How Do You Make One Cup of Pour Over Coffee? (Solved!)

Here are the main steps to making a cup of pour over coffee:

1. Measure ~29g of coffee and ~415g of water.
2. Heat water to almost boiling in a kettle, then let sit for 30 seconds.
3. Grind coffee to about medium grind.
4. Fit a paper filter to your decanter and pre-rinse filter with hot water.
5. Dump pre-rinse water and add grounds to filter.
6. Wet all the grounds and let sit for 30 seconds.
7. Slowly pour remaining hot water onto grounds.
8. Wait 3-4 minutes for coffee to brew, then remove the filter.

The rest of this article will describe the process of brewing pour over coffee in greater depth.

What are the advantages of the making pour over coffee?

Pour over coffee gives you arguably the greatest amount of control over the important factors of coffee brewing, including water temperature, grind size, and brew time. When done correctly, pour over brewing results in a flavorful, full-bodied, and great-smelling batch of coffee that some coffee enjoyers argue is the best way to brew coffee.

What items do you need in order to make a cup of pour over coffee?

The key materials necessary to make pour over coffee are a decanter to pour into (such as a Chemex-style glass brewer), a kettle (electric or stovetop) for hot water, a pouring device with a small spout (such as for tea), a paper filter, measuring devices (such as a coffee scoop and/or a digital scale), and the coffee itself.

How much water and coffee should you use for single cup of pour over coffee?

According to The Roasterie, a single cup of pour over coffee should be brewed using 29g of coffee and up to 415g of water. However, you may want to experiment with using more or less coffee relative to the amount of water to see if you like your pour over coffee weaker or stronger.

How hot should your water be for pour over coffee?

Start with filtered water to avoid the foreign tastes that minerals in tap water can bring. Use either an electric or stovetop kettle to bring the 415g of water just to boiling, then transfer the water to your pouring device and lit sit for 30 seconds so that it reaches the ideal brewing temperature of 198-201 degrees Fahrenheit.

What grind amount should you use for pour over coffee?

If you want to get the most flavor out of your beans, you will want to get a coffee grinder and purchase whole coffee beans that you can grind yourself. Grind 29g, or about three scoops, of coffee beans to a grind that is just finer than medium, so that the grounds are sandy and not coarse at all.

What should you do before you add the grounds to the pour over brewer?

Fit the paper filter to the top of your decanter; each brewer may have a different way of attaching the filter, so check the manufacturer’s instructions. Separate from your not-quite-boiling water for the brewing, heat up just enough water to pre-rinse the filter, which will prevent the coffee from tasting too sour or paper-like.

How should you add your grounds to the pour over brewer?

Dump the water from your filter pre-rinse out of the decanter, then add the grounds to the brewer. Shake the decanter around slightly to make sure that the grounds are flat on the bottom of the filter, and feel free to add a pinch of kosher salt if you want to take some of the bitter edge off of your coffee.

How do you “bloom” your coffee prior to brewing with the pour over method?

Once your grounds are in the filter and the water has been heated, use your narrow-spouted container to pour just enough water to get all the grounds wet, then let the grounds sit for 30-45 seconds. This process, called “blooming” or “pre-infusing,” releases some of the gases from the coffee so that more flavor can be extracted.

How can you determine that your coffee grounds are finished “blooming”?

After adding the pre-infusion of water to your grounds, you will see the tell-tale bubbles of carbon dioxide escaping coffee. Once at least 30 seconds have passed and the released gases have formed a foam on top of the liquid, this means the grounds have bloomed enough and you are free to start pouring the rest of the hot water.

How should your properly pour the hot water for pour over coffee?

Patience and care are the keys when pouring the remaining hot water over the coffee grounds. Slowly pour the water into the middle of the grounds, then gradually work your way out in a circle so that you wet all of the grounds without pouring directly down the sides of the filter.

What mistakes should you avoid when pouring the hot water for pour over coffee?

If you pour water directly down the sides of the filter, the water will rush down too quickly and over-extract the flavor, making the coffee too bitter. The worst mistake is to pour the water onto the grounds too quickly, so you should pour just fast enough that only a bit of coffee drips through the filter at the start.

What should you do after you have finished adding the hot water to the pour over coffee brewer?

After pouring all of the hot water, give the mixture a single, gentle stir in order to make sure that all of the grounds are off of the walls of the paper filter. It will take about 3-4 minutes for the coffee to completely brew from the filter into the decanter, after which you should immediately remove the paper filter and pour yourself a cup.

How long does it take to make a cup of pour over coffee?

The entire brewing process, from heating up water and grinding the beans to blooming, pouring, and letting the coffee drip into the decanter, should take a bit longer than it would to prepare coffee with a drip machine or a French press. However, many coffee fans swear by the enhanced taste and believe it is worth the extra time and effort.

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