The Beginner's Guide to Pour Over Coffee

The Beginner's Guide to Pour Over Coffee

Pour over is hot water poured over grounds in a paper filter. It looks fussy. It is mostly slow pouring and a little attention. The cup is clean and clear.

What you need

A dripper (V60, Chemex, Kalita), matching filters, coffee, a kettle (gooseneck helps), a scale if you have one, a timer.

Pour over ratio and grind

Start 1:15, about 20g coffee to 300g water. No scale: about 2 tablespoons per 6 oz water.

Grind medium-fine, like table salt. Drains too fast and tastes weak: grind finer. Drains slow and tastes bitter: grind coarser.

How to brew pour over

  1. Water around 200°F (just off boil, sit 30-45 seconds).
  2. Rinse the filter. Dump the rinse water.
  3. Add coffee, level the bed.
  4. Bloom: wet the grounds with about 2x coffee weight in water. Wait 30-45 seconds.
  5. Pour slow circles. Finish pouring by about 2:30. Total brew 3:00-3:30.
  6. Swirl, pour, drink hot.

Best coffee for pour over

Single origins with distinct flavor:

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