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Thanks for sharing Brian! I’ve been enjoying the April recipe with a slightly slower pour, and then waiting until around 1:00 for the second pour. The longer rest seems to get a stronger cup and is really nice with soft water.
Loving the April Brewer content! Your last video prompted me to pick one up (like I needed another brewer :/ ) but I’m loving the April and it’s my daily driver now.
Big fan of Patrik’s method, mine usually brew about 1:30-2m and noticed yours was 1:30 too but the result is never under extracted which is good. Will give yours a go.
I've been using your recipe (50 - 50 - 30:70) for some time now (@12g) but for more heavily processed coffees I revert back to the currently recommended April recipe (50:50 - 50:50) and 13g dose. One big change for me was to start using Cafec V60 filters in the April. It's basically 2 folds, takes no time (I can easily do this and hand grind my coffee before the water gets to my desired temperature) and it gives you a much quicker flow. April with V60 papers is my daily driver, sometimes I will reach for the Hario Switch just to keep things interesting but I always start my day with April.
Yes current PR recipe 50 circle 50 center in both pours, and also one with a longer wait between pours, maybe even one with a rest with a bloom. I think one should always adjust to coffee and preference. The main thing with April brew is the balance due to most of extraction happening early and using that center pour to get bypass. That is what gives the balance in my opinion. Bravo Brian!
One of the fun things about coffee is experimenting. Recipes varying from day to day based on mood, patience (how fast do I need that coffee!!), coffee brewed, etc. The only consistency in brewing I’m looking for is “when I want it ‘that’ way, I want it ‘that way’”.
@@mugensekai Brew “Aramse”. Indian for mindfulness, or some such. Aramse, btw is another coffee UA-camr from south India. Highly recommended. Good channel. Nice dry humour, while reviewing (mostly) the usual stuff. Relatively new. Their schtick is sort of a “yoga-mindfulness” about brewing.
Got an April brewer recently and just did a blind test between default April and your recipe for Tim Wendelboe’s Kenya Karinga. Preferred your recipe hands down! Thanks so much!
I use April’s recipes but with a finer grind size and only circle pours. It’s been the most consistent way I’ve made filter coffee so far. I love this brewer.
Thank you for sharing these. I just tried the April recipe on a coffee that I roasted that I haven’t enjoyed as much as some others, and the April recipe made it a lot more balanced and pleasant.
Thanks for the thoughtful video Brian, I have the blue April filter and use the Kalita papers which I also find can clog so mitigate with courser grind size, my current brew is 18g 80x80x80g pour for a long white coffee. Used Costa Rica Solis Cordero Medina beans this morning dark roasted, very nice too! 👍
Great video, excited to try your recipe with Sey. Love the original recipe for Diego Manhattan too, 92c is perfect! I feel like I have to adjust temperature a lot on the April, especially with various elevations on Sey, worth a discussion.
Damm that's the recipe I've been using as well for the exact same reason! I'm using the kalita papers that come in the cardboard packaging, they're much better than the ones in the transparent plastic packaging. With very fresh coffees, I sometimes let it bloom for 1 min to get a faster drawdown.
When you use the Rolfcipe, what water temp are you using typically? I've had the same experience as you though where i find the heavily processed coffees really shine with the Rolfcipe. I've tried your version too and have enjoyed it. I'll have to try it specifically on some washed coffees though, I haven't done that yet.
Great video Brian. Have you tried the Timemore B75 at all? I was a big April fan but gave the b75 a go using essentially the same recipe as you, with some swirls. And the b75 gives a big boost to acidity and a bolder representation of most coffees to me. I really like the small size too just like the April
Tried this with a natural anaerobic from Yemen. Finished at 02:10 with medium grind-fine, 94c. Not a good brew, muted flavor with some bitterness. What should be tweaked?
@@dan138zig no, i meant it as a suggestion. try grinding coarser. i had great tasting brews with grinding an ethiopoian at 4.2-5.0 on my fellow ode v2, drawdown at 2.10-2.30
I just picked up an April brewer and saw this recipe right after I ordered. I am going to try this recipe and a couple James Perry recipes. BTW I found S&W Roasting from the first video of yours that I watched. I was so surprised! 30 minutes from where I live
@@dan138zig I like the James Perry's recipe. I start with the two pour which is the April recipe. Then decide if I want to add another pour. Definitely not an expert on the brewer though.
Grind into a portafilter dosing cup, seal it, shake it only vertically, open, put your filter upside down on it and flip both together. Your fines will be on top of your grind in the paper filter and hardly clog it
Hey, are you sure you can trust that TDS difference? It's a 0.03% difference between the two recipes and I kinda have strong suspicions about whether that's significant enough considering the precision of the device and the possibility of human error.
