Chemex - Hario V60 - Kalita Wave
Pour over is a precise and increasingly popular way to brew, utilizing three drippers that have become fixtures in well-appointed cafés and homes: Chemex, Hario V60, and Kalita Wave. Pour-over believers, and there are believers, enjoy the ritual of grinding, blooming, and pouring hot water over the grinds from a slow-pour gooseneck kettle.Does it make a superior cup? It’s debatable, but the methodical approach to a pour over has appealed to coffee drinkers for decades.
How To Brew: Pour Over
01
The Prep
☕︎ Fill your kettle with clean water (that you would drink) and set to boil.
☕︎ Open and fold your filter into a cone shape and place it in your brewing device.
☕︎ Rinse with hot water (we suggest about 205°F) and discard water. This will help keep the brewer warm.
☕︎ Open and fold your filter into a cone shape and place it in your brewing device.
☕︎ Rinse with hot water (we suggest about 205°F) and discard water. This will help keep the brewer warm.
02
The Grind (Coarse)
☕︎ The best coffee is made when ground just before brewing. Freshly ground coffee begins to oxidize and age immediately -- timing is key.
☕︎ Choosing the right grind is equally important. For Chemex/V60/Hario we recommend coarse grind.
☕︎ Finally, the amount we suggest uses the 1:17 "perfect" ration of coffee to water. This means 22 grams of coffee to 340 grams of water.
☕︎ If you want your coffee a little bit stronger, we recommend our personal morning ratio of 1 oz. coffee to 12 oz. water.
☕︎ Choosing the right grind is equally important. For Chemex/V60/Hario we recommend coarse grind.
☕︎ Finally, the amount we suggest uses the 1:17 "perfect" ration of coffee to water. This means 22 grams of coffee to 340 grams of water.
☕︎ If you want your coffee a little bit stronger, we recommend our personal morning ratio of 1 oz. coffee to 12 oz. water.
03
The Pour
☕︎ Once your water is boiled, coffee is ground, weighed, and placed in your filter -- the first pour begins. Pour about 30% of your water very slowly in spirals, a method we call "the bloom" which helps evenly saturate the coffee grounds and extract maximum flavor. This first pour should take about 30-45 seconds.
☕︎ After about a minute, pour in the remaining water slowly in a spiral pattern, beginning from the center to the outer perimeter of the coffee grounds before returning to the center again.
☕︎ Do not pour directly on the filter above the coffee.
☕︎ Once the water disappears from above the grounds, your brew is ready. Enjoy hot and let us know how it tastes!
☕︎ After about a minute, pour in the remaining water slowly in a spiral pattern, beginning from the center to the outer perimeter of the coffee grounds before returning to the center again.
☕︎ Do not pour directly on the filter above the coffee.
☕︎ Once the water disappears from above the grounds, your brew is ready. Enjoy hot and let us know how it tastes!