Bloom (phase) Puns

There are a couple of other V60 posts going on at the moment so I don't want to derail those.

I'm trying to perfect my technique and using a standard kettle, Wilfa Uniform grinder, with the supplied filter papers, V60 decanter and beans from James' roastery.

I'm having particular issues with the bloom phase. I'm attempting to follow his 30g/60g ratio but when I pour the first 60g the coffee stays quite dry so I can't do the swirl. Also, the water seems to drain quite quickly. I've tried adjusting the grind size, I'm currently on size six having started on 22, which is the middle range of that suggested by Wilfa with little impact on flavour or brew time.

Can anyone offer any tips?

Lately I've found myself losing to these types of cards with no outs because I don't have cards like forbidden chalice or breakthrough skill.

Is there any f2p alternative to outing these cards without using the battle phase.

I've done a number of indoor grows, and they've always gotten really tall and lanky. I'm pretty sure it's because I'm letting them grow WAY too long before I change the light timer.

This grow, I'm using Fox Farms fertilizer, and their grow guide seems to imply that I should be switching over to bloom at week 5. But that seems a bit early to me, the plants are still pretty small at that point.

So what is ideal? Do you wait for a specific time period to switch? Or a certain height?

Surely the water loses temperature during the 45 second bloom phase, but is it important to bring it back up to a boil to complete the rest of my brew?

I brew pour-over coffee using a Chemex and metal reusable filter. I know I’m supposed to saturate the coffee grounds with a 2-1 ratio and let the coffee “bloom” for 30-45 seconds. However I feel like I always need to pour more than 2x the water, sometimes even up to 4x the water in order to fully saturate the grounds. Even so, after one or two satisfying bubbles, the water seems to filter through pretty quickly and the grounds are left dry within 10 seconds of the bloom. I feel the urge to pour even more water to get the carbon dioxide to release and see more bubbles and let the coffee bloom for the full 30 seconds. What am I not understanding/doing wrong? Is the coffee blooming even though the water filters through and should I still wait 30 seconds to complete the next pour? (I’m a complete noob if that’s not painfully obvious)

You know, like you swirl a chemex or V60?

I use six equal pours during the brew (George Howell method) with 15-second rests. I've been trying to swirl after the first pour like I used to in my Chemex.

James Hoffmann says that swirling the v60 is preferable to stirring, so that's why I'm doing it, but physically it's very awkward and the filter often flops around a bit and one or two of the ridges on the filter will get misshapen.

Hi,

Recently got a v60, and been trying to emulate James Hoffman's ultimate v60 technique video (watched Scott Rao's and a bunch of other people's as well to get more reference points).

When I'm pouring 2-3x the grind weight in water for the bloom phase (30g grinds, 500g liquid total) i.e. 60-90g, even at the 90g end it seems like my grinds turns into one big hard crusty boi of a ball.

At this point in the brew in any video I've watched, they're able to swirl their v60 - alas swirling my crust ball has no effect (its not until I've added significantly more water that I'm able to swirl to any effect).

I'm grinding with the 1Zpresso JX pro, and have tried at 38, and 50 so far, with drawdown times (if that means from first pour/drop of water hitting the grinds to taking the v60 off due to there only being a slow uneven occasional drip left) of 4:36 (lol had to dilute 1:1 with milk to be drinkable, didnt want to waste) and 3:06 respectively.

Its in the 02 size, and beans used were a medium roast Ethiopian guji.

Is this something people have encountered, and what variables did you adjust to avoid this? What does it mean/is it some function of grind size and/or technique?

Thanks!

I started roasting my own beans last week and have noticed significantly larger blooming when brewing using my v60 compared to buying store/local roaster beans.

Is this normal? I'm waiting 3ish days before brewing to allow degassing.

So I'm using several of their products and I like them a lot, but I'm very confused about their indications of "use in weeks 1 and 2 of the bloom phase" "use weeks 3 to 6 of the bloom phase", etc.

When does this "bloom phase" they're talking about start? Is it as soon as you switch to a 12/12 schedule? Is it when the preflowers have started to appear and the stretch part has finished? How do these translate for an auto? I tried contacting their support but haven't heard back yet.

Thanks!

I've been trying the Hoffman method. Not necessarily because I think it'll make the best coffee, but because I have to start somewhere, and his video is damn good, and I like him.

