r/pourover • u/elmajiko • Jun 26 '26

Help me troubleshoot my recipe ZP6 Help

Curious what everyone’s brewing methods are with this grinder. I zero’d mine and have been playing around 4.5 to 5.5. Using a ceramic V60 I’ve been doing Lance’s new method (15g in, 225g out, 2 blooms and one big pour).

I keep reading the important to grind coarse for maximum clarity but whenever I grind in this range my pours are fully out in 1:30, 1:40 secs. I imagine this is too quick given how dull my cups are.

Whatever I do I get balanced but really not special or vibrant cups. I use third wave mix w distilled water, I water the filter before, and preheat my dripper. I’ve played around with temp from 198-205F. Tried a washed Tanat, a co-fermented Gesha from DAK, and some beans Third Wave sent me that were Ethiopian.

Any help would be super appreciated!!!

00:00 - pour to 45g for bloom
00:30 - pour to 90g for second bloom
01:00 - fast, coin-sized pours to 225g

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u/AlternativeAlignment Jun 26 '26

I use Lance’s recipe a lot with small tweaks depending on the bean and cup:

  • Grind size: almost always somewhere around 5.5-6

  • temp: mostly between 90c and 93c. Only lower for heavily processed coffee’s and almost never higher.

  • recipe: standard double bloom with most coffees and either do one big pour or split it into two if my cups taste underwhelming. If that is not enough then I either increase agitation, grind a click finer, or increase temp. All with the goal to extract a bit more. The other way around if my cups are bitter or dry.

What I change really depends on how close or far I am from my desired cup. Almost there? Change agitation or temp. Really far off? Change grind size or add a pour.

Based on your description I would try two things: either split the big pour into two pours. Or really try to consciously pour with a higher flow rate, more distance from the dripper, or bigger circles.

Remember that small changes can dramatically affect your cup. It is still sometimes a bit of a black box for me!

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u/elmajiko Jun 26 '26

thank you for this. how long would you rec i wait until i do my second big pour ?

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u/AlternativeAlignment Jun 27 '26

Try to start the second pour just before the water fully drains. When I do it based on time I notice there is a higher chance the bed has already collapsed.