Warning: My whole pour over method was a mess until I saw a video from a shop in Seattle

For about six months, I was making my morning coffee with a ceramic V60 and getting these really sour, weak cups. I just figured my beans were bad or something. Then last week, I watched a short clip from a cafe in Capitol Hill where the barista was pouring in a slow, steady spiral, not the fast circles I was doing. The key was they kept the water level low, like an inch from the top of the grounds, the whole time. I tried it this morning and it was like a different drink, way more balanced and sweet. Has anyone else had a total technique fail they fixed with one small change?

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palmer.laura2mo ago

Wait, you were doing fast circles too? I was basically just dumping water in the middle for months.

mason_stone92mo ago

So you just poured it straight in? That explains why my plants looked better. I always heard the circles help spread it out to the roots. Did yours ever dry out weird?

emma68426d ago

Try watering in a spiral from the center OUT next time, it pulls the roots wider naturally. I've had way less dry spots doing that versus circles or straight dumping.