My Current Daily Driver: Hario Switch + Sibarist

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[@KurasuKyoto]

Waking up Japan time and realizing where all our Hario Switch sales came from overnight,,

[@LudoHanton]

😂😂😂😂

[@DNGR369]

Kurasu you are sick 🤟 rock on

[@LeighReyes]

😂😂😂

[@hawjalanjalan]

😂😂😂😂

[@handyarrow]

Now if i could only find a way to get one in Canada -- sold out everywhere :(

[@bertdog7639]

After 60+ years on this earth I have just taken coffee drinking seriously. It will soon replace my pipe smoking. There is something about doing a process and expecting certain results that I need in my life. Finding good coffee and processing it correctly really interests me. Thanks for your videos. They will help me in this journey.

[@TSE_WOODY]

@@johnbishop9621 We’ve found the niche for the bripe

[@gabrielnunes7407]

Don't go near cannabis.

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

I'm glad you've found a better vice!

[@1308SPAZZ]

@bertdog bro you should try 49th Parallel brand coffee , a little pricey but it’s some of the best I ever tasted. All the flavor in the profile are there. It’s insane how good it is. I drank almost every high end roasters offerings and they are top shelf. Repairing espresso machines I come across a lot of roasts none compare

[@Showmetheevidence-]

You’re a hobbyist 😊 Accept it, buy some kit & fresh beans, & dive in!

[@mmmkkkeee]

Forget about the jumper. I want a t-shirt that says "immersion percolation combination" - Sounds like a prog rock band...

[@drumfynnfun]

This!

[@RaikouTch]

liquid tension experiment

[@RecklessFables]

It will fit nicely between my Devin Townsend and Rush shirts

[@stiggles98]

*grabby hands*

[@mimachado5546]

Me too!

[@paulandrews609]

JH: "Are there any questions?" Audience: *Hands raise* JH: "...Keeping in mind that I will explain the jumper at the end of the video." Audience: *Hands lower*

[@stevefinnegan5142]

Here's a like for the Simpsons reference

[@trichomebeast1130]

Did u choose that cashmere sweater . 👌 Marvelous lol 👍 #mygrannycantdothat

[@UncleSkiBum]

Got my jumper and I love it

[@shekhar]

I missed this ugly sweater when it came out. I hope they re-stock it this year.

[@khrldt]

I love how James takes out the refractometer right from his back pocket like he always has it right there all the time.

[@Zraknul]

He needs a batman style utility belt. Refractometer, tasting spoons, several types of beans, hand grinder, bripe kit.

[@sunriseshell]

You mean you don't carry yours? Mine's got a belt holster! /s

[@bmjames]

James Hoffman: (extr)Action Man. I'd buy the figurine.

[@InsufficientGravitas]

@@Zraknul probably also an aeropress.

[@DarkEnigma1115]

​@@InsufficientGravitasAnd here I thought he was just happy to see me.

[@ja52ng74]

James' kid: "Daddy I want a Switch!" James H: We have a Switch at home

[@amuslim3706]

That's hilarious!

[@thisamericanwifepod]

Everyone: sees James in a Xmas jumper "Oh, he's just a normal guy with things like the rest of us" James: "This measures the speed of light through coffee"

[@Patrick.Weightman]

Refractometers are super common, we have them laying around here and there in my machine shop for measuring the coolant. Very very cool things to use

[@sa7el]

@@Patrick.Weightman I have it laying around in my house, I actually have multiple ones of them to measure the salinity of my reef fish tank.

[@d.aardent9382]

I never saw one being used with brewing coffee. I immediately thought he was jumping to something overly complicated for the small difference he was going to see. We used them at our vegetable production and grape vineyard so we knew at what point the sugar content in the grapes were heading to near peak as possible as they were going to go to winemakers as soon after harvesting as we could get them out.

[@billionai4871]

even though they are, technically, measuring the speed of light through coffee, refractometers aren't THAT advanced or amazing. Turns out that if you make light hit things at an angle, the angle it will enter the thing depends on the speed of light, and if you know by how much the angle changed, you know how much faster or slower the light is moving through the thing. One way that you can see this happening is looking at a swimming pool and seeing that the floor looks higher than it actually is, and by lowering yourself the floor will actually look even higher than if you were standing. This is a direct consequence of light being slower in water than in air, and if you had some time, you could calculate by how much with just some pen and paper (and a way to measure angles)

[@MumrikDK]

Well it IS a coffee Christmas jumper...

[@calebgodard4554]

“There are portafilters on my sleeves.” - James Hoffman 2020

[@Antonsklv]

James Hoffmann is my "Morning Brew"

[@rodeopumper]

That's just perfect!

[@tam8197]

i want to know if the kitchen benches are really low or if james is really, really tall !

[@Sim2Real.]

Damn, i was going to say the same 😅

[@relarras]

He is very tall!!:)

[@Yangyang-1995-]

James Hoffman is my morning brewing method haha

[@rfdc]

It is so satisfying that the shot is perfectly squared. Look at the lower left corner. The shadow of the picture frame is perfectly aligned with the edge of the video!

