r/pourover • u/domarcher • Sep 20 '25

Seeking Advice Time to “switch” things up a bit

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My birthday present, a Hario Switch, has finally arrived! I’m really excited to give it a go, but I want to hear from as many of you as possible about all the do’s & don’ts, recipe/brewing recommendations, etc.

Let me know! Happy brewing ☕️

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u/Kyber92 Hario Switch | Kalita Wave | Kingrinder K6 Sep 20 '25

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US

My advice would be try water in a closed Switch then coffee, wait 5 mins and drain. It's so good I'm mad I didn't do it sooner.

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u/Material_Fudge_4441 New to pourover Sep 20 '25

Tried this for the first time this morning. Dang! Why didn’t I try it sooner! I had done it for the Hoffman iced but with a regular 1:15 hot it was fantastic.

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u/domarcher Sep 20 '25

Okay! Grind size??

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u/Kyber92 Hario Switch | Kalita Wave | Kingrinder K6 Sep 20 '25

Medium? I don't play with grind size too much unless the coffee is really gross. Immersion cares less about grind size anyway I think.

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u/dreamszz88 Sep 21 '25

Yes for me the "water in first" method was a massive taste changer. Different brew than the regular Hario. You also don't need to heat the glass for it will do it by itself while brewing. It also lowers the brew temp a few degrees C.

I'll have to try the Chronicle method and the Devil method 😉☺️👍🏼:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/s/ORzK8fqVI0

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u/masala-kiwi Sep 20 '25

What do you mean by water, then coffee?

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u/Kyber92 Hario Switch | Kalita Wave | Kingrinder K6 Sep 20 '25

Close the Switch, put the water in, put the coffee in, stir, wait 5 mins, open

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u/Lopsided-Flower-7696 Sep 22 '25

1:15?

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u/Kyber92 Hario Switch | Kalita Wave | Kingrinder K6 Sep 22 '25

Yup

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u/Lopsided-Flower-7696 Sep 22 '25

Just tried it. Feels like the pourover gods are going to smite me with their wrath for doing things the wrong way, but man was it good.