How to Brew Pour Over Coffee

Pour over coffee is brewed by hand, pouring hot water over grounds in a filter. It produces a clean, bright cup that highlights the bean.

What you need

A pour over dripper, paper filters, a medium grind, and ideally a gooseneck kettle. Use a 1:16 ratio, about 22 g of coffee to 350 g of water.

The pour

  1. Rinse the paper filter with hot water and discard it.
  2. Add the coffee and level the bed.
  3. Bloom: pour about twice the coffee weight in water and wait 30 to 45 seconds.
  4. Pour the rest slowly in steady circles, keeping the bed even.
  5. Aim to finish the whole brew in 3 to 4 minutes.

Tips

The bloom lets fresh coffee release trapped gas so water can extract evenly. Pour gently and avoid digging into the bed, which causes uneven extraction.

Bloom, then pour slow. Always bloom first and keep your pours slow and even. Rushing the water through leaves the coffee weak and uneven.

See the Pour Over Calculator and the Coffee Brewing Methods Chart.

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