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Thank you for watching. It would still be some water left in the filter.

@@coffeewithaprilthanks for the quick reply, appreciate it

It sure is, but the aim is too wet everything with that 100g, within 10 seconds. The "centre pour" is used to look for any dryspots and pour where needed.

You would have to taste the total cup to determine the quality of that extraction. Coffee is never uniformed extracted which means that a little bit of spill should not make much difference.

​@@coffeewithaprilThanks for the reply. I'll further test this recipe. Had good results so far

@@ZonGoEriceira Thats great to hear. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for taking the time to watch.

That's much appreciated. We will make an update on that.

It sure do actually. Let us know if you want any tips on how to use it.

@@coffeewithapril it would be nice to see another video from you about it, because I just picked up a drip assist. Because your stated goal is to wet everything as quickly as possible, I would think you'd want to do the first pour without the assist and the second one with it, but would definitely be interesting to hear from you

@@dylanbeschoner we would not use it for the first pour as we prefer the taste profile that comes out of a higher agitation brew. In for example competitions these sort of our products have been very succesfully but keep in mind that is usually when using very expressive coffees.

We have seen it/tried it a few times during our Home Brewing videos and we don't taste a major difference. That being said, we are currently exploring different options and versions together with Sibarist.

@@coffeewithapril In my opinion the sibarist booster helps you keeping a consistent flow rate even if you're not very good at pouring water, it sorts of allows more mistakes to be made when pouring since it creates some space between the base of the brewer and the paper filter which makes it really hard to clog, so.. it doesn't really make a lot of different when it comes to taste (if you're really good at brewing...) but makes it easier for home baristas, i use it all the time with my KALITA 155 and it really made a big different in flow rate.

@@nicolasrg2334 Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for watching. Yes, it's something that we see a lot of in the World Coffee Brewing Championships. Have you tried it yourself?

Here's a reason to weigh the rinsing water regardless of whether impacts the taste in the cup: it means you won't boil extra water unnecessarily. This matters to me because I use third wave water and it's not free.

@@dylanbeschoner I do the same - I add 50g extra that I use for rinsing the paper filters.

Thank you for watching. What was your favourite part of the video?

@@coffeewithapril 7:55 It's interesting that each uses different water.

The grinder is good but I don't think you'll get more flavour clarity from it. Which stock burrs in your df64?

@@BensCoffeeRants the espresso stock

@@jorgetobc2383 Sounds like the newer version with DLC coating then? Those I haven't tried but they're supposed to be pretty good, if you're wanting more clarity try slow feeding the coffee into the burrs. Also high extracting basket might help. If you want higher clarity you're probably better off upgrading to the SSP MP burrs rather than swapping to the 078s grinder, it was more of a balanced profile on that... not bad clarity but I would suspect DF64 with those burrs wouldn't be too far off from the 078s.

The top part is basically identical to the regular April Glass Brewer, the only difference is the outside base, that is designed to fit into the hybrid function. That said, you are not able to fit the original design of the April Glass Brewer into the new Hybrid function.

We have tried out a lot of different materials. And so far we haven't noticed any rubber taste in the coffee apart from perhaps the aroma that comes from when first unboxing it. But we brewed a thousand + cups during the World of Coffee using the hybrid and it worked out really well.

The switch is based on a cone shaped brewer and we only work with the April Flat Bed Brewer shape. The base of the brewer is designed to mimic the standard April Brewer wings and fit the April Glass Brewer.

That’s a good question. I personally have never gotten a rubber taste from the switch.

We wrote a reply to @brainwrite but in short after the initial unboxing and rinsing we haven't had any issues with it. But part of launching and using it during the World of Coffee in Copenhagen was to give it a proper test before we release the final version after the summer.

Enjoy the brewing. Let us know how it works out.

The main difference is the shape of the base which is created around our April Brewers and the Switch is a cone brewer while April only does Flat Bed Brewers which creates a different taste profile and cup quality.

We would't recommend to do a full immersion brew. That said the capacity for one pour would sit around 250 ml.

