Coffee brewing methods in 2026 - has anything replaced the V60 as the home standard

[Totally]

Pour over has been king of the home specialty coffee setup for years. The V60 and Chemex have dominated the conversation. But there are a lot of newer brewers now - the Fellow Stagg X, various Orea iterations, the Pulsar from Melodrip. Espresso at home has also become more accessible with the Flair, Cafelat Robot and the Decent DE1. Curious whether anyone has genuinely moved away from pour over as their primary home brewing method and what shifted them

[WaveFunction30]

Still V60 as the daily driver but the Orea V4 for slower mornings when I want to experiment. The Orea's flat bed brews more evenly and is more forgiving with medium-light roasts

[HiggsField10]

The Fellow Opus grinder pairing with any flat bed brewer has genuinely raised the floor on home coffee. Consistent grounds distribution matters more than the brewer

[Lucy_35]

Moved to AeroPress as main brewer and have not looked back. Faster, easier to clean, forgiving of grind inconsistency, and the pressure changes the flavour in ways pour over cannot match

[Phil95]

Decent DE1 owner here. It is expensive and the learning curve is real but once you are dialled in there is nothing else at home that comes close to the shot quality

[CantComplain12]

The Moka pot has never left my kitchen and never will. It is not specialty coffee but it is Italian and it is correct and my grandmother would haunt me if I stopped

[HiggsField10]

Cold brew concentrate in the fridge made once a week is my actual daily driver. Hot brew methods are for weekends when I have time to pay attention