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[sl888]

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It's mentioned in his book - probably on the YouTube channel as well. Edit: I looked at the book again and he doesn't mention taste but rather that there is no science to support the bloom. "Despite the widespread nature of this practice, there isn't a lot of science to justify it. It might be that releasing some of the carbon dioxide helps make the coffee easier to extract, and some studies seem to support this. I think it also adds a pleasant moment in the morning coffee ritual as watching the grounds bloom is a little mesmerizing".

AFAIK, general consensus is that you don't need to worry about 'degassing' except for pulling espresso shots. Pour-overs or immersion methods will have ample time to fully-saturate the grinds while brewing, though some people argue it's still better to degass to avoid uneven saturation due to CO2.

There's no harm in doing the bloom, except for perhaps allowing your water temp to decrease, so if you have the extra minute and enjoy it then go for it.

Perhaps you can arrange for a blind-tasting and see if you can discern any difference yourself.

I've been meaning to but haven't gotten around to it yet. This reminds me, there is a chemist I follow on my coffee Instagram account. He has a 3 part article on blooming. If you're interested, check it out: https://www.npcoffeescience.com/
I'm not gonna read it until I do my little test.

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Well, today, I discovered that I am definitely NOT a coffee snob. Y'all do too much for a cup of coffee.

It can get deep, especially when you start messing with water.

[ExtraSlow]

I know exactly what I'm a snob about, freshly ground beans. I know there's a whole rabbit hole beyond that, but I just can't get interested in it. I truly can taste the difference with fresh beans, and I will take the cheapest costco or superstore beans, freshly ground and prepared by ANY method, over a k-cup.

I also cannot deal with a reheated cup of coffee. gross. I'd rather pop a caffeine pill (which I keep around) if I don't have time to make a fresh cup.

Sometimes buy nicer beans, sometimes buy fresher beans, but the differences are more subtle to my heathen tastebuds.

[ercchry]

Water is my thing, good water was a game changer

[ExtraSlow]

Fresh, like me.

[flipstah]

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I know exactly what I'm a snob about, freshly ground beans. I know there's a whole rabbit hole beyond that, but I just can't get interested in it. I truly can taste the difference with fresh beans, and I will take the cheapest costco or superstore beans, freshly ground and prepared by ANY method, over a k-cup.

I also cannot deal with a reheated cup of coffee. gross. I'd rather pop a caffeine pill (which I keep around) if I don't have time to make a fresh cup.

Sometimes buy nicer beans, sometimes buy fresher beans, but the differences are more subtle to my heathen tastebuds.

Stick it in the fridge = $3 cold brew

[ExtraSlow]

Now you are trolling me. Cold coffee is not cold brew.

[ercchry]

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Now you are trolling me. Cold coffee is not cold brew.

Mmm... I should get back into that. Sous vide cold brew is awesome. Have it hot, have it cold... just make it as a concentrate so you don’t dilute it with boiling water or ice cubes

[flipstah]

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Now you are trolling me. Cold coffee is not cold brew.

But can you tell the difference?...

[sl888]

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Water is my thing, good water was a game changer

What water are you using?

[ercchry]

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What water are you using?

Just filtered, no room for a cooler in the kitchen so haven’t played with different types of bottled yet

[ExtraSlow]

Read something about a guy who swears by distilled water. Creeps me out, because I like drinking calgary tap water over distilled for sure.

[ercchry]

The chlorine fresh out of the tap kills me. I will wait for the brita to filter vs drink tap haha

[The_Rural_Juror]

Re-mineralized reverse osmosized ostracized ostrich water is the murder hornets' knees.

[flipstah]

The grind size def did matter; thanks!

It was the Gesha Village blend from Monogram and the chemex filter brought out the fruity smell and acidic notes.

I could get used to the chemex taste but man do you need patience

[The_Rural_Juror]

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The grind size def did matter; thanks!

It was the Gesha Village blend from Monogram and the chemex filter brought out the fruity smell and acidic notes.

I could get used to the chemex taste but man do you need patience

Gesha Village is niiiiiiiiiice.

[dirtsniffer]

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I know exactly what I'm a snob about, freshly ground beans. I know there's a whole rabbit hole beyond that, but I just can't get interested in it. I truly can taste the difference with fresh beans, and I will take the cheapest costco or superstore beans, freshly ground and prepared by ANY method, over a k-cup.

I also cannot deal with a reheated cup of coffee. gross. I'd rather pop a caffeine pill (which I keep around) if I don't have time to make a fresh cup.

Sometimes buy nicer beans, sometimes buy fresher beans, but the differences are more subtle to my heathen tastebuds.

I hear you on the fresh beans, but I don't like dark roasts much so it's a little limiting sometimes on the cheaper stuff. Finding an affordable light roast would be great. Currently I am buying from a Calgary roaster and it's $80 for a 5 lb bag. Almost have used 2 in the 3 months I have been working from home. Guess that's about a lb a week.

Sometimes if I need a kick in the afternoon I fire up the Nespresso machine, best pod based system I have found.

I can tell the difference between cold brew and ice (cold) coffee ya lol.

[ExtraSlow]

Superstore purple bag. $15/kg or less.

[sabad66]

Was gifted a bag of this stuff and brewed it for the first time today. Pretty good, definitely tastes a bit more complex than my usual go-to (Ethical Lush), but at the same time also a bit lighter. Will need a few more days with it to see if I truly like it enough to switch over but so far it’s decent

[killramos]

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Well, today, I discovered that I am definitely NOT a coffee snob. Y'all do too much for a cup of coffee.

I will just stick to these:

That thing looks sweet. But everyone knows the McDonalds k cups are the way to go.

Tim Hortons is the front driveway of k cups

[flipstah]

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Gesha Village is niiiiiiiiiice.

It's my fav blend next to Ardent blend.

Do you know the difference when it's 'washed'? I have no idea.

Keep us posted @sabad66