Clever Dripper vs Kalita Wave 155 Drippers

I preferred the pour over every time. The best way I can explain it is the pour over always emphasized a little more of the coffee's intrinsic "brightness", while the Clever tended to greatly lack this by comparison and slightly overemphasize oily flavors. A B+ at best to the Hario's solid A. The Clever may be better for entertaining a large group due to its convenience for brewing larger batches

Once filled with the filter and 24g of coffee, there's precious little room for water, so even with a pulse method, you'd better not stray for more than 10 or 15 seconds. I refill the dripper about every 50g, and at that point grounds are floating above the top of the filter. Not over the edge, but in the middle the grounds are like a muffin top. How are the results? I'm happy with the resulting coffee

Just right for my taste buds. Cleanup is a breeze compared to the French press. I use approximately 27 g of coffee to 425 g of water. The device won't hold much more liquid than that

It would be easy to use a coffee maker, but I've opted for something that takes me back to the essence of what coffee brewing is all about, having total control over the entire brewing process. I love the thoughtful design of the Kalita system, the way the filters are designed to keep the brewing coffee away from the side wall, the way the flat bottom with 3 holes gives a precise bed of grounds that allows for perfectly even extraction, and the nicely built stainless steel dripper that is lovely to use, and a breeze to clean up. So,how does the coffee taste? Well, that depends on so many things. At this level, the dripper is merely one part of the process, including where and how the beans are grown, the roasting process, the age of the roasted beans, the type of grind, the heat of the water, and finally, the method of extraction, which in this case is the Kalita 155 Wave Dripper