[@drumfynnfun]

I am feeling already more happy and peaceful by just seeing James and his Christmas pullover

[@giovannih.6027]

Same here! :)

[@samsowden]

NO! Its NOVEMBER!!

[@shermano2153]

Not pullover, jumper!

[@cupfulofeathers]

Right? If just feels natural and good

[@SlimBarista]

@@shermano2153 I misread it as "Christmas pourover".

[@LeighReyes]

“It’s so much better than it should be” - applies to both coffee and jumper

[@MattSena1]

"I know you probably have questions about the jumper" Oh James, you know us so well!

[@ericpmoss]

Does it go with shirts from the Curious Droid channel?

[@Bacca839]

“Immersion, percolation combination” Everyone liked that.

[@nachogonzalez01]

I've been loving my Switch, thank you for the brew guide James. I'd encourage you to try and flip the tabbed Hario filters inside out. I did find that those filters clogged a lot, and flipping them has been a miracle solution. The outside of the filters has larger pores than the outside, which must accomplish a similar effect to the sibarist papers.

[@sunriseshell]

I've got the boxed V60 papers and haven't noticed issues. Then again I don't have much to compare to as this is my first V60.

[@kennethnoh4227]

For a faster draw down with the switch or the clever, I would suggest removing step 5 of waiting 15 seconds after the final stir before filtering the coffee. This allows the finer particles, which would typically clog the paper, to be suspended in the liquid and get caught on the upper portion of the filter while the larger particles of coffee would remain in the bed and allow for even flow.

[@sheevys]

If you wanted the brew to happen faster you could push the water with a plunger, like in the aeropress. We're still waiting for that aeropress video 😉

[@jonm720]

Yeah - that struck me too. Immersion brew plus expedited drawdown. Also waiting for that video!

[@Monscent]

@@jonm720 You also get a similar thing with a siphon brewer, except it draws down the liquid with a vacuum instead of you pressing it.

[@EntelSidious_gamzeylmz]

There is no Aeropress Video

[@shermano2153]

Doesn't yummy means he really likes it.

[@jochang9012]

@Jay M Inverted Aeropress method is essentially a V60, but cylinder shaped.

[@icyjuic3107]

A tip for 4:25 Try placing a spoon handle or other long object on the edge of your glass or brewer when you pour. It lets the coffee glide along the spoon instead of pouring all over the surface you are working on.

[@CHEFPKR]

James, your hair is amazing.

[@cristianaoliveira7878]

His hair it is like a cartoon! Animes!

[@Mrsp8472]

This is now the time where I recognized a content creator I watch comment on another content creator I watch.

[@UnknownUserY2K]

I bought and use the same Muk hard hold cream based on his recommendations. It works great and has a nice scent. When I drink coffee after doing my hair, I imagine I am James...

[@Aaron-ym4bf]

Yo I don’t give a shit about softly spoken reviews on contraptions that look fragile af. But that hair is soooooolid.

[@hanantowitamar1629]

really solid and complex

[@nishatrahman9586]

Never thought a near impulse purchase of a Mokka pot at TJMaxx would lead to me THIS channel! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Even though I’m not a heavy coffee drinker I still appreciate ur content and the things it’s taught me about the nuances behind coffee. Keep doing what ur doing 👏 and on a different note: please do a review of all ur knitwear😍 🙏😍

[@Harmonikdiskorde]

I had to start making my own coffee once COVID started; thanks to James' channel, I've gone from trader joe's finest preground medium roast a single origin coffee from a local roaster as well as a burr grinder.

[@no_peace]

I had a similar thing happen with a French press. I didn't realize I was making a lifetime commitment lol

[@olgag9901]

I also found this channel after getting a moka pot. I'll probably never actually use 99% of the things he mentions (although the Hario Switch looks tempting) but it's still fascinating to listen to. already ordered his book, The World Atlas of Coffee

[@gachalife_uwu703]

Been here a week and already ordered a french press and will be getting a Wilfa for my birthday. I can't remember how I ended up on this channel.

[@mattguyatt]

One hack I use to help with the Clever Dripper's slow draw down time is to add 50-100g of water before the grinds. So 50g water -> 20g grinds -> 250g water, let it steep, then start draw down. For some reason it really helps speed it up and I'm curious to see if James employs this or a similar hack in his Clever Dripper video :)

[@luisa.espinoza48]

those 50g of water before the grinds, do you throw it away or mix it with the next 250g of water?????????? I understood from reading on internet that you "wash" the paper first with hot water, throw it away and then put the grind in the moist paper and coffee will turn in the end without paper flavor

[@vickyfung2634]

I think the thing about fast draining paper filters is that you can brew shorter times and grind finer without sacrificing flavour. Because the previous theory of paper filters for pourovers or for immersion cones like the clever dripper run the risk of a clogging and delaying drain time if grounds are too fine. But with the variable of a fast-draining paper filter you can get faster brews, better brews with finer grinds and better body, flavour, and extraction (because of shorter paper-filter contact time) and also hotter coffee too! So many things lit up for me in this video as an avid coffee brewer and former barista and aeropress champion competitor! Thanks for this experimental video!

