My pour over timer hit 4:30 for the first time and the taste was awful

I've been brewing with a V60 for about a year, always aiming for that 3:30 finish everyone talks about. Yesterday, my grind was a bit too fine and the drawdown stalled, hitting 4 minutes and 30 seconds on the clock. The cup was bitter and hollow, nothing like the sweet, balanced coffee I was expecting. Has anyone else found that chasing a specific brew time can actually lead you astray?

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emeryj661d ago

You're right about chasing the clock. I was stuck on that 3:30 target too until a similar bitter cup made me focus on taste instead.

faith_shah881d ago

Why chase a clock instead of your taste buds?

aaron_perry18h ago

Honestly, it's just coffee. Some people like the routine of timing it, and others just go by flavor. Neither way is wrong, it's just a drink. Getting super deep about extraction times feels like overthinking a simple pleasure.