This a.m. I wanted to see how the KONE performed in the Hario as I have been using my Chemex all week with it.
Matched it with the Hario 01 this morning. Works. The KONE sits on the raised ridges perfectly, with the point descending into the large open space at the base. The arrangement takes me back to Rasqual's point that he made months ago about the Hario giving the barista the control. I find that the KONE, more than paper, helps me on that route. It keeps up with my pour, whether slow which is my path or more quickly. This might work against the cup if you pour too quickly, an inadvertent advantage of paper which will restrain the pour. The KONE seems to permit you to get ahead of yourself. I may have gotten ahead of myself on the pour this morning as the oils don't seem quite as pronounced out of the Hario arrangement than they did out of the Chemex.
One attempt in the Hario is insufficient. I have worked with the same Guat all week to ensure consistency. I will continue to work with the Hario (01 and 02) as well as the Cilio (04) and report back. My preliminary conclusion is that it was my technique rather than the Hario that created a slightly less rich, less complex , less depth to the cup.
The second thing I have noted this week is that the KONE more easily keeps the grounds "in motion," or engaged. With paper, I find that the last 1/5 of the pour has a tendency to "puddle," where the grounds have descended below the pour and the water almost "caps" the grounds. With the KONE, I have found that the grounds seem to engage with the pour for almost the entire pour, without the puddling effect.
This morning's cup:
Hario 01 with the KONE
21 grams medium/drip/pourover grind: 11 ounce cup
30 second bloom
1:30 pour
Very good but not as complex a cup as it was from the Chemex. More pours pending.
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