POUR OVER

Pour-over enthusiasts praise the clean profile resulting from this method that allows origin flavors to shine through undisguised. It's an easy way to prepare an amazing cup for yourself (and maybe one more special someone). 

TOOLS

Coffee
Grinder
Clean Water
Gooseneck Kettle
Filtercone and Filter
Mug or Decanter
Scale
Timer

GRIND

MEDIUM FINE
(something like table salt)

Grind size affects a pour-over's brew time. A finer grind usually results in an extended brew. A courser grind shortens it. Start with a medium-fine grind and shoot for a total brew time of around 3:00. If you're off, adjust accordingly. 

RATIOS

The coffee to water ratio affects the strength of the brewed cup. We use a 1:16 ratio for all of our pour-overs at the shop. Start with these suggestions and adjust to your taste.

Coffee/Water

25 g / 400 mL

 
 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Bring water to 205˚F or just off a boil.

  2. While water is heating, measure and grind coffee. Do not add to filtercone yet.

  3. Place filter into cone (fold at seem for a better fit) and cone on top of mug.

  4. Thoroughly rinse filter with hot water and drain into empty mug.  This removes any paper residue and warms the cone and mug. Discard water.

  5. Add ground coffee to filtercone. Tap it to level the playing field.

  6. Start timer and pour enough hot water to FULLY saturate the grounds (70-90g). Pour with enough initial force to penetrate deep into the grounds.

  7. Watch it bloom. Wait 45 seconds.

  8. Resume pouring hot water in concentric circles keeping all grounds saturated and the water level about 2/3 full in the filtercone.

  9. Continue pouring (4-5 pours total) until the correct amount of water has been added. Your final pour should be around the 2:00 mark with a 1:00 draw-down to finish at 3:00

  10. As the water draws down in the cone, give it a swirl to re-incorporate any grounds that are stuck on the side of the cone.

  11. Settle into your favorite lounging chair, toss on some cool jazz, and savor the cleanliness of the brewed cup.

CAVEAT

These instructions are based on the Hario V60 coffee dripper and are intended as a starting point for your pour-over adventure. There are infinite variations and techniques for this brew method (swirls, taps, stirs, vortices, etc.). Additionally, different filtercone models (Kalita Wave, Melitta, Bee House) require slightly different procedures. They all make coffee, though, so trust your taste.