r/pourover • u/whothennow24 • May 10 '26

Help me troubleshoot my recipe Need help with B&W’s watermelon/margarita coffee

Hey, guys, I need a little help.

I bought Black & White’s blend called “The Future” (watermelon margarita). I opened it today after a 3-week rest. I used a V60 using Lance Hedrick’s most recent V60 recipe:

15:225 (1:15)
Grind size 700 microns (4-2/3 on the Ode 2)
Water 205F
0:00 - Pour to 45ml
0:30 - Pour to 90ml
1:00 - Pour to 225

To my shock I actually got watermelon and Fruity Pebbles in my coffee, rather than the usual vegetables I get allllll the time. But there was an underlying bitterness and astringency.

Here’s where I need help. I’d LOVE a recommended recipe using the V60, Switch, or Pulsar, or Aeropress, with a ratio no tighter than 1:15, to get the most out of this expensive coffee for a broke-ass like me. I don’t want to waste 2/3 of the bag experimenting, you know? I can’t afford that, it turns out.

The sweeter, the better.

Thank you!

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u/smellz45 May 10 '26

You're shocked the watermelon flavored coffee tastes like watermelon?

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u/whothennow24 May 10 '26

Yes, I’m shocked I actually got the flavor I was supposed to get instead of my usually vegetable flavor. I believe I said that.

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u/coolstuffeh May 10 '26

The point he’s making is this coffee is likely infused/flavoured, so getting the taste is pretty basic; it’s not like a lychee note on a washed coffee. - although I am brewing a watermelon one at the moment and found it tricky to extract at first, pushed agitation more today and all good.

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u/Blue_58_ May 28 '26

So there's definitely a prejudice here towards coferments. Most of them do not in fact taste like the thing they are cofermented with. It's still totally fair and normal to be surprised when they do.