Going from french press to pour over

#1: Post by **sosha** » December 25th, 2019, 12:28 pm

I'm lucky enough to have been gifted a Ratio Eight this holiday season. It's a beautiful piece of art, and I've been excited to move from my trusty Espro press to a cleaner cup. But I've run into a problem: the coffee from the R8 seem to be much harder on my stomach. This is completely unexpected. I'm following the guidelines from Clive Coffee (coarse grind), and am using familiar coffee from B&W.

Any thoughts from the crew here are appreciated.

#2: Post by **yakster** » December 25th, 2019, 2:55 pm

Try a lower dose. Press retains full strength coffee in the grounds reducing the strength by about two points (double the weight of the coffee) compared to pour over which washes the solubales out of the coffee leaving behind much more diluted retained liquid absorbed by the grounds.

December 25th, 2019, 6:04 pm

So, Clive says 40oz (1.2L) water for 70g coarsely ground coffee. What adjustments do you suggest, Chris?

#4: Post by **yakster** » December 26th, 2019, 2:47 pm

Hmm, I just brewed 1.2 l with 80 g, but I like it kinda strong, 15:1 water/coffee. How strong does 17:1 taste to you? Dial in for taste. What ratio do you use for press?

Are you using a paper or metal filter?

I'm not sure what else would cause this reaction.

January 11th, 2020, 8:55 pm

I'm using a Kone with it. Been playing with it, and have found a sweet spot: about 850ml to 65g coffee. 13:1? I'm such a wuss.

#6: Post by **yakster** » January 13th, 2020, 1:09 pm

Not at all, Patty, you're using more coffee / less water than I am so you clearly like a strong cup. Glad to hear you've got it dialed in.

#7: Post by **winslette** » January 13th, 2020, 1:25 pm

sosha wrote:I'm using a Kone with it. Been playing with it, and have found a sweet spot: about 850ml to 65g coffee. 13:1? I'm such a wuss.

How do you like the Kone with the R8? I've always been interested in how a pour over would taste with a metal filter rather than the paper ones.

January 13th, 2020, 1:56 pm

Never tried it with paper.