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Warning: that fancy grinder setting nearly ruined my pour over
I got a blunt comment from a barista at a cupping in Portland last month: 'your grind looks like sand, not flour.' I was grinding at a 12 on my hand grinder, thinking finer meant better. After I backed it down to 8 and slowed my pour, my V60 actually drained in 2:40 instead of 4 minutes. The flavor went from bitter and muddy to bright and clean. Has anyone else chased the wrong dial and had to eat crow from a pro?
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terry_barnes16d ago
Had to eat crow from a pro" is a funny way to put it, but let's be real here. A barista telling you your grind looks like sand at a cupping isn't some big insult, that's just them doing their job and giving you a free tip. You changed one setting and your drain time dropped by a minute and a half, which honestly just means you were way off before, not that you cracked some secret code. Most people mess with grind size at some point and figure out finer isn't always better, that's like beginner stuff in pour over. I'm glad your cup tastes better now, but calling it a warning like the grinder setting "nearly ruined" anything feels a bit dramatic. It's coffee, you tweaked a dial, the world kept spinning.
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