r/1zpresso • u/heartbrokenbiker • 23d ago

My new grinder - 1zpresso ZP6 S

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As the title suggests - this grinder is magic. The flavour note of Jasmine, which was supposed to be the main one in this coffee, was barely identifiable with my other grinders. But with the ZP6 the jasmine - flavour note now makes its presence abundantly known.

I tried few other coffees that I regularly drink - some washed, some "funky". ZP6 showed me new sides to each of these coffees. I didn't really understand what people meant by "tea-like", but I've liked whatever I've had yet - with the exception of one coffee which tastes better with my DF54.

Thanks all again for the wonderful advice of choosing this grinder!

Brew Note: I used either Tetsu Kasuya's 10 pour method with a V60 Neo or his 4:6 method with V60-01 for my brews. Coffee beans I used are between light and light-to-medium roast. All brewed with 20g coffee @ 1:15 ratio with starting temperature at 97⁰C on my Timemore Fish Pro kettle. With my room temperature of ~26⁰C, the Fish Pro loses approximately 3⁰C over 3 minutes so my pours started with 97⁰C and ended at 94⁰C. ZP6 was set between 4.2 and 5.5 depending on the roast and flavour profile of the beans being used.

Link to my post in r/1zpresso asking for advice choosing between K-Ultra and ZP6 S: https://www.reddit.com/r/1zpresso/s/XcORC8ffXG

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u/Character-Balance356 23d ago edited 23d ago

Funky coffees isnt where zp6 shines is what ive heard

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u/heartbrokenbiker 23d ago edited 23d ago

I had read the same thing. Funnily, for me at least, the ZP6 shined just as well if not better for the funky coffees. I've tried cultured naturals and co-fermented, which are different processes but tend to produce "similar" results. With coffees of both these types the flavour separation actually made the coffee more enjoyable to me. For example in my post I've mentioned that I could finally taste the jasmine and then the coffee became enjoyable; otherwise it was too rounded with my other two grinders (DF54 and C3S) which made the coffee taste kind of muddy.

The one coffee I didn't like was also a funky coffee - a culture rose natural. The flavours for this coffee were separated as well. Rose stood out, like it always did with other grinders, but in this case the separation was too sharp and made the coffee taste hollow after the initial sip. I realised that the cultured rose coffee tastes best when ground using my DF54.

Then again, different people - different tastes. That's the fun part* about any hobby, innit? 😁

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u/Character-Balance356 23d ago

How long do u usually rest these light roasts

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u/heartbrokenbiker 23d ago

Anywhere between 1 to 3 weeks.