THE SLOW & STEADY ONE
Pour-over
Pour water through a bed of coffee and a paper filter. A hands-on way to explore how a few small changes affect your cup.
Try the starter guideTHE EVERYDAY COFFEE COMPANION
Good coffee.
Your way.
A little know-how. A few good beans.
A morning ritual worth slowing down for.
Simple home brewing guides for curious people. Start with what you have, learn what you like, and make the next cup your own.
Start with a simple brew Explore the methodsNo coffee jargon required.
01 Keep it simple02 Taste, then adjust03 Enjoy the ritualMade for the everyday cup
A GOOD PLACE TO BEGIN
Find your kind of coffee.
Different methods, different mornings.
Choose a starting point that fits yours.
THE UNCOMPLICATED ONE
French press
Let the coffee steep, then separate it with the plunger. An easy ritual when you would rather pause than keep pouring.
Meet the French press
BEFORE THE FIRST SIP
Beans & the basics
You don’t need a shelf full of gadgets. Start with coffee you want to taste, a repeatable recipe and one question to explore.
Build a simple setupA LITTLE LESS GUESSWORK
Meet your
morning ratio.
A brew ratio is just coffee to water, measured by weight. At 1:16, every gram of coffee gets 16 grams of water.
These are useful starting points for filter coffee, rather than rules. Pick a dose and a ratio, taste the result, then change one thing.
Water here means the amount added to the brewer. Your finished drink will weigh less because the grounds retain some water.
YOUR FIRST POUR-OVER
One cup.
A few simple steps.
Use this as a practice recipe. It is an original starting point, not a manufacturer’s instruction or a promise of the perfect cup.
15 gcoffee
240 gwater added
1:16starting ratio
You’ll need a stable dripper, the matching filter, a mug or carafe, a kettle and a scale. Follow your brewer’s instructions and handle hot water carefully.
Explore Hario’s official guides- 01
Set up the little things.
Place the brewer on a stable mug or carafe. Fit the correct paper filter and rinse it if your brewer’s instructions recommend it. Empty the rinse water before adding the coffee.
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Weigh, then begin.
Add 15 g of ground coffee and level the bed gently. Reset the scale. Slowly add about 40 g of hot water to wet the grounds, then pause for roughly 30 seconds. This pause is a starting choice for this practice recipe.
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Keep the pour calm.
Add the remaining water in a few steady pours until the scale reads 240 g in total. Keep the water inside the filter and avoid overflowing the brewer. Let it drain; record how long your own brew takes.
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Taste. Take one small note.
Let the drink cool enough to taste safely. Write down the dose, water weight, grind setting and one thing you notice. Repeat the same recipe before changing a single variable. Your taste is the useful feedback.
LESS KIT. MORE CURIOSITY.
Start with the basics.
Keep what helps.
01
A coffee you want to explore
Choose one coffee to start. Read the roaster’s description as a suggestion, then make your own notes. You don’t need to identify every tasting note to enjoy the cup.
02
A way to repeat the recipe
A scale makes the dose and water amount easy to record. If you use a grinder, note its setting too. A simple, repeatable routine is more useful than changing several things at once.
03
One question for the next brew
Would you like more intensity, a different texture or a gentler flavour? Pick one change to explore and compare the next cup. “I like this one” is a perfectly good tasting note.
TAKE THE SLOW ROUTE
A moment with
the French press.
The idea is straightforward: grounds and water spend time together, then the plunger helps separate them. Start with the instructions for your own brewer. Use the ratio planner to record a dose and water amount you can repeat.
When the steep is complete, lower the plunger gently. Pour the coffee into your cup rather than leaving the entire drink sitting on the grounds. Note the time, grind and texture you prefer before changing the next brew.
A press and its glass can become hot. Keep it stable and never force a stuck plunger.
Find an official French press recipe
SMALL QUESTIONS, USEFUL ANSWERS
Let’s clear a few things up.
There’s room to experiment.
Start simple and keep a note.
What does a 1:16 coffee ratio mean?
It means one part coffee to sixteen parts water by weight. Multiply the coffee dose in grams by 16 to find the water added to the brewer: 15 g of coffee uses 240 g of water. It does not mean your finished drink will weigh 240 g.
Do I need expensive equipment?
Start with a brewer you already have and follow its instructions. A kettle, suitable vessel and a way to measure your recipe can be enough to begin. Decide what makes your routine easier before buying more equipment.
Can I use pre-ground coffee?
Yes. Choose a grind intended for your brewer and keep the rest of the recipe consistent. If the result is not to your taste, write down what you would like to change before moving to a new coffee or grind.
Is a stronger ratio always a better cup?
No. A ratio changes the amount of coffee relative to the water, but grind, method and contact time also matter. Use the planner as a starting point and compare small changes. Better is the cup you enjoy.
Where can I learn another method?
For a different approach, AeroPress has instructions for each of its brewers. Use the instructions for your model rather than applying this pour-over practice recipe to a different device.
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