[@osnad]

5 seconds in and all I can think of is buying this glorious sweater.

[@xxx942012]

Plus 1

[@MohanKumar-xn9vr]

That was me 5 seconds after the patreon notification. I now own the sweater.

[@mroctarine]

I thought he'd gone too early on the Christmas theme but ok.

[@trichomebeast1130]

He said fuck thanks giving lol .. or should I say insinuating it (in a Joe pescis voice in lethal weapon 2) lol right right am I right pfffhahaha lol

[@DJ-nn6vg]

That sweater burned in my brain.

[@caligirliniowaworld]

I'll keep using my Clever Skipper. I've had one for a number of years now. And after all the different machines and gadgets, it's the one I go back to the most often for a good cup of coffee. 23g medium ground coffee+350g 200° H2O+bamboo filter+2:30 minutes(before drawdown)= AMAZING!

[@lillithdv8]

Not even 2 seconds in, and tumbsup for that glorious coffee-themed Christmas jumper

[@nohwnd5914]

Here are two more things you might be interested in testing: - Put the water in before coffee. I do this when using cheap hario grinder at work. This makes the filter clog much less, because (I think) it wets the tiny particles before they touch the filter, instead of washing them into the filter. Maybe it would have some impact even with a more expensive grinder. One downside of this approach is, that clever dripper has this small amount of water under the filter that does not touch the coffee, and remains very weak. I usually just put a little bit more water in, and throw the weak bit away. - The second thing is filtering the coffee through a tea filter. Those are easily available in any supermarket, and are more porous than coffee filter, but less porous than metal filter. I think they might give similar results to cloth filter, but without the hassle of keeping it in freezer. I find those to be a good way to make coffee on family gatherings where no gear is available.

[@Thetache]

Now that would be a real test...Sibarist expensive fast coffee papers vs cheap supermarket tea filters, then a blind test with 3 cups from each method mixed up.

[@TheDfsgdfgdg]

It's the Pester guy!

[@williamandersonwainwright6145]

Hey James! I actually began trying a very similar brew method last month using the beaker from my French press and filtering it through a V60 paper. I use the same grind size as I do for my pour overs, and I do the actual brew in the French press. Instead of using the plunger, I pour it through a fresh V60 paper. Like you said - it's surprisingly forgiving. Here are some things I've noted: - A big question of mine was how much extraction is actually happening in the drawdown phase compared to the immersion phase. What I've found is that there is a certain saturation point the water hits where brew time stops playing a role. The difference between a 2min immersion and 3min immersion is small, and past 3min seems negligible. I currently do a 3min immersion each time, and total time after drawdown is anywhere from 5 - 10 min depending on what I do. - I've tried just about every variation you can think of when it comes to transferring the coffee to the filter. I've tried using the plunger, I've tried pouring gently, I've tried breaking the crust, letting everything settle, and pouring gently, I've tried dumping everything in as quickly as possible, lots of things. Making a full French press tastes the best, but not by a lot, and takes FOREVER. Dumping everything quickly is by far the fastest and easiest to clean up, tastes great, stays hot, and is my preferred method for those reasons. - Dumping everything in at once is actually quite a bit faster, and I think there are two reasons for that. The obvious reason is temperature - more thermal mass, and no time to cool down during the transfer. I think the less obvious reason is that the coffee grounds form a bed at the bottom of the cone and prevent it from getting clogged with fines. If you can visualize the difference between filling the V60 with an inch of sand, and in another V60 adding some pebbles before adding the exact same amount of sand. The second would draw down faster. - Tying in to the first point, dumping everything in all at once does not seem to impact extraction much. After 3min, the water is so saturated and the temperature has dropped so much that hardly anything else gets extracted. At that point you're just filtering out sediment. - I'm finding slightly higher ratios produce better results. 17:1 and 18:1 seem high to me, but the mouthfeel is so strong and the extraction is so even that it always feels balanced and well-bodied. I'm actually having trouble making something that tastes "over-extracted", which I find extremely interesting. Boiling water + 5min brew time + finer than normal grind + stirring several times throughout the brew + long drawdown through a v60 with everything dumped in the filter? The end result is super sweet, super syrupy, and super cold. Not bitter at all. So strange. - Final note is that as complicated as I may have made all of that seem, all you really do is dump coffee and water in a French press, stir, wait 3min, then dump in all in a V60. It's the easiest thing ever and it's bulletproof. Even the cleanup is a breeze because all the grounds are in the filter. You just throw it away and give everything a quick rinse. Lol you have no idea how excited I was to see this video! I was starting to think I was crazy.

