Multiple Pulses vs Single Pour: The V60 Experiment

It Smells Better Than It Taste — a quiet coffee newsletter where I share what I’m learning about coffee, curiosity, and daily rituals, this channel is an extension of that space: https://www.itsmellsbetterthanittaste.com/ Does it actually matter how many times you pour when brewing coffee? In this episode, Okey puts the pulse pour theory to the test — running two pours versus five pours on both the Hario V60 and the April Brewer to see if the numbers and the flavor tell the same story. Brews four total cups using consistent coffee, grind size, and temperature Compares 2-pulse and 5-pulse pour structures on two different brewers Measures TDS on every cup to track extraction differences objectively Finds that more pours do produce higher extraction, even when taste differences are subtle Reflects on how pour structure connects to grind size, flavor, and the bigger coffee brewing journey Have you ever experimented with how many pours you use? Drop your thoughts in the comments — do you notice a difference in taste between two pours and five? Timestamps: [00:00] Intro and experiment setup [00:28] Brewer intro: Hario V60 and April Brewer [01:25] April Brewer — 2 pour brew [02:45] April Brewer — 5 pour brew [04:10] TDS reading: April Brewer results [08:37] Hario V60 — 2 pour brew [09:19] Tasting V60 results