Done-- Kalita Style Roadshow and lottery

[J.Jirehs Roaster]

tyme... I need an address

nice little brewer.. I think my money would be better spent on a slightly smaller chemex (probably with handle) to go with the kone..  but this Kalita does make a nice cup of coffee..

its ready to ship on Tuesday

[jbviau]

Just curious: how many Kalita filters are/will be left, roughly? I'm thinking I might want to buy more in anticipation of this thing's arrival.

[JW]

Any idea where to get the filters? Olympia, wrecking ball, and prima are out of the 185 filters.

[jbviau]

These would probably work:

http://www.orphanespresso.com/Tiamo-K02-Wave-Style-185-Fluted-Flat-Bottom-Paper-Coffee-Filters_p_4045.html

I'll want the white ones though eventually.

[JW]

I received a Tiamo 3 hole ceramic 185 dripper with filters as a present. I really like the flat bottom 3 hole drippers and I remembered the white Kalita filters from the roadshow. The seemed to hold their shape a bit better than the tiamo filters, which according to Mr. Nick Cho is important for air insulation to maintain more even extraction temps. I have more than enough Tiamo filters to last assuming the Kalitas become available soon. Of course there is other prep methods if they don't...

[tyme]

Just curious: how many Kalita filters are/will be left, roughly? I'm thinking I might want to buy more in anticipation of this thing's arrival.

There are two brown's left.  And at least 50 whites,  maybe closer to 75.

Tyler

[jbviau]

Great--thanks! Sounds like I'll be set for a while even if SYP goes on a pourover bender.

[tyme]

I brewed up this El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas this morning and I did notice a bit of wood in the brew so I can't place all the blame on the Kantan.

I mislaid my AeroPress and scale over the weekend packing for our camping trip, so I tried out the Kantan brewer today at work using my El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas Pulped Natural roast.  I'm getting a strong cardboard / paper taste, I forgot to pre-rinse the filter, or the coffee has gone woody, but I suspect the former.  Brewed with ~16 grams coffee and ~ 250 ml water.

In my mind the Kantan would be used in the case of when one is traveling and doesn't want to haul around a bunch of coffee gear.  Where you have to assume the source of hot water will be a way off temp hot water tap on a airpot/commercial brewer.  Which is similar to my office and where I tested it.  All I got was cardboard, and really I would have rather just had a cup of the standard office swill.  Yes, I eyeballed the amount of coffee and water so....

I like the idea and would think that maybe it would come in handy someday. But really if I'm going to be carrying around coffee (even pre ground in ziplocks ) I'll just carry around my aeropress too. Also like BlzrFan I don't like the amount of waste.

The Kalita wave though is a little rockstar of a brewer!

[jbviau]

Re: the white #185 filters, I see Bard Coffee in Portland has them. $7.50 shipping though.

http://www.bardcoffee.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=30

[JW]

Re: the white #185 filters, I see Bard Coffee in Portland has them. $7.50 shipping though.

http://www.bardcoffee.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=30

Thanks for posting this!! I ordered 200 because the shipping was the same and they got here ( to NJ) very quick from Maine ( I first thought they were in Portland,Oregon; I then realized they were in Maine). 

[jbviau]

Oh! I'd assumed OR, too. Nice!

[ScareYourPassenger]

Got it yesterday!

[jbviau]

Cool. That white collar comes off of the carafe, right? Do people find it necessary/useful?

[ScareYourPassenger]

I left it on but would remove it to lean the unit. I also like the fact that removing the wire holder helps maintain some heat after pouring.

On my second pour over using some Brazil Candado. Compared to the Technivorm running a Swiss gold filter it provided a cleaner more complex cup that was very enjoyable. This was my first pour over experience so I cannot compare to others but I like the cup and will switch to a paper filter in the Technivorm to see if I can get close. It has been a while since I did this and as my palate has matured I might like paper filters more.

[jbviau]

^^^ Right, I figured, but then again the first pics of the Style set in action in this thread show the carafe collarless. If you hold the carafe above the "coffee line," I gather it's not too hot?