A barista in Denver told me my grind was way too fine for pour-over

I was spending 4 minutes on a single cup and wondering why it always tasted bitter. He watched me brew once and said I was choking the filter with powder dust. Have any of you gotten a coffee habit check from a pro that totally flipped your method?

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robert_smith3627d ago

The barista at Blue Bottle in San Francisco told me my water temperature was too low, around 185 degrees, not the 200 it should have been. I was under-extracting and getting sour cups, then grinding finer to compensate, which just made everything worse. That one change fixed my pour-over routine more than any grinder upgrade ever did.

luna_clark3826d ago

Ha! Same thing happened to me - got a cheap thermometer and realized I'd been brewing barely warm water for months.