<p>You would bloom a large percolator the same way you would bloom in a pour over. Of course, there are different ideas about how to bloom for pour over.</p>
<p>From the website <a href="https://handground.com/grind/47-tips-to-make-pour-over-coffee-like-a-barista" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hand Ground</a>:</p>
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<p>Use a 1:1 coffee-to-water ratio for the bloom</p>
<p>&quot;Bloom the heck out of the coffee&quot; with a 2:1 ratio</p>
<p>Stir the bloom</p>
<p>DON’T stir the bloom</p>
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<p>To bloom coffee in your percolator go through your normal routine except you will be adding less water. If you are using a 1:1 bloom subtract the mass of the coffee from the water you add to the reservoir. If you are using a 2:1 bloom, subtract twice the mass. Once you've added the coffee you will bloom it by pouring hot water evenly over the grounds. Because a percolator won't fit nicely on many scales, measure out your hot water first; this is probably easiest achieved by pouring into a pitcher on a scale until you've attained the equivalent mass of the coffee (or double). After pouring into the grounds, wait a minute. If you want to stir, stir. This might be a good idea because you are working with much more coffee than a standard pour over.</p>

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<p>I've read that I should "wet the hopper" in a large metal percolator (35-100 cuppers).  I think that just means I shouldn't put the coffee into a dry pot, but I don't know what good that does me. Is it possible (or useful) to bloom 6-8 cups of coffee grounds the way I would with a drip coffee maker and how would I go about doing that?  </p>

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Peter, that parish festival turned into a trove of interesting questions for the site ;-)
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Wow! Should we bloom that? Ok... I'm sure horeca never ever thought of these.
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How do I bloom coffee in a large percolator hopper?
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# How do I bloom coffee in a large percolator hopper?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-06)

I've read that I should "wet the hopper" in a large metal percolator (35-100 cuppers). I think that just means I shouldn't put the coffee into a dry pot, but I don't know what good that does me. Is it possible (or useful) to bloom 6-8 cups of coffee grounds the way I would with a drip coffee maker and how would I go about doing that?

**Tags:** percolator, coffee-bloom

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Peter, that parish festival turned into a trove of interesting questions for the site ;-)  
> **username_2**: Wow! Should we bloom that? Ok... I'm sure horeca never ever thought of these.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-09-08. Score: 1

You would bloom a large percolator the same way you would bloom in a pour over. Of course, there are different ideas about how to bloom for pour over.

From the website [Hand Ground](https://handground.com/grind/47-tips-to-make-pour-over-coffee-like-a-barista):

> Use a 1:1 coffee-to-water ratio for the bloom
>
> "Bloom the heck out of the coffee" with a 2:1 ratio
>
> Stir the bloom
>
> DON’T stir the bloom

To bloom coffee in your percolator go through your normal routine except you will be adding less water. If you are using a 1:1 bloom subtract the mass of the coffee from the water you add to the reservoir. If you are using a 2:1 bloom, subtract twice the mass. Once you've added the coffee you will bloom it by pouring hot water evenly over the grounds. Because a percolator won't fit nicely on many scales, measure out your hot water first; this is probably easiest achieved by pouring into a pitcher on a scale until you've attained the equivalent mass of the coffee (or double). After pouring into the grounds, wait a minute. If you want to stir, stir. This might be a good idea because you are working with much more coffee than a standard pour over.


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