A brew guide for the impatient

Three pours, four minutes, one decent cup. No scale required.

Most pour-over guides assume you own a scale, a gooseneck kettle, and the patience of a saint. You probably own one of those.

Here is the lazy version: 22 grams of medium-coarse grind, water just off the boil, three pours over four minutes. The first pour wets the bed, the second pulls the body, the third tops it off.

If it tastes sour, grind finer next time. If it tastes bitter, grind coarser. That is the whole game.

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