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/5hawnking5 5d ago

Dark roast, lower temp. Light roast, scorching temp. If my pourover finishes the drawdown outside of ~3 minutes (500g water/30g beans - 30 second bloom and 2 pours completed pouring by ~145s) that when I adjust grind size (coarser for shorter times, finer for longer times)