[@craniifer]

Thanks for the information! As someone with a scientific backing and a love for coffee, I'll have to give this a go.

[@10100110101]

Thank you so much for this. I can’t seem to get a good coffee from my standard V60, which I assume is mostly because I only have a standard kettle for now, so I’ve been using a French press plunged and pouring it thought a v60 just to get the fine sediment out. I love a very bright and clean coffee so it works well. Currently using 20g at setting 30 on my Virtuoso +, 300ml water and steeping for 4 minutes. It’s definitely missing something but good enough for a base. One day I’ll take the time to change the grind by 2 or 3 for each brew to test

[@MrCripplerking]

Hi James - You can partially avoid the long drawdown by adding half your water before your coffee. This reduces the amount of fines at the bottom of the bed and I found it cut my drawdown in half with the Haario papers.

[@michelelentnermaxwell8164]

Could you do a review of decaf coffees? I recently had to give up caffeine (and thus coffee) due to a heart condition. I miss coffee! I know there has to be a good decaf out there, preferably one that isn't horribly expensive Love the videos!

[@jasons.5179]

Kicking Horse Decaf!

[@jakestores]

Check into fresh roasted water process decafs. Much higher flavor retention.

[@polyannamoonbeam]

www.ajmc.com/view/drink-more-coffee-possibly-decrease-your-heart-failure-risk-study-says. Interesting - Framingham study on caffeine suggests decaf could be worse than one cup of caffeine/coffee a day. I guess it depends on your type of heart problem and what else is in the coffee. One issue with coffee beans can be mold if it is not good quality,stored properly .. but small amounts of caffeine seem to be safe . This study had a 10 year follow up. Good luck with your coffee search!

[@watchtherapy1068]

After 3 long years, finally he did a decaf video lol

[@dragonmares59110]

I am amazed by his harcut, it feels like something from a manga

[@andrewbarbel6876]

It's not like I wanted you to teach me about infusion percolation combinations, Hoffman-san. Baka!

[@SamTheFable]

The more videos of James I watched, the more I feel like I'm getting dragged into a weird cult of coffee worshippers that expects me to buy (almost) every coffee related product. Is that bad? No...

[@adriandelamare4096]

I am the same I got given some coffee from my local importer. I had never tasted coffee like it. So I went on you tube about a month ago and found Mr Hoffman...I now a weird geek coffee dude with a Moka pot and obsessed with this hobby. Good luck as I fear there is no turning back!

[@jeejiahui1644]

I think i can hear a James voice over when i read the last sentence. Is that bad? No

[@eugenechung3822]

Lol same here started watching his videos a while back. At first I bought a mokka pot, then an aeropress and just recently a french press. Once you start its impossible to stop

[@trichomebeast1130]

YES!!! Lol it is . I seen the most ridiculous thing right now a COFFEE TESTER Paaahahaha!!! I will go to Best buy an hunt for that thing 🎣🏞️☕🏹🐇

[@SimonC1509]

One of us, One of us, One of us

[@salahalhakimi]

After watching this video, I ground 15g, put it in a mug, poured 250ml of boiling water and gave it a stir, left it for two minutes while I grabbed the v60 and rinsed the paper filter, gave it another stir then poured to the v60. I loved the resulting cup much more than the regular v60 process.

[@bowieknife]

I really like that mouth feel too... À combination of immersion and percolation. I do a cheap version of this by doing a cupping routine and decant the cup into a V60 with filter.

[@mjudec]

I really like the guidance for the competition. I was ready to enter then James was saying "if you can afford one go buy one but if you're out of work..." and I felt guilty but also proud of your ethics. Good lad, help the ones who need it, we are the lucky ones so we should shoulder it for now.

[@olgag9901]

I always notice this to myself as well. he has those coffee giveaway sometimes (or had. I'm binge watching his videos completely out of order) where he says "if you can't afford good coffee you can enter the giveaway...". I can easily afford my coffee so I never bother to enter, but good for him for doing this.

[@juicyjiong]

Would using an inverted AeroPress achieve similar outcome due to 1. Infusion 2. Paper filtration 3. Quick drawdown ??? 🤔

[@marcusannegarn8497]

I've been using the Hario Switch for Several weeks now! My current method is actually a two stage immersion with half the water each time. i.e I brew twice but only use half the water each time (and I re boil the kettle each time).

[@marcusannegarn8497]

Probably similar, yeah. The aeropress is absolutely the most versatile brewer.

[@Icyblade01]

I use an aeropress for this - 20g to 250g water - 30 second bloom with 50g water, then fill up to 250g and wait till 1min 30

[@GesiorSB]

was wondering the same

[@Monscent]

@@Icyblade01 Getting 250g water into the AP is a bit wonky tho :P

[@mwdiers]

When using the Switch, I have found a huge difference in draw down time between the Japanese manufactured tab-less V60 filters and the North American made tabbed V60 filters. I use a hybrid method, making with 21g of grounds, and 325ml of water. I bloom to 0:30, giving the grounds a good stir to break up any hidden clumps, then drain to 0:45; then pour to 180ml, stir, steep to 1:15, drain to 1:30; and finally pour to 325ml, steep to 2:00, do a spin, and drain. This usually drains in about 45 seconds with the untabbed filters. With a tabbed filter, that drain time can be extended as much as a minute and a half, and on certain beans I have seen the thing just totally plug to a slow drip, particularly with a very light roast (because of the extra chaff) or a natural processed bean.

