pour-over
What is it?
Be it ceramic, glass or plastic cone, with a paper, cloth or metal filter. A manual brew method where water is poured over coffee through a paper filter. The recipe below will suit most pour over brewers.
Why we love it!
Clean, delicate and expressive
Highlights origin and flavour clarity
Great for slower, intentional brewing
Easy to make at home for 1-2 people.
What you need
- A pour over cone
- Pour over coffee filter paper
- Kettle, scales and timer
- A jug to brew into
Recipe
ratio 1:15
Makes two 150ml servings
Coffee: 20g
Water: 300g
Total brew time: 3 minutes
Grind size: medium to medium fine
Steps
- Bring water to the boil. In the meantime, fold the filter paper along each seam, then open it and place it inside the cone.
- Place the cone with the filter paper on your jug. Pour some boiled water through to rinse the paper and warm the cone and jug. Once drained through, empty the water from the jug.
- Put your ground coffee in the filter-lined cone. Place the cone on top of your jug, and then place the entire set-up on the scales and tare to zero.
- Start your timer and pour just enough boiling water to cover all the coffee, then leave the coffee to ‘bloom’ for about 30 seconds. You can bloom with about twice the weight of the water.
- Pour the rest of your water slowly, in a circular motion, Aim to add all your water just after 2 minutes; your brew should finish trickling through by approximately 3 minutes.
Tips!
making coffee for one? Follow the steps outlined, using 15g coffee and 250g water.
We love using a ‘gooseneck’ kettle for this brew method. The fine spout is great for precise pouring.
If your brew is taking too long, try a coarser grind, and add the water a little faster
The bloom period helps the coffee to de-gas and rearrange itself into an even bed, allowing for an even extraction.