How to Make Pour-Over Coffee at Home (Beginner's Guide)

Pour-over is the best way to taste everything a great coffee has to offer — especially a single origin. It's simple, cheap to start, and gives you a clean, bright, flavorful cup. Here's how to do it right.

What you'll need

  • A pour-over dripper (V60, Kalita, or a simple cone) and a paper filter
  • Freshly ground coffee, medium grind (like table salt)
  • Hot water, around 200°F (just off the boil)
  • A scale, if you have one

The pour-over ratio

Use a 1:16 ratio — about 22g of coffee to 350g of water for a single big cup. Adjust to taste: more coffee for stronger, less for milder.

Step-by-step

  1. Rinse the paper filter with hot water (removes papery taste, warms the cup).
  2. Add your ground coffee and give it a gentle shake to level.
  3. Bloom: pour just enough water to wet the grounds (about double the coffee weight) and wait 30 seconds — it'll bubble and “bloom.”
  4. Pour the rest slowly in circles, keeping the water level steady, over about 2–3 minutes.
  5. Let it finish dripping, then enjoy.

The best coffee for pour-over

Pour-over shines with bright, distinct single origins. Try a fruity Ethiopia Natural, a juicy Kenya, or a balanced Colombia. Browse the whole single-origin collection and find your favorite.

Tips

  • Grind fresh right before brewing for the best flavor.
  • If it tastes sour, grind finer; if bitter, grind coarser.
  • Keep your pour slow and steady for even extraction.

Ready to brew? Grab a fresh single-origin coffee and taste the difference a pour-over makes.

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