Even with the highest quality, freshly roasted coffee, you can’t have delicious pour over coffee without brewing it the right way. Luckily we are here to help with some basic guidelines to help get you started!
What Is a Pour-Over?
A pour over is just one method of brewing delicious coffee. All pour overs are made by pouring hot water (typically between 80-96 degrees celsius, but sometimes close to boiling) over medium-ground coffee. You’ll also usually use a paper filter and some kind of brewing device (V60, Kalita Wave, or other). These devices can be ceramic, plastic, metal, or even glass, but we prefer the plastic brewers, as they offer the best heat retention.
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Pour over brewing is known for producing a clean, bright cup and often tends to be more acidic than a french press or other immersion brew.
Pour Over Coffee Ratio
The ratio of coffee to water is important to getting the perfect extraction. Increasing the amount of water will extract more from the coffee, and increasing the amount of coffee will increase the strength. In order to have a great cup of coffee, you will have to find the balance of coffee and water that works best for you and for the coffee you are using.
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We recommend starting with a 15.5:1 ratio (20 grams of coffee to 300 grams of water), but your taste may land anywhere between a 15:1 to 17:1 ratio.
So to figure out how much water to use weigh out your coffee and multiply it by your preferred ratio. For example, for a 16:1—25g of coffee x 16 = 400g of water.
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If you want to test this for yourself, check out our Ethiopian Ardi Natural. It’s a delicious, fruity African coffee that is perfect for a V60 pour over.
What is The Right Grind for a Pour-Over?
This is a question that comes up a lot, and the general answer is medium to medium-fine. You’re looking for a consistency similar to fine table salt as a starting place.
We believe that a coffee tastes best right below that point where over extraction occurs. Starting with a new coffee, try your typical grind size and favorite brew method with a 16 or 16.6 ratio. If it tastes pretty good but you think you can get more, grind finer!
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This will increase the number of particles the coffee beans are broken down to and expose more surface area to your water. Plus it also will increase the amount of time it takes for all of the water to go through your coffee bed.
Keep grinding finer till your results stop improving and your coffee tastes bitter, then change your grind setting one step back. This is probably where the sweet spot is for that coffee.
Want to increase the strength of your coffee? Go with a ratio of 15.5 (use less water or more coffee) and do the steps from the paragraph above. Now you will have a high extraction with a high strength.
We know that not all coffee will taste best at every extraction level, so make sure to find what you like best and what works best for your gear.
Pour Over Coffee Tools
You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to make a great pour over, but there are a few things you need:
- A scale that measures in grams
- A kettle (Gooseneck, if you have it)
- A high-quality grinder
- Your brewer of choice
- Freshly roasted coffee
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