Made a simplistic base from scrap wood. 2.2 Liter semi-auto pourover is complete. {image} {image}

Here's the thread on the water dispenser: "Zojirushi Water Dispenser for pourover"

I was in the market for a drip coffee maker for 60oz+ of coffee. The Technivorm CDT Grand has many mediocre to poor reviews. The Breville Precision Brewer also had some drawbacks. I settled on a Zojirushi CD-WCC40 4 qt water dispenser to 'manual' pourover into a 2.2L pump pot. $140. The Zojirushi ha...

That looks like a percolator. Those usually spit lukewarm water over the grounds while heating the water up. The water reservoir is also the brewed coffee reservoir, so initially water is poured over the grounds, making weak coffee. Then the weak coffee is poured over the grounds. Over and over whil...

I made an executive decision today. I bought a Zojirushi 4 quart hot water dispenser. I'm going to use that to 'pourover' Into a pump pot. I'll report back with a new picture and setup when it is delivered

This is disappointing, but thank you for posting. I thought maybe my search was over, but perhaps not. Edit to add a thought (and with no evidence whatsoever) it could be that at the end of a full pot brew, cooler water might be beneficial to reduce astringency for grounds that have been extracting ...

Thank you for the test, and I'm interested in the performance of the replacement model. I suppose a workaround would be adding an extra couple of ounces water, and stopping manually

I know conveying grind size is difficult via images- I included the pencil for scale. The Grindmaster has internal stepless adjustments, and I have the medium setting for drip, fine for Aeropress or single pour over, and coarse for press. Looks similar to your grind. Coarser and the extraction isn't...

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The core of HB leans toward precision and science, and that is why people come here to learn and share! I lean toward the practical side of the spectrum, but want to know the details. I know and understand the fundamentals, but am inclined to get lazy (aka practical). There are many who roast severa...