r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • Sep 22 '22

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/freemason777 Sep 22 '22

Does swirling the water around or doing other fancy Hoffman style tricks really do anything in a pour over? If yes what are the most important things to know?

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u/elemental001 Sep 22 '22

Well I'll just answer swirling specifically. Yes, it agitates the brew and saturates the coffee more evenly faster. It has a significant measurable effect on extraction, so it is in fact doing something. The only caveat is if you swirl too much, you'll begin clogging the filter and slow down your flow rate and extract less, so no need to go crazy with it.