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Anyone think that manual "pouring techniques" are mostly fluff? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 7 months ago by AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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If you search YouTube for V60 brewing videos and guides you'll find about three billion different ones. Some with agitation, some without; pouring fast, in the middle, making circles; 40-60 or 30-70 or whatnot.

I always think to myself that they're mostly just fluff.

It all depends on grind size and temperature. Doesn't matter how you pour (well, within limits I would think) as long as you get your temps and grind right for the pouring technique you've chosen.

Admittedly, I haven't tried a ton of different ones, maybe three or four. But this is the feeling what I've got.

Maybe there are some edge cases, like Ethiopian coffees being more prone to clogging the filter so less agitation might be a good idea.

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[โ€“] Nudding@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I was too and then someone gave me a French press, now I'm a sophisticant ๐Ÿง

[โ€“] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean clean/heat container add coffee and water, let soak(brew?) ~3min then press and pour? Is that fancy? I have found that different coffees would need different times at which the brew would become too bitter or too weak but that is largely coffee dependent since my water is the same temp for all. I like trying different coffees so rarely have the desire to figure out the specifics to French press each one.

[โ€“] Nudding@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I was lying, I'm still a cave man. Hot bean juice taste good.

[โ€“] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

French press is great! Try sometime to let it soak for longer time, like 10min and don't push the plunger down but slowly pour through it using it as a sieve. You'll get quite a bit cleaner cup!

[โ€“] Nudding@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'll give that a shot!