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Well I’ve been using it every morning before work, as an alternative to the aeropress and I really like the work flow. It’s really simple, I even set it up for my wife to use for when she gets up and she loves it too.

Her aeropress routine frustrates me as she doesn’t time anything or aim to keep anything consistent, no set process etc, I weigh and grind the coffee ready for her during my own morning routine so there isn’t a lot left for her to do. Still doesn’t care enough to time it to ensure it’s the same each day…. Aromaboy solves that though, she should be getting identical coffee each morning now.

Will need more filters soon, Melitta standard 100 brown papers OK?

    Tal I use the Kalita 101 papers from Ozone.

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      One thing I notice while using the Aromaboy without a screen is the presence of constant harshness of the coffee when brewed without strainer. I believe the reason is the coffee is constantly agitated.

      It is not a deal breaker, but would prefer to eliminate.

      Brewing 15g with 200g water at 15% gives a good strength.

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        I really enjoy my Aromaboy. This is probably because I can set it up and know after 4 minutes it is about ready. But, by far, my preferred taste for blck coffee is always 34 gms pulled from 17 gms beans as an espresso shot then topped up with about 5 ounces of water. I find it gives a much stronger taste which I enjoy. Soon I am going to be looking for some more ‘better quality’ coffee suggestions, suitable for both methods

        https://www.suddencardiacarrestuk.org/2024/02/thank-goodness-for-madeira-cake/

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          LMSC I’ve not noticed this, I have had some of the best brews from the Aromaboy, but not necessarily with the stock cone.

          The reason I used a strainer with manual brews was to break up the hose-like stream, that can blast the coffee bed, for cleaner brews. In other words, to closer emulate the more gentle dropping of the water from an auto drip brewer.

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              dfk41 I guess you could try brewing at 17g:220g, or scale up your ratio to 1:13 (22g:290g) in the Aromaboy for a similar strength? You’ll need to make some grind adjustments.

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                  MWJB I’ve not noticed this, I have had some of the best brews from the Aromaboy, but not necessarily with the stock cone.

                  It makes a nice cup, especially with V60. Just the lack of strainer disturbs the smoothness, while gives sufficient strength, say at 75g/L. Adding the strainer gives a smoother cup, but takes away the strength even at 75g/L. The harshness isn’t unpleasant, but will be great without it. It’s a trade off. 🤷🏽😊

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                    dfk41 Did it taste better, or worse than previous?

                    I would expect you to have to grind a tad finer to extract the 22g dose with less water (290g, vs 330g).

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                        Jairo Arcila Yeast and Strawberries co-ferment

                        Grabbed a white plastic V60 01. I would have preferred a black which wasn’t in stock.

                        Brewed 15g with 210g water with dry bed at 3:15 mins at 15% 400 Kruve (#17) on the Duo.

                        I used Hario’s Project waterfall paper which was too big on 01. @MWJB, do you have a filter paper recommendation for V60 01 for the Aromaboy please ?

                        I am thinking either use the same paper or convert and use the Kalia 101.

                        Coffee was good, it hit the notes on the bag and scored 8/9.

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                          LMSC I used Hario’s Project waterfall paper which was too big on 01. @MWJB, do you have a filter paper recommendation for V60 01 for the Aromaboy please ?

                          My ‘go to’ is Rombouts #2, folded to fit V60. Not tried the Kalita with it (run out for now).

                          I used to trim down the 02 Hario papers with scissors for 01 use at times, only takes a moment.

                            6 days later

                            Zennor’s Colombia El Jaragual Thermal Shock

                            Brewed on the Aromaboy at 15% 400 Kruve. I have been dosing either 15g or 18.0g for this brewer at 1:14 ratio on V60 01 using Kalita 101 paper. I don’t fold it to the V60 01 size. It fits fine as it is. I wet the paper with hot water, dump the coffee and use the strainer. It gives a clean, a smooth and a nice cup of coffee every time. The coffee has good strength and retains all the flavours expected from the bag. I prefer the coffee with strainer than without.

                            The El Jaragual is lightly roasted with a complex body - nice, juicy and sweet acidity (as in passion fruit at the start and stone fruit as it cools down). The finish was more like a fruit tea. I scored it 7.75/9.

                            Brewing on the switch and espresso should also be good.

                            https://zennorcoffee.co.uk/coffee/p/el-jaragual

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                            The decaf requires brewing at 80g/L (1:12.5) to get the best out of the beans.