[@alexwang2419]

The drain time is so different from one bean to another. I have no idea how to solve this problem.

[@MangoTheRetriever]

That's exactly what I needed on Friday 13th, a James Hoffmann video.

[@rantyt2]

This holiday season I'm supporting my favourite (yeah, that's how we spell it in Canada!) creators that got me through 2020. Creators that inform, educate, and entertain pouring in hours of effort for each and every single video. Your effort shows and now you have another Patreon backer. Absolutely love your candid reviews and knowledge that has levelled up my espresso and filter coffee game (V60 all the way) at home. Thanks James!

[@keithklassen5320]

Canadian spelling conventions actually come from Britain, mostly, we have a sort of hybrid of British and American spellings. "Favourite" is how James would likely spell it as well.

[@rantyt2]

@@keithklassen5320 you're right, this version of the spelling would be more natural to James as well.

[@sebaba001]

60 for a knitted to order pixel art jumper... it's not expensive at all actually, quite reasonable, i just live in the caribbean and would die of overheating but nice jumper

[@Platypi007]

I love in the southern US and don't own long sleeves lol. Would just be asking to roast. Or more like boil with our humidity. 😄

[@kanzakruzer7775]

Dialing in Hario Switch. Pour 256g of hot boiling water prior to coffee which improves draw down speed and improves saturation and spread on filter. Add 16g of ground coffee. Changing grind size and steep time to find sweet spot for taste. Trying smaller grind size and increasing infusion time from 2.5 minutes. When you publish Clever Dripper guide, please add how it may relate to Hario Switch which I really like.

[@kanahmal]

I feel like in the past year or two your taste has moved from a preference for clarity and defined flavors to more body and better mouthfeel. I'd be curious if you revisited your french press technique if you'd change anything. I'd also like your take on a Aeropress technique #mouthfeel4lyfe

[@thevilovian]

I recently got a Switch a few days ago and have had trouble finding some different recipes specifically for the Switch (outside of the manual suggestions). Glad to see a video of yours sort that out for me. I tried your brew technique this morning and found my draw down with the regular V60 filters (that you have with you) was fairly quick using your water and coffee amounts. I released at around 2:20 and the draw down finished around around the 3min mark. Maybe, my grind setting is courser than yours but I think the coffee tastes pretty darn good. I'm grinding with a Lido 3 at about 13 notches from 0.

[@Bean15_]

Never been so early and I’m shook at the topic and that glorious sweater.

[@vanjosh7763]

6:30 I think the reason why it has more body and other stuff, despite having a low extraction, is due to the oils floating up during steaping. Since you poured it out from the top you got most of the more aromatic oils with it. Compared to the first one, some of the oils could have had been blocked by the mesh and the coffee during the draining at the bottom.

[@noisyshaun]

When James drops the Aeropress video it's gonna be like when Beyonce dropped Lemonade.

[@maximilliandickens96]

Except good.

[@noisyshaun]

@@maximilliandickens96 haha yes true!

[@Baphometrose]

More like Adele dropping a new album I'd say.

[@username-yn5yo]

it happened!

[@mitkreis]

Just some thoughts. With heavy swirling at the beginning you get a lot of fine migration and later on a slower draw down. I fill my switch with half of the water first, put the coffee in, stirr heavily and then fill it with the rest of the water. This way I think there is no way of dry pockets. My draw down time with japanese untabbed hario filters is below 1min, 20 clicks on commandante. Result is balanced and clean. TDS range 1.3-1,35. Maybe you introduced the slow draw down with the swirling. When I changed back from swirling to stirring in percolation I got a quicker draw down at the end with a cleaner brew without changing any other parameter. On the other hand the EG 1 is a dream of a grinder and I think you have the ssp ultra burrs which means way less fines than with any commandante. But maybe its worth to test it without the swirl at the beginning.

[@EnzoBrocker]

Looking a LOT forward the Clever video, this is the first time I hear you talking about it and I'm positively surprised it's a method you use so often.

[@DEllisMusic]

I've had a switch for about a year because of this video and it's my daily when I'm not on the road. Absolutely love the coffee it makes! I have not tried the sibarist filters yet because they are pricy and because I get a perfectly good result with the Hario filters, but maybe one of these days I'll give them a whirl. I'd love to see a video on the switch where you go crazy in detail like some of the other brewers you've done videos for!

