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Favourite Manual Brewing? (latte.isnot.coffee)

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For me personally, I like the simplicity of doing Aeropress. The taste is less of a v60 pourover, but its faster.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aeropress was my first manual brewing method, and I loved the portability, especially when paired with a small grinder, like the hario mini - I could fit the grinder into the aeropress.

Got burnt by hot water a few times when using the inverted method though :(

Recently been using v60 a lot more, produces very clean results for me (less fines unlike the aeropress, especially if using a metal filter).

If it takes a more then 3 mins for your v60 pourover, can consider a coarse grind methinks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree that v60 gives out more clean body. But it takes a greater skill. A skill I wish to have. Still learning though. Any tips for a fellow v60 beginner?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m mostly following the James Hoffman technique, but some stuff I felt made a difference for me are:

rinsing the filter before use - somehow a wet filter finishes faster than an unwashed one
pour around the edge of the cone, vs directly in the middle
good grind consistency - I’m using a 1zpresso grinder, and the consistency I get now makes the extraction a lot faster.

In a pinch, if there extraction is too slow with your current set up, try going (a lot) coarser and see if the results taste better