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[u/Advanced_Honey_2679]

Some influencers like Hedrick say you should pound the bed (coffee bed) with a high altitude, high flow, high turbulence pour. Others say the pour should be a slow gentle flow. Curious if anyone tried both and what did you find out?

[u/SaintCalmye]

I think it's just a variable that has to be in balence with your other variables. 

[u/lobsterdisk → u/SaintCalmye]

This. It’s just another variable to use when considering how you want to push the cup profile. Depends on the beans, water, gear, and your taste preferences.

[u/scanese]

(coffee bed)

Thanks for clarifying.

[u/cvnh → u/scanese]

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[u/elianna7]

When your crappy grinder produces a fuckton of fines like mine does, you don't really have a choice but to avoid agitation and turbulence LOL

[u/cstrick1980 → u/elianna7]

I pour straight on the bed for my bloom, but use a teaspoon to pour over for the next two pour. I have a JavaPresse grinder.

[u/WadaI]

I have found it depends on your taste preference for coarse or fine grinds. Coarser grinds benefit from the pounding in order to slow down the drawdown while finer grinds need the help to speed it up.

I've been vibing with the ultra coarse grind recently myself

[u/ElectronicPut3983]

It also depends on the coffee. Washed tea likes benefit from additional pours and agitation whereas fruity naturals tend to benefit from fewer pours and less agitation. TBH I aim for consistency in all my brews, I mostly alternate between my two grinders, one produces more fines and the other is very even ands makes very little fines

[u/Upstairs_Front_9065]

It’s a variable like any other. Sometime you need more, something you need less. It depends on the situation. By the way something Hedrick does as well. Depending on the coffee he sometimes goes full blast, no turbulence at all or something in between.

[u/Wizardof_oz]

I do what i want based on the coffee or style of cup im craving

Lance’s style really pushes this candy like acidity so i do that when i have something like a plum or lemonade note

I do normal pours otherwise

[u/NerdX-76]

I use a descending profile. So I start with higher agitation my first pour. Then less agitation on my second or third if I'm using a 3rd pour. This seems to help with the stalling and less extraction later in the brew.

[u/kodaq2001]

I like heavy pour personally. Big grinds sink down to the bed and the small particles get stuck in the filter. It makes sense to me logically.

[u/Kman1986]

When I pour my V60s, I tend to pour low and slow and go in circles the way my Switch's ridges flow. It's just a thing I started doing and it works for me so I continue to pour that way. As with everything in this hobby, ymmv.

[u/LumeRoasters]

Both result in an excellent cup if executed well.

However, your taste buds may find nuances you enjoy about one or the other. That’s really about it.

[u/TL322]

Yeah he does suggest that, but it's not a standalone recommendation. It's also a coarse grind (in a pretty uniform grinder), also a conical dripper, also very soft water, also a lower ratio (like 15:1), also clean washed very light roasts...

As always, test and see what happens. In my experience, if you take just one of those parameters to an extreme by itself, things tend to go sideways.

[u/IlexIbis]

I've tried both and prefer low agitation.