Has anyone had any experience with the Kalita Wave brewer?  Flat bottomed (almost Fetco style), three holes, and floating "wave" filters.  http://shop.wreckingballcoffee.com/video-kalita-wave

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In my opinion it's easier than the Hario and gives better (or at least more consistent) results. I have been using mine nonstop since I got it. But it's not really "Fetco" style since the flat bottom is very small.

 

If you buy one, try the usual ratios but do the following: 30 secs. bloom, 1 min pour, STIR for a few seconds, do your second pour, total brew time should be about 2.5 minutes. 

 

But the filters are expensive.

That funny my friend just showed me the link to this yesterday. Im definitively interested how it compares other pour over methods.

Nice, did you go for the ceramic, the stainless, or the glass?


R. Justin Shepherd said:

In my opinion it's easier than the Hario and gives better (or at least more consistent) results. I have been using mine nonstop since I got it. But it's not really "Fetco" style since the flat bottom is very small.

 

If you buy one, try the usual ratios but do the following: 30 secs. bloom, 1 min pour, STIR for a few seconds, do your second pour, total brew time should be about 2.5 minutes. 

 

But the filters are expensive.

I work for Prima Coffee equipment, and we sell them and brought them in about a month ago.  I have really enjoyed mine.  I went with glass for both sizes, mostly b/c I like seeing what's going on with the brew, but I must admit the stainless is pretty sweet.  I like the fact that the coffee remains off the dripper, so air is able to be used as an insulator.  Also, the shape of the filter does encourage a more even extraction.  Agitation is a bad idea with the Wave; rather, as Nick Cho encourages, don't pour through the grounds, but rather pour on top of the grounds, and let the water trickle through.  You're gonna want a coarser, Chemex-like grind with the Wave, and a 3:00+ brew time.  Hope that helps!

Jason Dominy turned me on to the stirring... He seems to be in the minority on this, but I have blind-tested both methods with multiple people and all agreed that the stirred were better. (In fairness, both mine were done 15-30 seconds short of your 3:00 brew time, Lee.)

 

This might warrant a different topic: Agitate or no? 

 

FWIW I have only used the ceramic dripper, but I like it as it seems to retain heat extremely well, and also the metal one looks ridiculous. :-)

The link to the video Nick Cho did is here: http://vimeo.com/25068779

 

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