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Tagged with brewing-process pour-over
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How do I know when to end the bloom?
I’m familiar with what the bloom is and why we do it. But all of the instructions and guides about pour-over coffee I’ve ever seen recommend a specific time to let the coffee bloom before continuing ...
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Using just a filter without a pour-over to brew coffee
A friend of mine sent me an image of how he brews coffee some times when he doesn't have a pour over to brew filtered coffee:
If this is possible, is there a particular advantage in brewing when ...
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French-press v.s. manual pour over brewing quality
Does anyone happen to know the differences in brewing quality of using a french press v.s. using a manual pour over? I can imagine using filter paper might give a better quality brew with a manual ...
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What water temperature and pour speed are best for pour-over method?
I had a recent discussion with a friend of mine, which is the right method to brew the coffee for pour-over.
I read that it's best to pour in hot (but not boiling) water into the filter and moisten ...
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Why does the filtrate sometimes well up in the upper cone when using the Chemex coffeemaker
When using the glass-handled 6-cup Chemex like this one:
and the appropriate Chemex conical paper filter, the filtrate (liquid that has passed through the coffee and the filter) sometimes wells up ...
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Pouring technique for drip/pour over coffee
I would like to know how to make decent coffee using a drip (pour over) coffee.
The kit I bought was from Japan and I observe in espresso shops they tend to use a thin spout (or gooseneck) water ...
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What is coffee bloom
I make drip coffee (pour over for North Americans) at home and I would like to know: what exactly is coffee bloom?
When I pour the initial amount of water the grounds swell up, and sometimes there is ...
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