Had a talk with my barista buddy that made me question everything about pour-over ratios

So my friend Jake who works at that third wave shop downtown basically told me I've been overcomplicating my morning pour-over for like 2 years. He said 'just use 15 grams of coffee and 250 grams of water, stop timing and swirling so much.' I was always doing that 1:16 ratio with a 45 second bloom and felt like a pro. But then I tried his simple method and honestly the cup tasted cleaner and less bitter. Has anyone else had a coffee person tell you to dumb things down and it actually worked?

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lucasjackson2h ago

Did your cup actually taste cleaner or did you just feel like a genius for doing less work?