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I finally realized why my pour over was tasting bitter
I kept getting this harsh bitterness on the tail end of my morning cup. Turns out I was pouring the water way too aggressively and agitating the grounds too much. I slowed down my pour to a gentle stream and kept the water level more steady. Now the coffee tastes smooth and clean. Has anyone else figured out they were overdoing the pour and fixed it by just backing off a bit?
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jesse_smith104d ago
Yeah did you ever try pouring in stages instead of one continuous stream? I started doing a 30 second bloom with a tiny trickle of water, then waiting 45 seconds before the main pour. That cut the bitterness way more than just slowing down the pour. It lets the gas escape without beating up the grounds so bad.
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wadejenkins4d ago
Oof, that bitter tail is the worst, so glad you cracked the code on it. I had the exact same issue for weeks, turned out my gooseneck kettle spout was pouring too much water at once and stirring up a storm. Once I slowed it to a gentle circle it was like night and day, all that harshness just disappeared.
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Yeah, "stirring up a storm" is exactly what I think was happening to me too. I heard somewhere that the agitation brings out the bitter compounds way more than the water temperature does. Slowing down the pour was the first thing that actually fixed it for me.
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