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Add dialing section to filter brews
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## Bloom

The main goal of blooming is to quickly degass the coffee. The CO2 generated
during the roasting process will otherwise generate bubbles, which insulates
solubles (decreasing yield) and contributes to channeling (decreasing uniformity
of extraction). The blooming phase doesn't need to prioritize high yields - as
to not release aromatics too early - so [some professionals][SamoBloom] advocate
for a cooler bloom, that is around 60~70 °C.
during the roasting process will otherwise generate bubbles, which insulates the
coffee particles (decreasing extraction yield) and contributes to channeling
(decreasing uniformity of extraction).

The blooming phase doesn't need to target high extraction because CO2 is very
volatile. [Some professionals argue][SamoBloom] this to be an opportunity for a
cooler bloom (around 60~70 °C) to try and preserve aroma. Most people don't
bother. Chasing volatile aromatic compounds hasn't yet been shown
demonstrably fruitful.

[SamoBloom]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVF7DOxOUFA

## Dialing

The sanest approach is to pick a simple recipe and stick with it. Simpler
recipes are easier to reproduce and consistency is essential for fine
adjustments. Unless dialing in an competition-specialized coffee and striving
for near-perfection when performing an elaborate recipe, it's better to dial in
one's own expectations instead.

Define reasonable defaults: water at 95 C; 60 g/L dose; 60 s bloom; a grind
setting that puts the whole brew between 1m30s and 2m30s. Either start brewing
with that, or guess a few initial adjustments based on roast level and coffee
varietal. For darker roasts, stale or denser beans, one would generally want to
lower extraction; the opposite for very light roasts.

Burnt notes? Extract less. Hollow profile? Extract more. To increase or decrease
extraction, play with temperature and dose: ±5 C, ± 5 g/L, ± contact time. One
way to influence contact time would be to change the grind settings, but try ±
agitation first.

The last resort is changing the grind setting. Most coffees are plausibly
extracted close to their optimal within the parameter variations of temperature,
dose and agitation alone. Take this opportunity to eliminate one variable.

There's no significant benefit to shortening bloom time except expediency so
it's fine to just stick to the default. Very fresh and gassy coffees might
benefit from a longer bloom, maybe up to 2 minutes, the bubbly-ness will tell.

## Recipes

### Bloom, Pour, Swirl ~ the basic

### Matt Winton's Five Pours ~ James Hoffman's Single Cup V60

A simple 5-pour recipe for medium-coarse grinds that makes use of high
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