To me, dark roasts are all about the bloom. I also think 5 pours might be too many, but YMMV. I wouldn’t grind any smaller lest you enjoy lots of fines.
I bloom 20g of dark roast with 35-40ml of boiling water for 90 seconds and then I do 3 100ml pours every 30 seconds. This is my everyday V60 coffee.
To me, dark roasts are all about the bloom. I also think 5 pours might be too many, but YMMV. I wouldn’t grind any smaller lest you enjoy lots of fines.
I bloom 20g of dark roast with 35-40ml of boiling water for 90 seconds and then I do 3 100ml pours every 30 seconds. This is my everyday V60 coffee.