Thanks for sharing the info about the filter (not needing to rinse it). It's good to know the reason behind everything and not just being told to do or not do thing.

Great brewing tips on the Kalita Wave. I really enjoy Coffee Lovers TV, great info for us Coffee Lovers.

You seem like a cool dude to kick back and talk about coffee with

great kalita tutorial!

Great video!

Great tip on how to deal with the coffee accumulation you get in the "waves". I'll try it next time!

great video!! thanks a lot...

Thanks for this video! I use both the Kalita wave and V60 and I make pretty good cups with both of them, I however think that the Hario is less forgiving of one’s mistakes in terms of pouring technique...speed...etc compared to the wave. I use a baratza Virtuoso and I set it to around 18-23 for the kalita. I’ve recently also gotten a Kalita thin spout kettle 0.7ml, and I find that it gives me great control over the pour and as a result I’ve been very satisfied with the coffee I make lately.

Nice and very interesting video for me as I didn't really know the specificities of the Kalita Wave. I have an Aeropress (my everyday brew method), a V60 and a Chemex, but now I want to try the Kalita Wave ! In another style, I regularly drink coffee made with a Moka Pot.

"Rao spin" (from Scott Rao's V60 video) FTW. I do that with the V60 all the time, makes the coffee bed super flat. Nice to know that it just works the same effect with the Kalita.

Please rinse your filter paper. It’s not just about taste, the water having to break through the paper will effect your brew. Also, I would do a much finer grind from what it looks like he did. 45 second bloom is the sweet spot I’ve found.

Man, the coffee on the side of filter always bothers me when I use kalita, thank you for the your advice, will do that from now

Agree on the rinse comment. I feel its a statement everybody feels like saying because thats what everyone says. But little to no difference as official paper filters are practically tasteless already. But pre wetting does heat the carafe and flattens the filter for those who are very granular in their method. But at the end of the day, trust your taste and adjust accordingly. Great video!

@Coffee Lovers TV What do you think about giving a gentle shake to the Kalita Wave right in the beginning after you add your coffee, but before starting to pour the water to 'pack' the grounds more tightly/evenly? I noticed that you did not do that and just started pouring. I tend to always do that to the brew basket in my drip coffee maker too and was wondering if that helps in any way.

Nice video. You are the first one I saw who thinks rinsing the kalitta filter is not really necessary. Is the paper different from other filters? How long do you let the coffe drip at the end? Till the last drop or do you stop it earlier?

It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the December Coffee Dripper. Maybe at some point you could do a review of one?

I tend to drink smaller size cups so the 155 works for me. Kalita always seems like the strongest brew strength compared to AP or V60. I only use my Chemex for batch brew and I notice "channeling" is easy to see with it.

Do you like the white pearl? Can you see the timer and weight easily?

What setting do you use on your encore for the kalita wave also do you brew dark roast or medium thx

When the water comes through the 3 holes, should it drip in 3 separate streams? I'm often seeing the 3 holes connect together and make one stream, it looks like the flux capacitor, and I suspect something is not quite right...Thanks!

You should actually always rinse the filter because pouring hot water through the dripper preheats it so that it steals less heat from the slurry. More heat is always better in an open-topped Pourover because you have so much heat loss to the air already. Heat accelerates chemical reactions, like things going into solution which gets more flavor from the coffee.

What size grind do you do on the Encore? I have the same grinder and just ordered a wave 185

Great video. I'm having a really hard time making coffee taste good when using the wave and I don't know why. The wave gets praise for making a bright clean cup of coffee but for me it comes out bland no matter how I grind or how I pour the water. I did a side by side test using my v60 with the same beans and same dose. The v60 cup came out bright, juicy and brought the subtle flavors in this coffee while the wave batch was completely lacking the subtle flavor of the beans. Overall it was just a flat cup of coffee. Any tips for troubleshooting?

Thanks for the helpful video. You mentioned at 8:57 that "an extended bloom has yielded some interesting results". Can you elaborate?

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In the blooming process do you include the grams of water

Grind setting on Baratza Encore?

I was thinking of trying a Melowdrip with my Kalita, but after listening to what you said about the design of the Kalita, in that the flat bottom restricted flow creates a slight immersion situation, I wonder if using it would be superfluous. What do you think? Thanks for such a thoughtful review.

Hey man love ur work. Btw im from Indonesia. We also known paradise for coffee. We have best coffee to offer. Sumatra, Gayo, Flores, Java etc. But the problem is. We still lack of roasting technic. And that's why the coffee seems not at the best. So my question is. Have u bought any coffee from Indonesia? And what is the best way to make fine coffee that have highc acidity. Coz our coffee known to have medium to high acidity. Thanks anyway

Do you thing the glass is better than the stainless steel?

You remind me of bill hader

Hard disagree on rinsing the Kalita filter. I find it very necessary to rinse first. I've been using them for a couple of years and they do impart that paper flavor. To test that, rinse the paper filter and take a sip of that water you just filtered through. Tell me if you want that flavor in your coffee. Its noticeable.

Is your 32 grams of coffee measured in beans or grounds?

Every grinder is different even within the same model. Peoples definition of what is fine,medium-fine,medium etc. is different and also the definition of what is a light roast and dark roast. George Howell calls a light roast what I call a medium roast. Light roast to me is roasted about 2min shorter than George Howell does. So to make this good video even better and more helpful please show us up close the coarseness of your grind.

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Also saying you can just pour in the center is 110% false. You need to pour evenly over the bed.

You were supposed to subtract the 32, not add.

I'm into brewing pourover but damn, coffee people on youtube make a lot of stuff up and talk a lot of nonsense. How water poured at the side of the filter "doesn't actually do anything" and "doesn't go through the grounds" . does this wisdom come with the $200 scale?

This guy went hard on costly gear: a brass fellow is completely unnecessary for home brewing, and the Acaia scale is notably a fashion accessory and not as useful as a simple hario drip scale. Get an M2 Burr upgrade for your encore to yield a more uniform grind, set grind to setting 20 on the encore, use any kind of lidded gooseneck kettle with water off boil for no more than 30-45 seconds (not 1-2mins as stated in the vid), rinse your filter all over briefly, not excessively, pour out the paper-tasting water, bloom at 2:1 ratio, let sit for 30-45 seconds (longer if coffee is fresher), then add water in consistent spirals flowing in and out from the center and not touching the sidewalls of the kalita wave brewer. Reach your total water weight by 2-2:30minutes on the timer, and let the water drain through. If you want to agitate by wiggling the brewer to help the grinds settle and be level, do so ONLY once. Brew should be finished by 3:30-4:00 minutes on timer. Keep your desired yield the same as you make adjustments to the grind setting and pour method/style until you achieve a cup that has right flavor. Done.

good video, but 20 minutes is too long for a "guide"

There is SO much wrong with this video... you don’t bloom 1/1... ever. Also you DO need to rinse these filters. Also, this grind is WAY to corse. Big yikes.