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My barista buddy in Portland told me my pour over technique was ruining the bloom phase.
He said I was dumping all the water at once instead of a slow spiral, so I started doing a 15-second pre-wet and letting it sit for 30 seconds before the main pour - the flavor difference was huge, has anyone else had to re-learn a basic step like that after getting called out?
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amy_martin6d ago
Used to think dumping all the water fast was no big deal, but that slow spiral pre-wet totally changed my mind on the bloom. The flavor difference is wild once you get the timing right.
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cameron_hernandez695d ago
Hold up wait wait wait. You're telling me the order you pour the water in actually changes the flavor that much? I always just dumped it all in there fast because I'm impatient in the morning and figured it all ends up the same anyway. But now I'm kinda shook - I gotta try that whole slow spiral thing tomorrow. My coffee game might be way weaker than I thought this whole time.
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