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Switch: immersion and percolation

A competition Switch routine combining immersion and percolation; listed with pour-over/filter recipes.

By Ole Kristian Bøen · View source ↗

Coffee
16.5 g
Brewing water
240 g
Brew target
3:00–3:15

Before you start

Get ready.

Prepare the specified brewer and filter; rinse and preheat before adding the ground coffee. Follow the published water temperature when documented.

Grind: Medium-fine

Water: 96 °C

Equipment checklist
  • HARIO Switch size 02
  • Paper filter
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder

Brew along

At your pace

Finish your preparation, then start. We’ll show one action at a time.

Voice & sound

Keep your scale in view. The guide waits for you to confirm each action.

How the guide works

This mode adapts the pacing of the original recipe. Confirm each action; any remaining stage time counts down before the next step. It never assumes you have poured the target amount.

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Timing options

At your pace waits for you to confirm each action. Original timing is available when the source has a complete timeline.

Recipe details & source

Ole Kristian Bøen · 2021 competitor · 2020 Norwegian champion · Competition recipe

HARIO states this was the recipe used at the 2021 World Brewers Cup. Its header uses 240 mL, while the detailed pours use grams; the guide follows those explicit gram amounts. The Switch valve actions and finish-time range are preserved.

Water temperature
96 °C
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Natural Geisha · Hacienda La Esmeralda, Panama

Published brewing steps

  1. 0:00 · Closed bloom

    Close the Switch valve and add 50 g for a 40-second bloom.

    Add 50 g

  2. 0:40 · Open pour

    Open the valve and immediately add 100 g with a center pour.

    Add 100 g

  3. 1:30 · Immersion pour

    At 1:30, close the valve and add 90 g in circles.

    Add 90 g

  4. 2:10 · Release

    At 2:10, open the valve and allow drainage.

  5. When ready · Finish

    Target a 3:00–3:15 total brew time, then remove the Switch.

Source reviewed 2026-10-27. Instructions paraphrased by Solution Coffee.

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Make it your dose

Scale the documented coffee and water. Temperature, grind, timing and technique stay as published.

Dose adaptation, not the original recipe. Extraction and brewer capacity may change; use your equipment’s limits. The guide above uses the original measurements; its selected mode controls pacing.

240 g brewing water · 0 g bypass

  1. Closed bloom: 50 g added
  2. Open pour: 100 g added
  3. Immersion pour: 90 g added

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