Medium-ground coffee
25 g
Drinks
Pour-over coffee.
A measured cup of filter coffee made with a dripper, paper filter and four controlled pours.
- Makes
- 1 large cup
- Hands-on
- 5 minutes
- Total time
- 8 minutes
- Effort
- Some practice
GET WHAT YOU NEED
Your shopping list
For 1 large cup.
Water
350 g, plus extra to rinse filter
Ingredient is drinking water; use household filtered drinking water.
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Pour-over dripper and matching filter
Holds the coffee bed.
Digital scale
Measures coffee and each pour.
Kettle
Controls water flow.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Prepare
Heat water to 195–205°F. Rinse the fitted paper filter, discard rinse water and add coffee.
Bloom
Start a timer and pour 50 g water over all the grounds in about 10 seconds.
Build
At 40 seconds, pour slowly to 150 g total. At 1:10, pour to 250 g.
Finish
At 1:40, pour to 350 g. Let drain; total brew time should be roughly 2½–3½ minutes.
Serve
Remove the dripper and swirl the cup before drinking.
Good to know
- If water stalls, try a slightly coarser grind next time.
- The 350 g is brewing water; some stays in the grounds.
SAVE THE MAKING
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A bottled alternative when brewing equipment is impractical.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Blue Bottle: Pour Over — Ingredient amounts and preparation method.