Hario Switch

1.

Fold V60 filter and insert into cone, close the switch, pre-heat with boiling water while you are weighing/grinding your beans. Discard water when you are ready to add grounds.

2.

Grind size: Table salt (about "medium-fine") - 21 clicks on Comandante C40 for light roasts. Add grounds to brewer and shake a little to flatten coffee bed. Zero scale. Make sure switch is closed.

3.

Start timer. Pour 300g water, starting in the center and circling all around. Pour should be very fast - the idea is to churn up the grounds a lot. Towards the end of the pour you can slow down as this is going to fill the brewer to the very, very top. Then just wait.

4.

At 8:00 (yes, 8 minutes), open the switch. Once it drains a little bit, give it a little swirl to wash grounds off filter walls and flatten the bed. Drawdown will likely take a minute and a half or so.

5.

Taste and adjust grind size as needed to dial in. Brew ratio adjustments shouldn’t be necessary, although if you are using a relatively cheap conical burr grinder, you may want to brew at more like 15:1 or 15.5:1 ratio rather than the 16.7:1 ratio given here. If you are using darker roasted coffee you may want to lower your water temperature somewhat.

This will very easily and consistently give you an 8.5/10 or so brew. We feel that if you are going to start getting into more complicated recipes with multiple opens/closes then you might as well just use a normal V60 or other brewer. The best standard V60 brew will give you a 9.5/10 or higher, but at the risk of getting a 7/10 or so occasionally, depending on how consistent you are with your pouring. The whole point of the Switch is to make very good coffee with minimal effort. And this recipe does just that!