Has anyone had any luck dialing in for a v60? I’ve tried their recommendations, I’ve tried the grind calculator from onyx and I’ve tried just randomly picking a number.
But the results are always kind of the same. Good passable coffee with no personality or tasting notes.
I’m using the light roast formula from third wave and at 205f
The coffee I have is https://catandcloud.com/products/sumatra-pantan-musara
If anyone can help it would be hugely helpful
Sure it’s the grinder? You’ve had good v60 brews with your recipes and you’ve ruled out water? If your not 100% sure and don’t have another grinder to compare to, I’d have a good local roaster grind a bag for you on their high end grinder and buy an identical bag of beans to compare it to with Op2.
That grinder does have a reputation for being lackluster for pour over, but I’m not sure that’s your issue.
I’m not 100%. I’ve rolled out water yes but I’ll try temp next and I have a k-ultra as well I should compare
I’ve lowered the temp and that did a lot. I also upped the grind by about two full numbers.
What is your final time at the conclusion of drawdown and what recipe are you using?
Have you tried adjusting temperature? An ideal brew on lighter roasts does often get into that 95C+ range, but temperatures that high can definitely strip away nuance unless everything else is locked in. I often initially get more complex flavor from slightly lower temps which I then ramp up if extraction is lacking. I see Cat and Cloud recommends to get the water as hot as you can, so 100C, but the coffee you linked isn’t even their lightest roast. I’m not sure I love that recommendation.
I use an Ode 2 every weekend with a range of nice light roast beans from roasters like DAK, Prodigal, Swerl, and XLIII. I tend to grind in the 7 to 8 range depending on the amount of fines that the beans generate.
I use either the V60 or the Konos MDK-41 brewers and a drip assist device to reduce agitation and reduce migration of fines in to the filter.
I use water in the 90C to 93C range and a TDS of 25 to 125.
I try to use as few pours as possible with a 1:16 ratio.
I will try this in the morning. I tried again somewhat recently and used cooler water and a 4.8 and that was good but not great doing much larger is interesting to me. Have you modified your set at all? Like gone in and changed the default settings? I’ve seen a few people around doing that because it didn’t grind find enough for them.
My Ode 2 is completely unmodified. I have gone as low as the mid 5’s and the low 6’s but the draw down was too slow and the brew too astringent. Currently I have fairly fast draw downs and the resulting brews are fruity/floral
I’ve just tried a 7 and I have to say I’m surprised. I think between larger grind and cooler water this might be doing the trick. I’d still not quite there but it’s much less standard coffee flavor and more nuances
whats your water to grind ratio?
if its bogged down with astringency then grinding coarser or decreasing contact time may help. if it tastes ok but just thin/flat then grinding finer or upping your dose may help.
I’m using a 1 to 16 ratio. It’s a little more bitter than I would prefer and it seems crazy to me that I don’t get any of the tasting notes.
a lot of the time i think the tasting notes are unhelpful bs. if its bitter grind coarser.
