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6 Pour-Over Bloom Mistakes That Wreck Extraction (And the Fix for Each)

If your pour-over tastes thin, sour, or weirdly hollow even when your recipe is “right,” the bloom is the first place to look. This list is for home brewers using a V60, Kalita, Origami,…

By Maya Brewer · · 6 min read  ·  Read the guide →
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Pour-Over Recipe for Medium Roast: Adjusting From a Light Roast Dial-In

You finally got your light roast V60 tasting bright and clean. Then you opened a bag of medium roast and it brewed muddy, bitter, and flat. The recipe did not break — the beans…

By Maya Brewer · · 4 min read  ·  Read the guide →