[@Dialogue_SC]

a sentence i never though i'd hear in a video about coffee, "i do need to strain it properly to get a good refractive index reading"

[@JakobElbaek]

I bought a Hario Switch due to this video. And I absolutely love it because of the coffee it brews and how effortless it does it, it has been my daily driver since I got it and will most likely continue to be so.

[@cardocann6689]

The Hario only holds 200ml and I like a bigger cup of coffee. The Clever coffee dripper holds about 400ml (14oz) which is the size of my Yeti Rambler mug.

[@tjterracciano]

that's the 02 size. the 03 easily does 400g + 25g of coffee, probably could do up to 450 500, but I haven't pushed it.

[@naboroux18]

I need to say this and I hope it doesn’t sound weird (English is a second language). Thank you James for being so James. This is thanks to your passion, honesty, kindness, generosity and social conscience. Also thanks for your awesome videos, I’ll keep watching and have a great day!

[@tylerwright6006]

I would love to see James give us his take on siphon brewers/vacuum brewing. I feel like what he's doing here is so similar to what a good siphon brewing kit already does. It's such a similar process to what he's doing here except that the liquids are literally sucked through the grinds after immersion rather than gravity fed.

[@manuelpenaruiz3694]

Agree. Syphon is similar to steep/release in many ways but much easier to clean

[@johnmotzi4863]

I have been doing something similar for a few months now but with simpler equipment. I perform the immersion phase by adding 60g water to 15g coffee in a 5-Ounce Stainless Steel Bell Creamer, 150 ml. I give it a good stir to make sure the coffee is fully suspended and let it steep about 45 seconds. Then stir again and transfer to the V60 (I am using the unbleached boxed filters), give it a swirl and then complete the pour in the usual way by adding water to the desired ratio, swirl/stir etc. I enjoy a more concentrated brew so I do ~1:10 (150-160mL mL in the cup) and the TDS is typically 2.2 - 2.3% (giving a total extraction about the same as what James shows in his first cup). Cleanup is easy since it's just the additional small pitcher that I have to wash.

[@richardwasserman]

I use the Hario Switch every morning. Hario was kind enough to sell me one directly in the United States. I brew for two minutes and five seconds and release. The draw down takes around 45 seconds and I'm left with grounds lining the entire filter paper surface. I use the brown Hario tabbed filters. Thanks for the video. I've been waiting for it.

[@KNURKonesur]

We've been using Clever drippers in our cafe for 4 years now. Some time ago we had a massive issue with Filtropa filters clogging up and drawdown times reaching 5 minutes which was of course un-workable. We started using V60 papers in Clever drippers for more reliable drawdown times. And although it's a bit fussy to keep the filters in place, it works fine. We do use a bit of a more coarse grind profile, 8 on an EK43 whereas for a V60 we'd use a 6.

[@fishslap1667]

Thank you so much for your grinder competition, I think that's really wonderful and cool! I've been watching your videos for a long time, and I want to get into coffee very badly, but I'm a full time college student and can't afford any of the coffee equipment I see you recommending, and I know a lot of people are in that same boat. I think it's great that you are helping people this way!

[@dtopa7524]

If your drip coffee maker has a 'sneak a cup' feature, you can do this same pour over/infusion brew without a hario or clever. Works for me!

[@Rachaelwatches]

The ad at the beginning of this video was a McDonald's coffee advert... oh dear.

[@yohannesdarmawan4223]

At least they tried

[@sonnyrynsaard3567]

If you time it right, you can actually get good enough coffee from there. If you know about the time they replace the hopper with fresh coffee it's serviceable

[@SkitHertz]

I get nescafe sometimes ...

[@sonny9390]

@@SkitHertz gasp.. heaven!!

[@Sim2Real.]

I HAD A NESPRESSO ONE LOL

[@AndruXa]

Step by step we’re approaching the ultimate infusion - Greek coffee. Doesn’t even require a switch ❤

[@paradigmshift7758]

lol. It feels like the more James experiments with coffee, the more it feels like he’s reinventing the French Press

[@IuriiBlokhin]

I'm using hario switch smthng about half of year now and im really like it. I saw some videos with combinations of Hario Switch with LilyDrip for drain time decrease.

[@ZonGoEriceira]

James my routine with the Switch envolves steep and release 3 times throughout the brewing, right before each new pour. So steep, bloom, and release at 00:25. And so on. This brings fresh water 3x during the brew and still gets me the sweet steep stuff.

[@marcusannegarn8497]

Yes I do the same but only 2 times normally. I love the results

[@Thallishman]

Interesting

[@monkeytechx]

That is really interesting

[@randynovick7972]

I like this!

[@stirfryjedi]

Congrats James on quietly hitting 600K subs. THANKS FOR OFFERING THE LINK TO YOUR JUMPER EARLY ON PATREON and for revisiting Sibarist...

[@Brunoxid0]

4:32 Now I get why I like hearing James talk, He's adult caffeinated Stewie Griffin.

