Just heard someone at my local roastery order a pour over with a specific bloom time...

I was waiting for my usual drip coffee at Blue Bottle in San Francisco last Saturday and this guy walks up and asks for a V60 with a 45 second bloom. I never really thought about timing the bloom that precisely. I always just let it sit until it looked right, maybe 20 or 30 seconds. He said he noticed a huge difference in acidity when he started timing it to the second with a kitchen timer. I tried it this morning with my own beans and honestly, the flavor was way cleaner and less sour. Has anyone else played around with exact bloom times like that?

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ben_nguyen7h ago

Start paying close attention to one little thing and suddenly you see how all the tiny details add up in everything. It's like that with my crew painting a house, skipping one step to save time always messes up the finish. Kinda makes you wonder what else we rush through without realizing it.

riley_west7h ago

@ben_nguyen it's just painting, not brain surgery.