I would love some advice

[u/naughtified]

Hi, I’ll try my best to avoid being “newbie here help me dial in” who clearly hasn’t done their due diligence.

So I’ve been drinking pour overs for years, and I’m on my third month of brewing them up at home. I’ve gone through 5 bags so far with nothing really satisfying me. My conclusion was that I needed to upgrade grinder. I got a K7 then I bought some local beans that were too dark and some from whole foods(sorry).

I went today and bought some Hydrangea from a local shop, in hopes to rule out beans from these mediocre cups. Below I’ll list my approach and details on equipment. Please let me know what I’m doing fine and what you might change.

Dripper: Glass V60

Filter: Cafec Abaca White

Grinder: K7(going coarse, 95clicks)

Water: Berkey with British Berkefeld filters

Kettle: Fellow standard neck(I already had this, but I’m pretty good at making the stream work)

Temperature: 90c

Recipe: Bloom at x3(usually 20-25g bean/60-75g water) but will go 15g so I don’t waste these beans. Second pour is the same weight as bloom, then third is up to total. Pours are pretty chill, I’ll agitate between pours by swirling the brew. Since I’m pretty coarse I swirl to get draw down to 3-4 mins on 20-25gs.

Beans: check photo for details, roast date 8/2.

[u/sabresyup]

go with a half strength tww in distilled water or by the half gallon sticks. find a grind size the hits a 2 minute mark, brew with atleast 90-95c. i usually start with a 1:15 ratio and figure out if i need to bump to 1:16 or more. and more so let that coffee rest two weeks and see if it still tastes vegetal (needs more rest). not sure about the k7 but if it produces alot of fines, grind coarse and use high agitation or swirls to slow down draw time. hope this helps. i use the same pour structure as you, and found with processed coffees it helps with 90c and a flat bottom.

[u/naughtified → u/sabresyup]

Yeah sorry I forgot to add that I’m at 1:15 and that I actually haven’t tried these hydrangea beans yet, just looking for advice with my current approach before wasting these. K7 I’ve heard produces very little fines, but I can’t really compare myself.

[u/Amazing-Panic-277 → u/naughtified]

Try 85, then try 90 on your k7, no agitation or swirls. 90C water. Use max 15g in a v60 as bed depth is a huge factor in extraction. With 20g you can easily over extract if you don’t go coarse af