Gave up on pour-over coffee after a month, then my aunt proved me wrong

I was totally convinced that pour-over coffee was just a waste of time. I tried it for a month using a cheap plastic cone and some grocery store beans. The coffee always came out bitter or weak no matter what I did. Then my aunt visited from Portland and brought her own gear. She made me a cup using a metal filter and fresh roasted beans from a local shop. The flavor was so clean and bright I couldn't believe it. Turns out my cheap setup and stale beans were the problem, not the method. Has anyone else had a bad first try with pour-over that turned around later?

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miabennett4d ago

Went through this exact thing last year. I spent three weeks using pre-ground Folgers and a cracked ceramic dripper from a thrift store and thought everyone was lying about pour-over being good. Then a friend from Seattle showed up with a hand-blown glass V60 and beans roasted four days ago. First sip was like drinking fruit juice instead of coffee. Learned that bad gear and old beans will ruin anything, even a good method. Now I order fresh beans online and use a simple metal filter, night and day difference.

reese_taylor694d ago

Buddy of mine guessed the roast date wrong by two months and his pour over tasted like burnt cardboard water.