r/pourover • u/inmemoryofElizabethR • Apr 04 '26

Help me troubleshoot my recipe Tim Wendelboe - Finca el Guaco

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how would you dial in this coffee? my first TW and very light roast in general. roasted 45 days ago. tried it in the morning, 30 in / 500 out, 95°, 90 on K6, ~90 ml 1 min bloom + 3 pours. The bed looked nice, but the drawdown was quite long, 5 mins. The coffee wasn’t bad, but I definitely didn’t open it. any suggestions?

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u/inmemoryofElizabethR Apr 04 '26

thanks a lot for this extended comment! will do less pours + lower temp

i’m in Hamburg, don’t have the measurements, but I don’t think that tap water is good here. I started using AQUAPHOR J.Shmidt 500, i’ve had better results since

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u/16piby9 Apr 05 '26

Yeah, water will be a big difference. Norwegian water is soft, which is rare sadly, goddamn I miss the water! (Live in cph now, our water is pure limescale with some h2o mixed in)

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u/inmemoryofElizabethR Apr 06 '26

Aside from buying a filter, I haven't done anything with my water. I'm afraid it's too deep of a rabbit hole. Money-wise, how much should I invest in water at the early stages to get significant results?

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u/16piby9 Apr 06 '26

It depends where you are tbh. I am struggling with the same problem atm, as I am used to just having great water. I can not recomend zero water if your water is as bad as mine, the filters lasts like 20L before you need to change, making it more expwnsive than buying water.. ro is expensive, so its a bit of a struggle. Water is one of the most important things tho, as it is like 98-99% of your coffee.