{"id":53406,"date":"2025-07-28T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/?p=53406"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:19:07","slug":"how-to-make-a-great-pour-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/how-to-make-a-great-pour-over\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Great Pour Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We want to talk about each of the<a title=\"Coffee Brewing Methods\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/category\/all-about-coffee\/brewing-methods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> coffee brewing methods<\/a> and share tips for you to make your morning ritual just that much better.\u00a0 Last time we learned about the <a title=\"Brewing with a Coffee Press\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/brewing-great-coffee-with-a-french-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coffee press<\/a>.\u00a0 Today is for those of you who make your coffee as a pour over!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pour-over.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52983 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pour-over-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen counter with a small bowl full of coffee grounds, mug, pour over brewer, coffee canister, and small coffee tree.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pour-over-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pour-over.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amalie Auguste Melitta Bentz is a woman we admire here at BCR.\u00a0 In 1908 she was dissatisfied with the over extracted, bitter coffee made in her percolator, so she invented a better way to make coffee at home.\u00a0 She drilled holes in a brass pot and tore a piece of blotting paper from her son&#8217;s school notebook to use as a filter.\u00a0 The filter trapped the oils and coffee grounds, giving her a cleaner cup.\u00a0 You might recognize her name from the Melitta coffee filters still used in pour overs today.\u00a0 She was so pleased with her coffee that she started the Melitta business helping other people make great coffee at home.\u00a0\u00a0Seriously one of our heroes!<\/p>\n<h4>So how to make a great tasting pour over?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How Water Temperature Affects Coffee's Taste\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/bcr\/controlling-water-temperature-for-better-tasting-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Temperature<\/a>: we recommend about 207\u00b0<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How Grind Size Affects Coffee's Taste\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/how-does-grind-size-affect-coffees-taste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grind size<\/a>: fine ground coffee is best for pour over<\/li>\n<li>Coffee to water ratio: at BCR our preferred ratio is 17:1 water to coffee. For an 8oz cup of coffee, that would be about 14g of coffee; for 12oz about 20g.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We think the brown paper filters work best because they have less taste than the white filters.\u00a0 To reduce the amount of paper taste, splash a little bit of water around the filter and then dump it out.<\/p>\n<p>With a pour over, it&#8217;s best to let the coffee grounds bloom.\u00a0 When they are first touched by the water, they will start to expand and sort of bubble.\u00a0 If too much water is poured on, the grounds will get compacted and not be able to bloom well.\u00a0 This can lead to sour, under extracted coffee.\u00a0 Try pouring on just enough water to wet all of the grounds and then let it bloom for 30 seconds.\u00a0 Then go ahead and fill up the pour over cone.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a drip cone, slowly add enough water to fill your cup.\u00a0 Try to spread the water around as you pour to ensure even extraction.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re using a Clever Dripper or other device that holds the coffee instead of letting it immediately pour through, we like a brew time of about 2.5 minutes.\u00a0 Remember what we&#8217;ve learned about extraction time:\u00a0 if it tastes sour, let it brew longer.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s bitter, brew for a shorter amount of time.<\/p>\n<h4>Here&#8217;s a few things to keep in mind when using a pour over:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>If using a Clever Dripper or similar device, you can control the coffee&#8217;s taste primarily with brew time.\u00a0 When using a regular drip cone, you may need to make adjustments to the grind size or water temperature to get the flavor you want.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s too sour, make the grind smaller or the water hotter.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s bitter, a coarser grind or cooler water will help.<\/li>\n<li>Paper filters are best for filtering out the coffee oils to give you a cleaner cup.\u00a0 (This is also great for folks who need to watch their cholesterol!)\u00a0 If you like a bigger taste or chewier mouth feel, try a metal filter cone.\u00a0 The metal will not filter out as much oil.\u00a0 Plus, it&#8217;s more sustainable because you can reuse it!<\/li>\n<li>Love the pour over taste, but want to make more than one serving at a time?\u00a0 Try a Chemex!\u00a0 You can use the same ratios and brewing principles for a Chemex that you would for a pour over, just double the recipe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For coffees that we find delicious in a pour over,\u00a0<a title=\"Pour Over\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blindcoffeeroasters.com\/product-tag\/pour-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check these out<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to\u00a0Amalie Auguste Melitta Bentz and making great coffee at home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to talk about each of the coffee brewing methods and share tips for you to make your morning ritual just that much better.\u00a0 Last time we learned about the coffee press.\u00a0 Today is for those of you who make your coffee as a pour over! 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