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If you aren't doing any of that for the Aeropress (which you "should") I'm not sure why you think you need to do the same for a pourover. You can just experimen

• Steltek 7y ago
  Coffee rituals are a mixed bag of "truths" and preferences. Here's why I believe AP doesn't need those things and a pour over does: Blooming is mostly to remove gas pockets from the bed of coffee so water can reach all of the grounds evenly for the actual brew. This makes a lot of sense for a PO, where water is quickly passing through, but less so for immersion techniques like AP. AP doesn't need a specialty kettle. Just use the same funnel for the coffee grounds to pour in the water and you can be as rough as you want. I still use a gooseneck but that's mostly because they're smaller and take up less countertop space. Water/coffee ratio is easy for an inverted AP. Water isn't leaving the cylinder until you plunge so you just pour up to the mark, however you please. For PO, you have the double whammy of refilling the cone with water and having the water almost immediately start draining out into the cup.