[@johnlysic6727]

I’ve had my v60 switch for a week now - the drawdown is only about 45 secs - must be the grind that I chose at Trader Joe’s - coffee taste is very very nice - just perfect for me - thank you for your guidance and expertise, I really enjoy learning more about brewing coffee options - I tend to get bored with 1 thing all the time Md go back and forth between pour over and French press

[@ChristineSK]

Clever Dripper is such an amazing tool for office workers. It's cheap, sturdy, easy to use, easy to clean up, and so forgiving in the brewing process. I lost count on how many times I have messed up my brewing but still got tasty coffee in the end.

[@user-lu1xp4ze8w]

Somehow when im stressed, James magically pops up in my random video feed like comfy slippers.

[@raulgarafulic3313]

I dont know why but the mix of the coffe topic plus his voice makes me relax

[@Grawbad]

I feel like when you dumped the water over into the other pitcher you basically got all of the water that wasn't sitting in the grounds the entire time. Once that coffee settled the water within it got really dense with infusion. On top of this, I don't think it is the finer particulates slowing down how long it takes to drip, I think it is the weight behind the drip. More water at start, more force through. So with your first method, just letting it do its thing, the first water that comes through will be potent with coffee and as it drips the water behind it will only have what it had from sitting, which is less than the coffee in direct contact with the bed and then what it gains on the way through the bed, which would be less again than the water that sat in the bed. To get the test you desired I think you would need to release the plug, let it drain and then stop it and pour the water over and then combine the two to get a closer comparison between the two coffees. This would have allowed the dense with coffee water through with some weight behind it and force some of the lighter water through and given you a speedier steep to cup that you were looking for and the coffees would have been much closer on your fancy little gadget.

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

That is a very interesting idea...

[@mattcom2]

As I watch this, I’m sipping away at my Aeropressed, pre-ground, dark roast coffee - a 45 second brewing event start to finish - and I’m thinking, “I must be crude, ignorant, unrefined.” But happy! The coffee is delicious. It’s even hot. Where have I gone wrong?

[@no_peace]

I'm drinking AeroPress iced coffee. It's so good.

[@dnebdal]

As long as you've tried other things and have landed on this as being something you like, that seems entirely in the spirit of things. :)

[@cory9437]

Thanks for this recipe! My wife surprised me with an 03 size Switch and I've been using this recipe to make 30:500 for two and it's absolutely delicious - high clarity and juiciness with no bitterness. The drawdown is not that bad with the Hario tabbed filters (hit the switch at 2 minutes, drawdown finished around 3:30-3:45) using an Ode with SSP MP.

[@briank7061]

Hi, mind to share what temperature you have been using for the switch? I m thinking to get the switch for office use but do not have a temperature control kettle there

[@cory9437]

@@briank7061 I use water straight off boiling for light to medium roasts and 200F for medium to darker roasts

[@claystar9valor]

How are you fitting that much water in your Switch 03? At 250g, I feel the water is already relatively close to the top of the brewer.

[@GreenPuma241]

Hi James, I believe the “tolerance” you were describing with infusion brewers would come down to the fact the same volume of water is in contact with the coffee beans for the entire brew process which would mean that the dissolved solids would come to an equilibrium. With pour overs, where you continue introduce water with a lot of solvent potential (very pure) it’s easier to over extract as the new water quickly pulls lots of compounds from the beans

[@vansaan]

Absolutely hypnotized by that sweater, barely listened to anything James said. Must watch again, maybe this time I’ll close my eyes?? ;)

[@sebas9504]

Honestly, I kind of like a tiny bit of sediment in my cup. Maybe it’s just the kind of coffee I started off drinking, but that feels right to me.

[@smportis]

You: "I like a little sediment..." French Press-Mr Coffee-blade-grinder grinder me: "I like a little coffee with my sediment..."

[@stevewilcox6375]

I have used the Clever for years and I love it. It gives me consistency very easily. I have just started using a V60 of the TV ads. And in comparison it's hard to get consistancy evens with James' guide. I am SOOO looking forward to the Clever vid.

[@neural9]

Wearing a Christmas jumper in November requires social readjustment. However I trust Jame’s aesthetics so I’m inclined to believe this is an ironic statement.

[@mihatest]

I am brewing with Clever Dripper for a while now and I do 1 minute steep with 125ml of water, plunge, then pour over the other 125ml of water in a minute. I call it half-half :) Really works well, the best of infusion and pour over in one. I also sift out the fines on my home made sifter with 300 micron mesh.

[@milesdufourny4813]

Your hair makes me think of you as the "David Lynch of Coffee".

[@sinan6713]

My latest invention is actually similar to this. Standard turkish coffee made in a stove top cezve, when it is 90-95 degrees a little stirring to just let the crust on top be gone then metal filter (what i use for metal filter is a milk/tea filter, any metal filter can do the trick) the mixture, pouring right on the cup. Foamy just like a turkish coffee is, very less thickness compared to standard turkish, and also metal filtering enhances the richness. And as the filter is not thick as a paper or cloth filter, it lets the coffee oils in.

