Boulders and Fines, a Coffee Journal by Ray Murakawa

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Boulders and Fines, a Coffee Journal by Ray Murakawa

The Best Brewing Temperature: When It's the Coffee, and When It's You - melodrip co.

The Best Brewing Temperature: When It's the Coffee, and When It's You

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By ray murakawa

This is a response to a subscriber who asked if I'm still brewing off boil as they a noticed a trend towards brewing at lower...

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Beginner’s Guide: My Top Pourover Brewing Tips

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By ray murakawa

What I wish I knew in the first few years of brewing are these things: Salt in your nose! Coffee aroma perception relies heavily on...

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How I Discovered Flavor Clarity for Pour Over Coffee: The Melodrip Story - melodrip co.

How I Discovered Flavor Clarity for Pour Over Coffee: The Melodrip Story

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By ray murakawa

"Don't Reinvent the Wheel, Just Break It." - Me! Hahahahaha July 27th 2024 In 2015, before all this Melodrip shit, I started prototyping tools for...

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Don’t Sir it! Probe it! - melodrip co.

Don’t Sir it! Probe it!

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  WHATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Probing is technically stirring, but so is going ham with a spoon, so the main reason why we ship glass...

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Kalita 155 and Flat Filters Pt.2 with the Negotiator - melodrip co.

Kalita 155 and Flat Filters Pt.2 with the Negotiator

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By ray murakawa

Watch the video Here: I’ve been brewing with various negotiated flat filters - the Orea Circular Flat, Sibarist Flat, and Rinsed Wave Flat filters, with...

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Origami Dripper + Wave Pointy Vs Flat Filters - melodrip co.

Origami Dripper + Wave Pointy Vs Flat Filters

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Watch the video here: Does it matter? First off, Coffees. The coffee brewed here was a gift from coffee friend Max Phils (@phillzcoffee) roasted at...

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Comparing Cafec Abaca vs Abaca+ Coffee Filters - melodrip co.

Comparing Cafec Abaca vs Abaca+ Coffee Filters

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By ray murakawa

  Watch the overview video here! The Abaca series of filters are focused on forest sustainability and the Abaca+ takes this a step further, offering a...

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Comparing Cafec Flower Dripper Large vs Small - melodrip co.

Comparing Cafec Flower Dripper Large vs Small

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By ray murakawa

  Watch the overview video here! Small, compact, and looks aesthetic with a 01 filter paper, the Cafec Flower Small AKA CFD-01, fits my ideal spec...

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Melodrip Recipes for Conical / Flat Bottom Drippers Kalita Wave / Cafec Flower / Hario V60 / Timemore Crystal Eye / Kinto Brewers

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By ray murakawa

Melodrip Recipe   Melodrip Recipe Detailed Explanation   The melodrip recipe is created with two specific goals in mind:   To reduce the amount of...

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