I would disagree. I feel that pour over needs a better level of precision for both the bean weight and the water weight. If for nothing else than repeatability and making changes when the brew is not as desired.
French Press and Moka Pot can go by volume/scoops and of course drip machines.
I’m in Vietnam so even though I am buying light roast single origin bourbon and typica beans from a local specialty roaster, I am only spending about $7/250g. If he is running a sale, it could be less. These are Vietnamese beans though, not imported Ethiopian or Kenya beans. The imported beans tend to be more than $10/200g.
Foobar2000 is the GOAT!
A Co-op here in Vietnam has partnered with a Japanese NGO to do a similar thing.
Over priced coffee gear is a big No! for me.
Between climate change impacts and Trump, the USA is truly fucked.
I hear that decaf is getting better and that there are new processes that maintain the flavor.
I have been living and working in Asia for over 20 years. The anti-American sentiment is the highest now compared to any other time in the last 20 years.
Clever Dripper is a less expensive alternative to the Switch and the filters can be bought at the supermarket unlike the Switch.
Also consider the new Oxo Rapid Brewer as an alternative to the Aeropress.
Get a good grinder before splurging on good beans. Bad grinders make bad coffee out of good beans.
Binge watch Lance Hedrick and James Hoffman. Join Specialty Coffee Enthusiasts Discord group.
A kitchen scale that read to 0.1g, a decent $50 hand grinder from Kingrind or Timemore or if you are rich get one from 1zpresso, and a Clever Dripper or Hario Switch plus a normal electric kettle. Now find some good beans.
So glad to be out of that cesspool.
Pretty sure those filters are not available here in Vietnam. Pretty rare that I need to do FP so it’s a non-issue now.
Many years ago (20+ at this point) I was using either a French Press or a generic Melitta 4 cup brewer with the dreaded Hario Skerton and no scales, just brewing by scoops of grounds and a volume of water. The beans were all dark roast supermarket brands.
Fast forward to 10 or so years ago and I get a Knock Feld 2 grinder and a kitchen scale and start buying better beans. Still the generic Melitta 4 cup and better beans. Start getting really nice cups. A few years ago, I decided to try Moka Pot to be more green/less plastic and less waste. I tried to science the Moka Pot for about 1.5 years but the number of terrible cups to drinkable cups was too high. Very unforgiving. At some point I also get a Helor 101 grinder since I was brewing at home and the office. Moka Pot at home and generic Melitta at the office.
I buy a Clever Dripper and the world changes for the better. Almost every cup is at least good with many being great. The amount of my personal involvement time needed to brew is so small. No concerns about pouring style and no need for a goose neck. I got a Fellow Opus because after a decade of hand grinding I was done with that. The Clever Dripper is moved to the office because of the convenience and time savings. Generic Melitta at home.
I got a V60 to try and liked it a lot. I got a Fellow Ode 2 for use with the V60 at home. Fellow Opus moves to the office. No more hand grinding at all now. Really liking the V60 at home but exploring other options. I get a Kono MDK-41 which uses the V60 filter papers. I like it more than the V60 because it seems to allow less bypass.
No more French Press for me normally but I do still use it when I have a lot of guests because it is a large FP. I still hate the clean up of the FP.
Personally, I feel like the Cleve Dripper (and also the Hario Switch for those with deep pockets) is the best entry point for someone new to home brewing. No goose neck needed. Easy and repeatable cups.
Nothing of value was gained nor lost. They all suck.
I could not agree more. This was not some hypothetical ethics or philosophy class thing but choosing the far lesser of two evils. Fascism versus not fascism. Damn them for the abstention.
roughly 1/3 but continue
Drip is a machine where you can’t really control much to begin with.
Pour over on the other hand: you can control the pours, temps, all the weights, time including the bloom time.
Use a goose neck kettle to control pour intensity. I also use a fake melodrip to reduce agitation.
I use two one minute blooms using 2x the grind weight. Then two or three pours of the balance of water with as little agitation as possible. Water temps are in the 93 to 95F range.