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Hmm, I thought about buying this kettle. Now I don't know.

Half an hour to warm up??? Holy crap.

I find that the SURFACE TENSION on the decaf is not enough to hold the STEAMED CREAMER - so it ends up falling right through and not producing the desired pattern on top. What can you do to change that?

I read too many complaints about failing heating plate, so I’m ought the stainless steel polished steel kettle. Then I got it and it is tiny…too tiny to properly center on my gas stove without setting to low, and waiting 20 minutes for water to boil…then I thought, Oh an indication plate-but guess what, in order for a metal to work on an induction heater, the metal must be magnetic-but though stainless steel, this metal that Fellow uses is not the right kind-it has an additional element which makes it non-metal. So now what? Spend 150.00 on a hob that many complain about, all the time? Well, I’m sorry but this product is Vheap-read CHINA!! My attachment to coffee and all-things-pretty slapped me in the face… Do any of you use induction plates for your Fellow Stagg EKG kettles? if so, please let me know. I already tossed a magnetic thermometer against my kettle and it isn’t magnetic-meaning an induction plate cannot be used…Appreciate any comments. Tashi Delek.

So you use a variation (he don’t swirl) of Tetsu Kasuya 4:6 method with a bigger first poor for 2:12 more acids

I think I need to replace the thermometer 😢 Any thoughts on this? At some point I started noticing small deviation. E.g. I've set it to 95 but it would go to 96 (when I remove the cattle and place it back). Over a couple of months it become worse and now it's critical since you can set whatever temperature and it will reach 100 (saying it's 83 even or something) and boil the water with its full power 😭 So I cannot even leave it and have to watch and switch it off to be safe.

The struggle is that most follow the SCA guidelines of 1:18. They are clear that is for large batch brewers of 1 liter. For smaller batches, moving that ratio closer to 1:14 and adjusting the grind accordingly will probably have better results.

So useful! I have a broken Oxo similar-kettle (my second), and I think they're less helpful than Fellow. Perhaps it has the same issue, and can be fixed easily.

I found one today at a garage sale for $2.00 Some oldsters were downsizing and were clearing out their house. I brought it home and all the features worked 🤟🏼

I've always wanted to try pour-over but am put off by how much coffee you need. I use 10g in my cafetière and find it plenty strong so it seems wasteful and expensive to use 50% more coffee for one cup.

ridiculous...what am I hearing...A snob who doesn't give any real information. I'm on a chemex for about a year, just bought a Kalita wave, just wanted a few tips...not with this dude.

I changed the stock one for my ECM just like your stock one, for an IMS E6135WM fine wire mesh. More coffee got stuck to the IMS due to the stronger suction on discharge and also dislodged the puck as a further consequence of this. I also noticed that it kept the group so clean that my group lever started squeaking soon after using it. Today I put the stock one back in after only 2 weeks and it behaves much better than the IMS. Water even flows better from the stock one. Not as fine mesh as the IMS but I believe it’s better all round and the IMS exist as a money making exercise and are completely unnecessary. No need to upgrade. My lever has stopped squeaking after using the stock screen again so I’ll not both changing it again. Keep it stock if you ask me. Cheers.

I own a gaggia classic pro i love my coffee machine! Probably on the future i will update to a Rocket but only for 2 reasons, the look like of the machine and better temperature control at the end of the day. My coffee machine is my happy place at home

This is what discourages me from trying pour over. So many variables…

Fellow: "We have a repair guide buit it's only available in GameBoy Printer format so....." This guy: Send me the file

Fellow products are grossly overpriced.

love the Grado's there. I have some RS2X and they are great. Cool keyboard and palm rest. Ohh and fantastic grinder comparison. I love my Ode

Can you share link to the fuse and crimp :/ this should have been included without a doubt to make thing easier

Did this and worked like a charm! Thanks for the vid

Check out the Gen 2 now ❤

Helpful video, thanks. Music a bit distracting.

I was looking for a way to disable the beeping on an electric kettle, but this was also good info to bookmark. Thanks.

Thank you! I have just got my first V60 and went straight to James Hoffman's one cup technique. I was sure I had the grind size okay. I had exactly the problem you describe - no way was there enough water to swirl the bed before blooming. Using a normal kettle so maybe a tad too fast a pour if anything. Have just (accidentally) followed your technique by pouring to over 90 ml before bloom. Worked noticeably better. Thanks for confirming this or I might have gone off down a dead end.

How dare you question King Hothman!

Your coffee was very fresh which is very the bloom was so gassy. With that much off gas your going to have issues extracting all the flavors from the coffee.

Incredible! I did it and it worked perfectly.

doesnt the E61 group have 3x valves (pins)

Pretty sure the cat fixed it 😸

Thank you very much for this. I have the same problem and had the same experience with Fellow.

Fun fact, for those that find the STAGG pours just a bit too slow, If you look inside there is a little metal piece with holes covering the hole at the bottom of the spout, which further restricts flow. With a mallet and a flat sharp chisel or screwdriver it can be removed easily. It now pours SMOOTHER and just a bit Faster.

Kalita wave all day long.

I’m having the faster drawdown issue with the wilfa uniform grinder. I’ve dropped it way lower than before and only managed to get to 2:30 drawdown. I watched this video and thought that’ll be it. Then I sipped the coffee I had made and it’s not bitter after a rest. Still sweet. More body than I usually have. So I will continue to make the mistake in this video to learn the taste now just before trying this. Coffee is wild.🤪

I have the same problem with my Brewista Kettle(not the artisan). It has the same screws on the bottom of the base. I’m going to open it and see if it has the same fuse.

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Your video helped take my pour over game to the next notch, helping me to understand pour overs a bit better and why people do the things they do. Especially that first bloom slurry

Thank goodness for this tutorial! I just recieved my thermal fuse and did this and seems like the kettles working now. Any updates of how your kettle is doing with the new thermal fuse would be helpful! Im still kind of worried somethings going to blow. Ive never done this type of repair before, but I love my kettle and couldnt bare to just get rid/recyle it and buy the replacement body.

so my new one is got white scaley shit , how does one clean this i washed in out

Thanks David! Really great review! Well done, I need to watch more of your videos. Just a quick question, I do mainly aeropress coffee brewing. The grind size I use is usually somewhere between filter and espresso. Wondering if you would consider the CafeSing Orca a decent grinder for this grind size and aeropress brewing?

Too many people use too fine grinds for the v60 resulting in dry and at times muted coffees. Do not be afraid to go coarser.

Thank you so much, I just fixed mine

Knowledge is power 😊

Great advice

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Hello David, I had a different issue of temperature going wild. I think the sensor contact might be at fault, IMO. I cleaned out the center contact on mine, and the issue hasn't surfaced yet. I thought about your issue, and it could have been related to the issue I had. Without a proper temperature feedback from the on-kettle sensor, the base unit will continue to apply AC to the heating element and it could trip the thermal fuse inside. Just some guess, but something to think about. Thank you!

How do you remove the fuse? The video doesn't show how to take the old fuse out. Thanks for sharing, I am at 4:17 in the video and stuck so I appreciate your advice.

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It heavily depends on the coffee how your bloom behaves. With cheaper or older coffee I need a lot more water to get it going well. Supermarket coffee is almost immobile in this respect

Why not put the weight scale under the grinder? Weigh the beans when it comes out.

Right to repair is one of the reasons I try to not buy too many “smart” products I have a stovetop kettle and a manual coffee grinder. I don’t want everything to be smart and electric

I have exactly the same issues as you. Thanks for posting your fix. I'll be trying it tomorrow!