I just ran off another batch, this time Yirg Gelena Abaya natural. Drinking it now with some sparkling water and ice, it's nice
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Bingo!my mates didn't really like the light roast though... I'm going to try a medium roast
I think light roasts requirements are a bit of a Furphy in many different brewing processes.
The gotcha with most light roasts is it will produce a lemongrass tea range of flavours which is interesting, unique, different and not much like coffee. They have their place but I'm sure most of your mates that didnt like the light roast will love a cold drip at a more "normal" roast depth.
Blind tastings at the Snobbery have shown most people who tried cold drip (as an iced coffee with milk for the latte drinkers) liked the espresso roast ranges best. Of course, feel free to experiment with your roast depths but don't get sucked into the hype of it has to be sour if it's not espresso.
If you have the right balance of sugars, acids, body and brightness then most brew methods will shine.
"Well roasted coffee is coffee roasted well."
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I wholeheartedly agree! I want my coffee to taste like coffee... regardless of brewing method. If I want tea, I will drink tea.Originally posted by Andy View PostBingo!
I think light roasts requirements are a bit of a Furphy in many different brewing processes.
The gotcha with most light roasts is it will produce a lemongrass tea range of flavours which is interesting, unique, different and not much like coffee. They have their place but I'm sure most of your mates that didnt like the light roast will love a cold drip at a more "normal" roast depth.
Blind tastings at the Snobbery have shown most people who tried cold drip (as an iced coffee with milk for the latte drinkers) liked the espresso roast ranges best. Of course, feel free to experiment with your roast depths but don't get sucked into the hype of it has to be sour if it's not espresso.
If you have the right balance of sugars, acids, body and brightness then most brew methods will shine.
"Well roasted coffee is coffee roasted well."
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Inspired by this thread. I usually just cold steep, sieve and run through the AP with paper filter for a cleaner cup. However after trying a few retail cold drips over the summer and seeing this thread I am inclined to try for myself, hoping for a crisper / cleaner cup.
Does not get much simpler than this.
300ml water
40g medium grind, Rwanda Ruhuha, this was rich and smooth choc with very low acidity as espresso this morning, so im thinking it will be ultra smooth through the dripper.
about 42 drips / min
2 X paper filter on top
S filter below
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CheersOriginally posted by JamesM View Postgreat rig steve!!!!
Thanks for the thread, pictures and videos really help to spark ideas. Its was so simple, 2.5hrs in and its ticking away nicely.
So much easier and less mess than steeping. If it tastes better even more of a bonus.
Although to compare fairly i would have do a drip brew using the Porlex, this is my maiden manual brew on the K3P, the medium grinds looked heaps more consistent than the porlex.
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Gave this a go today (pretty much Steve's model). Although my initial attempt to get the irrigation dripper into the bottle lid resulted in way too fast a drip (water must be escaping around the 'spike'), the resulting drink was fantastic on ice. This was a Huehuetango at CS8-9. Definitely going to master this.
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I had same problem the first time i installed the dripper.Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View PostGave this a go today (pretty much Steve's model). Although my initial attempt to get the irrigation dripper into the bottle lid resulted in way too fast a drip (water must be escaping around the 'spike'), the resulting drink was fantastic on ice. This was a Huehuetango at CS8-9. Definitely going to master this.
Second time i heated the spike on my pocket knife and only made a very small pilot hole. Then kept twisting / pushing the dripper in that little hole unitl it got all the way through, 2 runs and have not had any leaks.
I ended up starting at 48drips / min the second time to allow for the big slow down on the small volume of water.
Still the end result is very very smooth, very clean, much more so than cold immersion brewing.
Think i might have to work on a slightly larger scale model over the cooler months.
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This reminded me to post some photos of my version.
The frame is 1" ali tube, the bottle brackets are 90mm poly pipe and some double sided velcro, the dripper is a brass valve from the junk box and the filter is the spare screen from my Expobar held in the end of the bottle with an old group seal.
Gary
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my mates didn't really like the light roast though... I'm going to try a medium roast Kenya AA tonight
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