Gong Fu

Hario Switch 02 Hario switch by Lance Hedrick

Lance Hedrick's gongfu-inspired Hario Switch method layers fresh-water immersions and a cool Samo bloom, using the coffee bed as the main filter. It aims for high extraction, aromatic clarity, and forgiving texture.

1:16.7 Ratio

5:40 Total

15g Dose

90°C Temp

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Parameters

15 g
Coffee: 250 g
Water: 1:16.7
Ratio: 90 °C
Temp: 5 medium
Grind: 5:40
Total: ~250 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

FINE COARSE

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Method

5:40 · total

Pour 1 / 19
0:00

12s

Close the switch. Pour 50g of water into the empty brewer.

+50g→ 50g 6.3g/s 8s 75°C Valve: Closed
Prepare 2 / 19
0:12

5s

Add 15g of grounds.

Valve: Closed
Prepare 3 / 19
0:17

8s

Use the back of a spoon to push the coffee below the surface until every ground is saturated.

Valve: Closed
Steep 4 / 19
0:25

1m5s

Let it steep.

1m 5s Valve: Closed
Prepare 5 / 19
1:30

5s

Open the switch.

Valve: Open
Drawdown 6 / 19
1:35

15s

Wait for the level to drop.

12s Valve: Open
Prepare 7 / 19
1:50

5s

Close the switch.

Valve: Closed
Pour 8 / 19
1:55

~8s

Pour to 150g over the back of a spoon so the stream rolls off without striking the bed.

+100g→ 150g Fill gently 90°C Valve: Closed
Swirl 9 / 19
2:03

~5s

Dig gently into the bed with a spoon to break up dry clumps.

Valve: Closed
Steep 10 / 19
2:08

~1m2s

Let it steep.

1m 2s Valve: Closed
Prepare 11 / 19
3:10

5s

Open the switch.

Valve: Open
Drawdown 12 / 19
3:15

15s

Wait for the level to drop.

12s Valve: Open
Prepare 13 / 19
3:30

5s

Close the switch.

Valve: Closed
Pour 14 / 19
3:35

~8s

Make the last pour to 250g over the back of a spoon so the stream does not strike the bed.

+100g→ 250g Fill gently 90°C Valve: Closed
Swirl 15 / 19
3:43

~5s

Dig gently into the bed with a spoon to break up dry clumps.

Valve: Closed
Steep 16 / 19
3:48

~1m2s

Let it steep.

1m 2s Valve: Closed
Prepare 17 / 19
4:50

5s

Open the switch.

Valve: Open
Wait 18 / 19
4:55

45s

Let the bed draw down completely.

Valve: Open
Done 19 / 19
5:40

Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

For the reverse bloom, add 75°C water before the grounds so fines stay off the paper. Pour later additions over the back of a spoon, gently excavate the bed, and stir the finished cup to combine concentration layers.

Original source

Recipe by Lance Hedrick, published at youtube.com.

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