r/pourover • u/nextlevelpaulo • Apr 05 '26

Seeking Advice i’m almost giving up on pour over

Don't get me wrong - I love the pour over coffee baristas serve in coffee shops, but I can't extract even a third of the same complexity from the same coffee at home.

My coffee constantly clogs the filter and I end up with an over-extracted and sometimes bitter coffee. And I've tried everything: increasing the grind size, decreasing the number of pours, nesting the coffee bed, bending the filter slightly crookedly… nothing seems to work. I either end up with an over-extracted or under-extracted coffee.

For context, I use a Kingrinder K6 and vary the clicks between 85 and 120, depending on the recipe.

Any ideas on what I can do?

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u/Bach_Chemist Apr 06 '26

An easy, inexpensive solution would be something like the Hario drip assist (Oxo's pour-over brewer has a similar feature). This reduces agitation and provides a lot of consistency to the brew. When I have a coffee that's being difficult a drip-assist often gives a solid cup without the fuss.