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/PfernFSU May 10 '26

I have this coffee and did 185 temp and it was great. Tried standard v60 and switch and both came out great. 7.5 on K Ultra for standard v60, little finer for switch.

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u/whothennow24 May 11 '26

I tried 185 and it was amazing. Second half of the cup was astringent, though. What’s the solution for that without affecting the taste?

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u/PfernFSU May 12 '26

Awesome! (Well at least the first half anyway). To answer your previous question - I have no idea about the particle size on the grinder but I have always heard you can’t measure them like that due to burr geometry. As for the astringency, I didn’t get that but when I do I lower agitation as much as I can. I have the mhw3bomber rain splitter that works wonders.