16g of ground coffee?

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

I weigh my beans. However I also typically use zero retention grinders so bean/ground translates 1:1 👍

[@cal2330]

What setting on a fellow ode 1st Gen grinder?

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

I’m usually 1-2 👍

[@MrTacorrenti]

I only have the V60. Are the others different enough to warrant more? I’m afraid it will be like CrossFit and shoes 😜

[@DaddyGotCoffee]

I’m sorry to say it IS kinda like CrossFit and shoes 😅😇 If you’re looking for flexibility and options in one brewer the origami air is worth a look. Not quite as forgiving as the bloom but you can use both flat bottom and conical filters it (I think the only brewer that does that??), also it’s good grade resin plastic so it won’t break.