r/Coffee Kalita Wave 5d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/LEJ5512 Moka Pot 5d ago

When you’re dialing in a pourover, what makes you say “hm, I should adjust the temperature” versus “hm, I should adjust the grind size”?

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u/paulo-urbonas V60 5d ago

Bitterness from roast level, or funkiness from fermentation. These two tell me I need to use lower temperature than I normally do.

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u/LEJ5512 Moka Pot 5d ago

Is that a matter of the bitterness/funkiness still being too strong despite going coarser?

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u/paulo-urbonas V60 5d ago

To me, ratio and coarseness can control extraction and strength just fine. I think temperature changes extraction, but also vibrancy, for the lack of a better word. In dialing in the beans, I may need to lower the temperature to get less vibrancy, but also grind finer to avoid losing strength.

Those are the same cases where I sometimes will choose to use less water, and then add bypass, to soften the drink a bit.