However, I'm having problems with the very beginning - I make a pretty little bed with my fingers, but then I'm supposed to pour out 2x water and then wait while the coffee grounds swell. OK, great in theory. However in practice, it ends up with one-third of the coffee not even in contact with the water - and that's AFTER I use a spoon to mix! The water just disappears into the closest coffee grounds, and there's not enough for the rest! Of course, some water also just goes straight through the grounds and drip into the container, but that stops pretty soon as the swelling grounds "stop up" the filter, so I assume this is normal.

I should mention I have possibly the worst ever electric kettle for the task - it's a 1.8 litre model with almost no spout - but I'm not going to blame my tools when it's clearly the craftsman who's at fault here, and I'm not getting another one until I believe it will actually be worth it since I'm trying to avoid GAS.

Is there a cheat code for this? Am I doing something wrong? Should I perhaps do the bloom outside of the filter, in a cup or something, and then pour it into the filter afterwards? That would probably fuck with the timing, though...

Edit: OK, after reading these replies I am feeling pretty good about adding more water, that's the first thing I'm going to try. I tried swirling a few times, but with that little water it just moves the sludge around, it doesn't really change anything.

It sounds like the gooseneck kettle is really preferable, but I honestly am not ready to buy one yet. I suffer a bit from the "buy the best tool, and you're set for life" thought, and that has had an effect on the space I have available in the kitchen, so I have to wait with that.

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Not sure if this sort of post is okay here. I’ve seen other post about being able to do this here so naturally seemed like a good place to seek help. If it’s not allowed my apologies and please remove it. :)

Hey all. This is pretty much the epitome of a first world problem but haven’t been able to get a clean one phase using middle tree hammer on a O2P setup. For clarification:

I am running middle tree Sunbreaker with catapult lift and fusion grenades (sometimes use thermite) also I have charged melee bound to a key to avoid uncharged melees

I am running Synthoceps with little regard to my stat distribution (4/5/8/3/7/3)

Mods: hands on x2, melee well maker, thermoclastic blooming, well of life, protective light, elemental light, withering heat, thermoclastic strike (in that order starting from head piece)

Primary weapon is more or less of no consequence, I’ve been using a Fatebringer or chroma rush. My energy is a found verdict with ALH/O2P and power is tractor cannon with catalyst

In regards to Phry’zhia, assuming it’s damage phase: I have up 3x roaring flames, bionic enhancement (at first I wasn’t leaving any thralls up to proc this but do now) usually CWL as well but shouldn’t have a bearing on DPS as far as I’m aware.

Rotation is as follows: will all buffs listed, I tractor cannon>O2P>hammer>hammer>O2P>hammer>hammer>O2P>hammer>hammer repeat

The funny thing is I’m getting the appropriate numbers (~374k per hammer) as far as I can tell but struggle to keep the rotation up. I’ve also started circling around the backside of where he spawns in during damage to avoid being stomped off the map. Closest I’ve gotten is about 75% of his health in one go.

Any advice? Maybe I’m not using TC enough or my rotation needs to be tightened up? Or is there an RNG element to the encounter I’m overlooking? Thanks for any info / input/ criticisms have a good one :)

EDIT: we did it boys! Got the one phase! For those curious I used the same loadout as Saltagreppa (changed out withering heat for supercharged and put on a shotgun dex mod. I also switched out found verdict for a xenoclast with grave robber and O2P. That seemed to make a huge difference, especially on the last second refresh of RF that also reloaded my shotgun. Super stoked! Thanks to everyone who gave input! :)

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Hello everyone!

I've started to experiment with the V60 (02) and I'm mainly focusing on James' recipe for the sake of consistency throughout my testings.

In his "Ultimate v60 Technique" video, he mentions to use only two times the amount of water but not more than three times for the bloom phase. It kinda looks like it's never enough for me. If I only use a ratio of 1:2 it's very sludgy and very thick and I can barely swirl anything. With a 1:3 ratio it's still a bit thick sometimes (depending on the roast).

This morning, I brew 18.5g of medium roasted coffee (set at roughly 16 on my Timemore c2) and I went above 72g of water to get that same looking texture as his in his video. The coffee ended up very good nonetheless but I'd like to know how to remedy this issue and potentially have a even better coffee.

Should I grind finer?

Thank you!