How to brew the perfect cup of pour-over coffee
Pour-over brewing is a manual method where you pour hot water over ground coffee in a filter cone. It gives you a clean, bright cup and total control over the result, which is exactly why it is the best place for a beginner to start.
What you need
- A dripper and paper filters.
- Fresh, medium-ground coffee — about 15 g.
- A scale and a kettle, ideally gooseneck.
- 250 g of water at roughly 94 °C.
Step by step
- Rinse the filter and warm the dripper, then discard the water.
- Add coffee, tare the scale, and start a timer.
- Pour twice the coffee weight in water to bloom for 30 seconds.
- Pour in slow spirals to your target weight, finishing around 2:45.
If your pour-over tastes sour, grind finer or pour slower; if it tastes bitter, grind coarser.