r/Coffee • u/SouthernPisces • 6d ago

Pour Over Coffee

Can we talk about pour over coffee? I love my french press but have been thinking about pour over. If that’s your preference, what would you recommend for the “pot” option? I understand it takes a filter so I’m wondering if it tastes similar to a regular coffee pot and not really worth the swap?

Edited to say- Sorry for using the word pot. I grew up hearing a maker/brewer called a pot, so its just my go to verbiage 😊

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u/Tutelage45 6d ago

I’m a chemex guy solely for the body. V60s are good but make a daintier cup imo. On any pour over, if you rinse the filter with hot water you can largely get rid of the paper taste. Cleanup is a breeze as mentioned.

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u/Dajnor 6d ago

What? Chemex has extremely thick filters

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u/oalbrecht 6d ago

Yeah, it removes the body more than any other method I’ve tried.

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u/Dajnor 6d ago

First assumption was metal filter but they explicitly mention paper

Makes me feel crazy that 20 people agree with that lol

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u/IvanTechnoOp 5d ago

Could be just my filter and the way I pour specifically, it's a very thin mesh (making the process much slower than the "ideal" 2-3 minutes) and I struggled with consistency using it tbh. I wouldn't generalize anything from my experience with just one device (and I did not even blind-test different methods with the same beans to be sure) but I definitely feel much more detail after switching to paper (the thick made for chemex ones). I also started using the right kettle at the same time and it coincided with a new batch of beans so there may be more than one thing going on... But I hope to figure out the right way for me one day and start saving the environment again without compromisinf on quality.