Making a Pour Over

Rejoicing comes with a cup of coffee

But only if it's made right!

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Coffee
A kettle
* Coffee grinder*
Coffee filters
A scale
Coffee dripper
Timer
A cup
*Spoon*

Step 1

"coffee steam 1" by waferboard is licensed under CC BY 2.0

For better tips and tricks checkout Methodical Coffee and their content!

Weigh the amount of Coffee needed

The golden ratio if you will is usually 16:1 or even 15:1. That is for every 16 grams of water there is 1 gram of coffee. 15:1 is usually for a more stronger tasting cup of coffee. I like to ground 21 grams of coffee and use about 330 grams of water. Sometimes though I do prefer less water because of the potent taste. However a lot of it is based on preference and experimentation, so do what tastes right!

Step 2

Boil the water & Wet the filter

Pour the water into the kettle and wait till it boils. If you are using an electric kettle I suggest putting it at about 212 degrees Fahrenheit (boiling point).

If you are interested to learn more on why pre-wetting the filter is a thing or when you should or shouldn't check out this blog by Scott Rao. (press the picture to the right to open)

After boiling the water make sure to wet the filter to take away the filter taste when you start your pour over.

This is KEY because no one likes coffee that tastes like paper. It also makes it easier for the filter to stick to the cone/dripper.

Prewetting: When to do it, when not to — Scott RaoA comment in the recent hand-pour post prompted the idea of writing a short post about prewetting. I think prewetting is a bit misunderstood (aren’t we all?), and seems to have gone from something almost never done, years ago, to something always done for every type of brew, even immersion. Let’s ta

Step 3

Coffee filter is pre-wet and is ready for the coffee.

Coffee is then added to the filter.

Water is then added to the coffee in a circular fashion.

The first 50 grams of water (give or take) is added. The first pour is called "bloomin" the coffee or degas, so that the CO2 is released.

*note that the filter and the dripper are on top of the cup which is on top of the scale*

Step 4

Finishing up...

After the first pour and waiting 15 seconds to degas, pour 50 more grams of water in a circular motion, continuing to wait 15 seconds after each additional pour.

While you are poring you may use a utensil like a spoon to really mix up the coffee and make sure all the grounds are getting wet, however it is not necessary. I usually prefer to swish the dripper rather than moving it with a utensil! Once you reach the desired level of water or in our case, 336 grams of water (21g * 16) you are finished with the pour over!

Finale

And there you have it!

You just made your very own pour over and you made it somewhat right! From there you can add milk or sugar if you like or nothing at all! Remember as long as it makes you look like Will Ferrell in this picture then you made a great cup of joe, Enjoy.

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