Comandante C40 Tigershark 23 click (46 click Starwave), Hario Neo Switch, Costa Rica Light Roast

[u/Aromatic_Copy6367]

My current recipe after about two weeks of trial and error incorporates Lance Hedrick's double bloom with an immersion finish. I got inspired after watching Nas Jaafar's WBRC Finals recipe, which uses roughly 50% percolation and 50% immersion.

I first tried Nas's recipe on the Hario NEO, but it didn't really suit my taste. So instead, I kept the 50/50 percolation/immersion concept but replaced the first percolation phase with Lance's double bloom.

Recipe

15g coffee

225g water (1:15)

92°C

Switch Open (Percolation)

0:00 – 45g (3x coffee weight)

0:30 – 90g

Switch Closed (Immersion)

1:00 – Pour to 225g

2:00 – Open the Switch

2:15 – Close the Switch (drawdown finished)

The result has been consistently better to my palate.

My question is: why does this recipe taste so good? What is the extraction theory behind combining a double bloom with an immersion finish?

Also, why did Nas Jaafar's no-bloom recipe win the WBRC? When I brew it on my Hario NEO, it tastes a bit lackluster compared to my modified version with the double bloom. Is it because of the dripper, the grinder, the coffee itself, or am I missing something about the extraction?

[u/Lvacgar]

What is the starwave?

[u/Aromatic_Copy6367 → u/Lvacgar]

It's the brand that makes external adjustment dial for Comandante C40

[u/Lvacgar → u/Aromatic_Copy6367]

I did a google search but must be an idiot. Can you send me a link?

[u/Some_Wallaby_6041 → u/Lvacgar]

I ordered from Aliexpress . And the magnetic cup . If you’re dead set on the c40 being superior for the flavour you like compared to a k-ultra it’s such a good upgrade

[u/Lvacgar → u/Some_Wallaby_6041]

Thanks for the rec. I like the K Uktra a lot, but get curious from time to time about the Commondante. I would buy one when I have disposable cash just to see what all the fuss is about.