I don't really care much for tds differences with this recipe but rather how it tastes so you can try it out yourself! If you want to have a drastically different tds on this brewer just grind finer and do a 60s bloom
@@BrianQuan Yeah, I agree! Taste is what matters. It's just that I think TDS measurements can be unreliable sometimes and they are prone to intrinsic error as any other physical measurement. But I think they sometimes can come across as absolute truths and a topic of excessive focus. It's not to take away anything from the video, which I enjoyed!
Patrik said that the speed at which is he pours is optimized for competition setting, where time matters. I'm not sure why everyone treds so lightly when modifying his recipe for home use or individual tastes.
Ayo, I saw you share this recipe in the espresso discord and thought it would be cool if this was a video topic. Feeling blessed rn. Now all I gotta do is actually make the trip out to April’s showroom and grab myself the brewer and filters…
Hi, I didn’t have clogging problems with the April filter but currently do with the Kalita papers, try to prevent this the same as Brian and grind coarser. I personally prefer medium to dark roasted coffees so don’t want to over extract, anyway good luck. 👍
@@HeisFaithful7 Probably grinding too fine. Your going to grind a lot coarser than you think (close to french press coarseness) + follow April's pouring structure or something very similiar. I believe April dripper goal is to extract coarse grinds more evenly which is why it considered more tea-like. This brewer is not very flexible with other recipes which is a good and a bad thing. I noticed multiple small pours/ higher agitation leads to more clogs.
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Thanks for sharing Brian! I’ve been enjoying the April recipe with a slightly slower pour, and then waiting until around 1:00 for the second pour. The longer rest seems to get a stronger cup and is really nice with soft water.
I'm remember you telling us about this recipe before Rolf uploaded a video on his "updated recipe with more structure"!
Brian is influencing other coffee influencers.
Which recipe is that? Can't find it anywhere
Loving the April Brewer content! Your last video prompted me to pick one up (like I needed another brewer :/ ) but I’m loving the April and it’s my daily driver now.
Same!
Big fan of Patrik’s method, mine usually brew about 1:30-2m and noticed yours was 1:30 too but the result is never under extracted which is good. Will give yours a go.
I've been using your recipe (50 - 50 - 30:70) for some time now (@12g) but for more heavily processed coffees I revert back to the currently recommended April recipe (50:50 - 50:50) and 13g dose.
One big change for me was to start using Cafec V60 filters in the April. It's basically 2 folds, takes no time (I can easily do this and hand grind my coffee before the water gets to my desired temperature) and it gives you a much quicker flow.
April with V60 papers is my daily driver, sometimes I will reach for the Hario Switch just to keep things interesting but I always start my day with April.
Yes current PR recipe 50 circle 50 center in both pours, and also one with a longer wait between pours, maybe even one with a rest with a bloom. I think one should always adjust to coffee and preference. The main thing with April brew is the balance due to most of extraction happening early and using that center pour to get bypass. That is what gives the balance in my opinion. Bravo Brian!
what grind size would you use with the fellow ode gen 2? What water temperature?
One of the fun things about coffee is experimenting. Recipes varying from day to day based on mood, patience (how fast do I need that coffee!!), coffee brewed, etc. The only consistency in brewing I’m looking for is “when I want it ‘that’ way, I want it ‘that way’”.
Pragmatic and realistic outlook IMHO. No fun in trying to brew a certain way just to rush it and not enjoy the process.
@@mugensekai Right? My go to is Jonathan Gagné’s 10 minute Aeropress recipe.
@@coreycannon4511 I'll take a look!
@@mugensekai Brew “Aramse”. Indian for mindfulness, or some such.
Aramse, btw is another coffee UA-camr from south India. Highly recommended. Good channel. Nice dry humour, while reviewing (mostly) the usual stuff. Relatively new. Their schtick is sort of a “yoga-mindfulness” about brewing.
Got an April brewer recently and just did a blind test between default April and your recipe for Tim Wendelboe’s Kenya Karinga. Preferred your recipe hands down! Thanks so much!
I use April’s recipes but with a finer grind size and only circle pours. It’s been the most consistent way I’ve made filter coffee so far. I love this brewer.
Thank you for sharing these. I just tried the April recipe on a coffee that I roasted that I haven’t enjoyed as much as some others, and the April recipe made it a lot more balanced and pleasant.
Thanks for the thoughtful video Brian, I have the blue April filter and use the Kalita papers which I also find can clog so mitigate with courser grind size, my current brew is 18g 80x80x80g pour for a long white coffee. Used Costa Rica Solis Cordero Medina beans this morning dark roasted, very nice too! 👍
What do you think about doing similar to April's recipe on cone drippers?
Great video, excited to try your recipe with Sey. Love the original recipe for Diego Manhattan too, 92c is perfect! I feel like I have to adjust temperature a lot on the April, especially with various elevations on Sey, worth a discussion.