April is a flat bed brewer, unlike the Switch

It’s definitely not just another Hario switch

​@@bradsyoutubeit's definitely just another hario switch

funny how it is "just another" hario switch, you can say the same to all different cone brewers "just another" V60, lol, sounds to me that you havent tried them all out and feel the difference between brewers.

@@johnnyzalami at this point it is clear you do not know what you speak of

😅Gotcha! 😉👍

yeah I also find it weird. That and the incompatibility with the standard brewers + having it made in glass. I feel like those two things are the biggest cons of the Switch and April has addressed neither

@@karimchahine4883 I 'switched' the glas of my Hario Switch with the plastic cone of the Hario Mugen. It's cheap, you don't need to preheat it and it's much less likely to break. You can find youtube videos that describe that 'switch' 😉 And in addition you can also brew in the Mugen style (Switch open, and one single 15s pour of the whole amount of water). An interesting way of brewing. 😉

@@klaushuber1499why does the mugen favor one pour techniques? Isn’t it just a v60 with flat walls?

@@penleypepsi9510 Yes, the flat walls prevent water of passing by the coffee. The whole concept and the look of the coffee bed after brewing with the Mugen in one pour first seems strange. But interestingly it works. It's the fastest, most uncomplicated pouring technique I know of. And the dripper is cheap. I recommend to review videos on youtube. There are some good ones that possibly explain it better then me 😉

No, it's a development done based on our April Brewers which have always been flat bed brewers. The ball mechanism is similar but that's been around a long time before.

It's the same ball mechanism, that originally is developed by another brand. And we have adapted the classic April Wings and fit to be specific to our April Brewer. After the WOC in Copenhagen ,and brewing a lot of coffee with the brewer, we will adjust and adapt even more upgrades to our design.

@@coffeewithapril That little ball has been in Chinese tea steepers for decades.

​@@Bill-sp8rm That is correct. But we don't believe many in the coffee industry actually knows that.

It would launch officially after the summer. And we hope they will make it available as well.

I think if you brew like that the brewer geometry is almost irrelevant no? Its a full immersion brew that gets filtered. BTW, the method you suggested works very well for the Switch. maybe Patrik should try this side by side and check flavor differences.

@@geneticsism I'm sure it's not *irrelevant*, but yes that brewing approach potentially undermines whatever benefits a flat bottom might have over a cone. Although, the brewer geometry will presumably still affect drawdown times

Right now April has 2 filters, small and large. The website says to get large ones for the plastic brewer, and Patrik said to use the large ones on this hybrid brewer.

​@@penleypepsi9510Yea but he says "we have paper filters for it coming as well", implying that there'll be new filters.

The new Filter Paper will be a complement to our existing Paper Filter. The idea is to over time build up a range of different paper filters that can be used to bring out different qualities of the coffee you brew. What is your favourite flat bed paper filter to use today?

@@coffeewithapril Sounds good! Some haters in the comments but it's cool to see you guys expanding the April offerings. Takes nothing away from anyone else if they're personally not interested so I don't really understand the toxicity. Have only tried Kalitas and April filters but prefer the April ones for sure! Waiting for the Hybrid + new filter release✌🏼

We are aiming to put it online after the summer. We brewed 1000+ coffees with it during the World of Coffee in Copenhagen and based on that experience we will do a few adjustments and launch it again. The initial batch was a limited amount specifically for the World of Coffee.

Absolutely.

Thank you for asking. It will be available online with worldwide shipping from the month of September.

Not impossible. Let's see what comes our way the next few months.

That could be a thing for the future. What is your favourite grinder at the moment?

@@coffeewithapril my Ditting Lab Sweet 807. It would be nice to have burrs that were specific tailored to your coffees. Preferably espresso.

@@michaelvilster7201 absolutely.

Thank you for watching and recommending.

Thank you for watching. Descriptors on coffee flavors are always interesting, especially when you travel around the world.

Thank you for watching. Hopefully, we can do a China series in the future.

That's great. Thank you for sharing. What was the best part of the video for you?

Thank you for watching and sharing. Yes, it works well on a range of roast degrees.

Thank you for watching. In our experience the Mini is marginally less noisy. Either way, we prefer the grind quality on the Mini.