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My brother told me to try a 4-minute bloom for my pour-over and I thought he was nuts.
He insisted my usual 30-second bloom was why my coffee tasted sour, so I tried his way with my Chemex last Tuesday. The next cup was way smoother and I haven't gone back. Has anyone else found a longer bloom time makes that much of a difference?
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christophermurphy20d ago
Wait, what kind of beans were you using? I had the same sour problem with a light roast and a longer bloom totally fixed it.
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casey84320d ago
Hold up, a longer bloom fixed a sour light roast? That's wild, mine always got worse if I went past like 45 seconds. Maybe it's just me but I swear light roasts are a whole different beast. What was your total brew time after that long bloom?
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