[@steveshohl8613]

The Clever dripper is great, but, also frustrated with the long draw-down, I was able to cut it in half by placing two halves of a tea strainer in the dripper, before adding the grounds. Those hemispheres of wire mesh, turned upside down so they are domed upward, prevent the grounds from collecting densely at the center and make for a draw-down that is 2x faster for me :)

[@LeighReyes]

This is essentially a round lily drip 🥳 thank you!

[@KarlaBundy]

I'm a little late to the coffee brewing party. Having watched many hours of your videos, I was intrigued by this one in particular. I just tried brewing using my new Switch this morning and am quite happy with the results. I may be a bit over caffeinated at the moment as I tried three different types of beans. I noticed that the drawdown time was much faster than what the video showed. I'm just using the filters than came in with the brewer. Thank you for your videos! I also ordered and enjoyed your book on brewing.

[@nishwag]

KZbin: James Hoffmann has posted a new video Me: Yes! Its time for some self-love and self-care! Also Im glad to see that the one major thing I have in common with James is that I always make a bit of a mess when I brew my coffee! 😆

[@thedalestreet]

Whilst brewing in a Clever I find that when the draw down starts to choke, rotating the filter paper (and coffee bed) 90 degrees within the dripper helps to speed things up again. I don't have a refractometer, but the taste doesn't seem to be negatively affected.

[@gieveameli4331]

I would be curious to hear your thoughts on metal filters as opposed to paper filters

[@verpine3534]

I had to restart this video because for the first two minutes I simply could not draw my attention away from _the nerdiest_ coffee-themed Christmas jumper _ever_ !!

[@willnzsurf]

CleverDripper has been my daily for several years now. I like the versatility, and also like to use Kalita papers. The swirl you do at the start helps cause the stall at the end. I agree that it is a very forgiving brew method, if you get the recipe specs wrong, it can still be pretty tasty. Thanks for this, much appreciated.

[@willnzsurf]

@uta gordon it is indeed made of cheap feeling plastic. However it has lasted almost ten years now of daily use. I am looking for a new dripper, however the clever is trusty, versatile and makes great coffee. I had a Chemex before that and managed to break the glass.

[@Phantasm1978]

James, your voice is the 'perfect' example of what a relaxing cup of coffee would sound like (if a cup of coffee could talk).

[@sonnyrynsaard3567]

Is no one going to mention the fact he said "immersion percolation combnation"?

[@rasqual78]

Spunbond polyester filters. Make your own, selecting from a wide range of porosities. Clean with sodium percarbonate. This enables high flow rates until several uses lead to wax buildup (nothing can clean wax out, except maybe dry cleaning).

[@gottowonder7168]

Why don't you brew in a measuring cup then pour through the v60

[@gringoflaquito]

I do this every morning, except it's a cheap Melitta (not the Hario.) Love it.

[@gazzydoesntknow]

Oh, that jumper is wonderful. Thank you for the good feels.

[@talialalalala]

James Hoffman: Christmas Jumper Unlocked!

[@thebestnumber1]

I prefer your shirt. 🤣

[@thejewk386]

I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on brewing with the Clever. It was the first thing I purchased when I started exploring what roasters in the UK were doing earlier this year, and I haven't found a need to look elsewhere. Strangely, however, I have found that long brew times are the key for me, and I've stopped caring about draw down times as well. I grind quite fine, 18g to 300ml, stir immediately after adding the water, wait 10 minutes, and then let it draw down. With basic brown filter papers from Amazon, this can take about 4 minutes. The result is a delicious and tasty brew consistently.

[@TimmSchn]

To me the method has a lot of similarities to the Aeropress, especially when using the inverted method. Starting with infusion and then having an accelerated drawdown (either via more porous paper or pressure) through finer ground coffee.

[@noodles.dumplings.kimchi2878]

I came from other people’s videos and man the difference in production is huge. Just the sound alone is much more appealing.

[@jahleelparcon8871]

Yes. To those asking, he keeps that in his pocket (5:05) waiting for all coffee conversations.

[@sebaba001]

bahahha I imagine him carrying that around everywhere... sitting in a starbucks putting a droplet into that and having a disappointed look on his face

[@FreshAlacrity]

Ahhhhh thank you - I love the results I get from my french press and was wondering how to get that with a cleaner brew for my partner who isn't at all fond of the sediment. Current plan was to just pour the brew from the press through a filter, but it's nice to know there's things designed for that purpose as well! Someday we'll have to try both methods and compare :)

[@echowhiskey419]

To make this a true daily driver in London, we need to figure out how to mount this on a Brompton 🤔

[@lilbatz]

Take my like for mentioning Brompton.

[@gardengatesopen]

What's a Brompton?

[@TheDrwannabe1]

Thanks for these videos. The fact/science components, the "for others" values displayed and the calm, rational narration create a zen-like happy place during these unnerving days here in the US. I watch your brilliant work not just to learn but to calm down. Cheers.