For some reason I think of it as an older concept. Now Starbucks and coffee chains are popular.
Seinfeld on instant coffee https://youtu.be/uDrh5pujB9I?si=VdlVEREjMTNd2Bs7
Highlighting carlcook’s advice:
dissolve in cold water, ONLY THEN add hot water. The rationale behind it is that aromatics evaporate too quickly when the instant powder is infused with too/boiling hot water.
Yes. I don’t like it but sometimes I don’t have time to make my normal pour over. Like lunchtime. Tastes pretty bad. Especially to a pour over coffee snob like me.
Even Costco sells it.
I’m a pour over die hard but have you tried aeropress? You can make a single cup very quickly and easily.
Pour over doesn’t seem that popular in Australia. I mean I know it’s a thing but I’ve never seen it or heard of anyone drinking it.
Here the at-home-coffee options go instant > french press > mocha pot > pods > espresso machine.
Where would pour over fit in here?
Not sure I understand your question. How strong is pour over coffee?
Not really, you can make “strong” coffee using any method.
I’m asking about the overall quality. On a scale of swill-drinker to intolerable-coffee-snob, who uses pour over ?
I would judge that pour over is higher tier. Search YT for vids, some people are sickly obsessive over how to do a pour. IMHO, pour over is second only to espresso.
Hmm. I did have a look.
I think you could divide extraction methods into pressurised vs non-pressurised.
Probably personal preference which is best.
I think I have heard of that. You need special hardware, right?
Yes, you do need the $40 brewer. And it’s best with fresh ground coffee so I’d recommend a burr grinder, but whatever pour over grind you use would work. https://aeropress.com
Don’t you need their filters also ?
Yes