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The woman at the roaster in Portland taught me to grind coarser for my pour over and it fixed 3 years of bitter cups
Last month I was at a small roaster on Alberta St in Portland and the woman behind the counter watched me buy a bag of Ethiopian beans and asked what grinder I used. I told her my setup and she said to go 4 clicks coarser than I had been doing. I tried it the next morning and the cup was sweet instead of harsh for the first time in 3 years. Has anyone else had a barista give them a grind tip that completely changed their morning routine?
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parker_patel8415h ago
Did tweaking your water temp along with the coarser grind make an even bigger difference?
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michaelw2615h ago
Going 4 clicks coarser is such a simple fix but almost nobody tries it because we all get stubborn about our grind settings. The water flows through faster and stops pulling out all that bitter stuff, so the sweet notes actually show up. Small tweaks like that beat buying a whole new setup every time.
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