Thanks Brian! Definitely psyched to try this when I get back from a trip. Where are you on a P100 HU for these recipes?
Brian have you picked up a MK Dripper? If so would love to see some brews on that as well ^_^
Damm that's the recipe I've been using as well for the exact same reason! I'm using the kalita papers that come in the cardboard packaging, they're much better than the ones in the transparent plastic packaging. With very fresh coffees, I sometimes let it bloom for 1 min to get a faster drawdown.
Are you talking about the 155 filters that come in a plaid red box?
Hi Brian, what if I brew 20g coffee with 300ml water according to your new method?
nice video . would like to see how to apply these 2 methods on a v60
When you use the Rolfcipe, what water temp are you using typically? I've had the same experience as you though where i find the heavily processed coffees really shine with the Rolfcipe.
I've tried your version too and have enjoyed it. I'll have to try it specifically on some washed coffees though, I haven't done that yet.
Time for a Patreon. Also I see that next level brewer, are you going to do a vid on this?
Great video Brian. Have you tried the Timemore B75 at all? I was a big April fan but gave the b75 a go using essentially the same recipe as you, with some swirls. And the b75 gives a big boost to acidity and a bolder representation of most coffees to me. I really like the small size too just like the April
How well do you think this would work in something like an Orea?
I agree with having more than just 2 pours to increase agitation/extraction.
I currently do:
13g coffee x three 70g pours
What about using this with the Orea V3?
Tried this with a natural anaerobic from Yemen. Finished at 02:10 with medium grind-fine, 94c. Not a good brew, muted flavor with some bitterness. What should be tweaked?
grind size?
@@munmilks I forgot
@@dan138zig no, i meant it as a suggestion. try grinding coarser. i had great tasting brews with grinding an ethiopoian at 4.2-5.0 on my fellow ode v2, drawdown at 2.10-2.30
I just picked up an April brewer and saw this recipe right after I ordered. I am going to try this recipe and a couple James Perry recipes.
BTW I found S&W Roasting from the first video of yours that I watched. I was so surprised! 30 minutes from where I live
Which recipe did you find best?
@@dan138zig I like the James Perry's recipe. I start with the two pour which is the April recipe. Then decide if I want to add another pour. Definitely not an expert on the brewer though.
Grind into a portafilter dosing cup, seal it, shake it only vertically, open, put your filter upside down on it and flip both together. Your fines will be on top of your grind in the paper filter and hardly clog it
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Deja Vu, did you repost this video or make it a short already? I swear I have seen you explain this before
Hey, are you sure you can trust that TDS difference? It's a 0.03% difference between the two recipes and I kinda have strong suspicions about whether that's significant enough considering the precision of the device and the possibility of human error.
I don't really care much for tds differences with this recipe but rather how it tastes so you can try it out yourself! If you want to have a drastically different tds on this brewer just grind finer and do a 60s bloom
@@BrianQuan Yeah, I agree! Taste is what matters. It's just that I think TDS measurements can be unreliable sometimes and they are prone to intrinsic error as any other physical measurement. But I think they sometimes can come across as absolute truths and a topic of excessive focus. It's not to take away anything from the video, which I enjoyed!
Any thoughts on performance of this brewer compared to the orea v3? Thanks!
Love how you called the April recipe as the "Rolf-cipe" haha
Patrik said that the speed at which is he pours is optimized for competition setting, where time matters. I'm not sure why everyone treds so lightly when modifying his recipe for home use or individual tastes.
what are we supposed to do?
Patrik introduced the same recipe a month ago… ua-cam.com/video/WETTJLuqVfY/v-deo.html
Brian, did you make this video just for me? Coz my April brewer just arrived in the mail today...
Ayo, I saw you share this recipe in the espresso discord and thought it would be cool if this was a video topic. Feeling blessed rn. Now all I gotta do is actually make the trip out to April’s showroom and grab myself the brewer and filters…
April aims for 1.25tds. mine Clogs every time with light roast and the April filters. Hate this brewer
Hi, I didn’t have clogging problems with the April filter but currently do with the Kalita papers, try to prevent this the same as Brian and grind coarser. I personally prefer medium to dark roasted coffees so don’t want to over extract, anyway good luck. 👍
Same. Honestly the worst brewer I’ve used besides the December
@@HeisFaithful7 Probably grinding too fine. Your going to grind a lot coarser than you think (close to french press coarseness) + follow April's pouring structure or something very similiar. I believe April dripper goal is to extract coarse grinds more evenly which is why it considered more tea-like. This brewer is not very flexible with other recipes which is a good and a bad thing. I noticed multiple small pours/ higher agitation leads to more clogs.
You need any help drinking all that coffee hiding in the back?