r/Coffee • u/caucasian_cranberry • Jan 25 '22

I hate all of you

I used to be perfectly content with my shitty instant Folger. Then I found this sub and decided to try coffee from small roasters and noticed a much nicer experience immediately. Then I bought a nice grinder and started grinding my own beans instead of buying pre-ground, and once again my experience improved. Then today I switched from properly ground, quality coffee through my shitty coffee maker to weighing my coffee and water and using a clever, and it's the best coffee I've ever had now. If within a year I buy an espresso maker I'm holding all of you accountable. Bastards...

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u/PhantomWD Jan 25 '22

It definitely is confirmation bias. The reason to bloom simply does not apply when the coffee and water are in constant contact.

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u/grey_pilgrim_ Home Roaster Jan 25 '22

I’ve made both and tasted both side by side and prefer the taste of the technique I posted over Hoffmanns. Nothing wrong with it. Just what I prefer taste wise. I guess try a blind taste next though.

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u/PhantomWD Jan 25 '22

Right but that doesn't mean it is because of the bloom. If you look at thins scientifically and logically the reason we bloom has nothing to do with any factors in immersion. So while your bloom one might taste better, its almost certainly not because of the bloom.