Hario V60, Hario Mugen, Origami.

It Smells Better Than It Tastes — a quiet coffee newsletter where I share what I'm learning about coffee, curiosity, and daily rituals. This channel is an extension of that space: https://www.itsmellsbetterthanittaste.com/ I had a bone to pick with the Hario Mugen. I bought it. I used it. I thought it was doing something special. Then I started measuring — and the numbers told a different story. In this video I put the Hario V60, the Hario Mugen, and the Origami dripper through a proper extraction gauntlet: three brewers, three recipes (one pour, two pour, three pour), same coffee, same ratio, same temperature. TDS readings across every round. No guessing. Just results. Here's what we found out: All three brewers extracted surprisingly close TDS numbers across every recipe The Mugen's ridgeless, stick-to-the-sides design does slow the brew — but not dramatically more than the V60 The Origami dripper promotes the fastest flow of the three, which showed up in the numbers One pour recipes extract less than two or three pour recipes — contact time and agitation matter more than brewer shape If you already own a Hario V60, the data says you probably don't need the Mugen What brewer are you currently using — and have you ever actually tested your extraction numbers? Drop your setup in the comments below. I want to know what you're working with. Timestamps: 00:00 — What's the problem with the Hario Mugen? 01:35 — Introducing the three brewers: V60, Mugen, Origami 03:25 — Test setup: 1:15 ratio, 200°F, three recipes explained 05:00 — Round 1: One pour, no bloom — brewing and TDS readings 08:15 — Origami dripper results round one 10:40 — Round 2: Two pour with 30-second bloom