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No. 121 · Coffee

Pour-over coffee

Mug · Brewed · 6 min · serves 1

Ingredients

  • Coffee medium ground15 g
  • Water about 93°C240 ml

Method

  1. Heat the water and let it rest for about a minute after boiling.
  2. Put a paper filter in the dripper, rinse it with hot water and discard the rinse water.
  3. Add the coffee and pour on about twice its weight in water (30 g) to let it 'bloom' for 30–45 seconds.
  4. Slowly pour the rest of the water in a steady spiral from the centre outwards.
  5. Aim to finish within 2–4 minutes in total, then remove the dripper.