Daily Extraction

Pour-over & Drip

Pour-over and drip methods pass water through a bed of ground coffee held in a filter. Because fresh water keeps flowing past the grounds, they extract efficiently and produce a clean, bright, tea-like cup. This family covers hand brewers such as the V60, Chemex and Kalita Wave, plus automatic drip and batch brewers.

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What is pour-over coffee?

Pour-over coffee is made by pouring hot water by hand over ground coffee in a filter cone, letting it drip through into a cup or carafe. It typically uses about 1 g of coffee to 15–17 g of water and takes 2–4 minutes, producing a clean, bright cup.

Entries in this chapter

  1. No. 1774:6 Method (Tetsu Kasuya)Japan · IntermediateThe 4:6 method is a V60 recipe by Tetsu Kasuya, who won the 2016 World Brewers Cup with it.
  2. No. 008April BrewerDenmark · BeginnerPut a flat-bottom filter in the April Brewer and add 12 to 14 g of coffee for 200 g of water, the range April founder Patrik Rolf gives for one cup.
  3. No. 016Automatic Drip Coffee MakerGermany · BeginnerUse about 55–60 g of medium-ground coffee per litre of water, the SCA's Golden Cup ratio, with fresh, filtered cold water in the reservoir.
  4. No. 019Automatic Pour-over MachineGlobal · BeginnerIt's a machine that does the pouring in pour-over coffee for you.
  5. No. 017Batch BrewGlobal · BeginnerBatch brew is filter coffee made in bulk on a commercial brewer.
  6. No. 007Bee House DripperJapan · BeginnerThe Bee House is a ceramic, wedge-shaped pour-over dripper made in Mino, Japan, with two small holes and peek windows so you can see your cup fill.
  7. No. 172Cafec Flower DripperJapan · BeginnerThe Cafec Flower Dripper is a 60° cone pour-over dripper from Cafec, the brand of Japanese filter-paper maker Sanyo Sangyo.
  8. No. 015Ceramic Cone Pour-overGlobal · BeginnerPreheat the ceramic dripper thoroughly with hot water first, because cold porcelain pulls heat out of your brew.
  9. No. 154CeraPotta Ceramic Coffee FilterJapan · BeginnerRinse the CeraPotta with boiling water, add medium-coarse coffee (about 30 g for two cups), and bloom it for 30 seconds.
  10. No. 003ChemexUnited States · BeginnerFold a Chemex filter so its three-layer side sits against the spout, rinse it, and add coffee ground medium-coarse.
  11. No. 148Chemex ChemAerUnited States · BeginnerThe Chemex ChemAer is an 8-cup (40 oz) Chemex launched in February 2023 with a pair of moulded paddles inside its lower chamber.
  12. No. 147Chemex FunnexUnited States · BeginnerThe Chemex Funnex is a single-cup pour-over dripper from Chemex.
  13. No. 144Chemex Glass HandleUnited States · BeginnerThe Chemex Glass Handle Series is the Chemex pour-over with a glass handle in place of the wooden collar and leather tie.
  14. No. 145Chemex HandblownUnited States · BeginnerThe Chemex Handblown Series is the Chemex pour-over made by hand by glassblowers in small batches, using glass blown in Croatia.
  15. No. 146Chemex OttomaticUnited States · BeginnerThe Chemex Ottomatic is Chemex's electric coffeemaker.
  16. No. 174Fellow AidenUnited States · BeginnerThe Fellow Aiden is a programmable drip coffee maker designed to brew like pour-over.
  17. No. 010Fellow Stagg X DripperUnited States · IntermediateThe Fellow Stagg X is a flat-bottomed, double-wall insulated steel dripper.
  18. No. 012Gabi Master DripperSouth Korea · BeginnerThe Gabi Master A is a Korean pour-over dripper with a water bottle and a shower-head spout on top, which drips the water evenly over the coffee for you.
  19. No. 001Hario V60Japan · IntermediateTo brew with a Hario V60, use 15 g of medium-fine coffee and 250 g of water at 92–96 °C.
  20. No. 014Japanese Drip BagJapan · BeginnerTear the top off the drip bag, pull out the paper "ears" and hook them over the rim of your cup, so the bag hangs inside.
  21. No. 171Kalita 102 Wedge DripperJapan · BeginnerThe Kalita 102 is Kalita's classic wedge-shaped (trapezoid) coffee dripper for 2 to 4 cups, with three holes in the bottom and ribs inside.
  22. No. 002Kalita WaveJapan · BeginnerThe Kalita Wave is a flat-bottomed pour-over dripper with three small holes and wave-shaped filters.
  23. No. 149Kalita Wave TsubameJapan · BeginnerThe Kalita Wave Tsubame is the stainless steel version of the Kalita Wave, made in the metalworking city of Tsubame in Niigata, Japan.
  24. No. 006Kono Meimon DripperJapan · IntermediateThe Kono Meimon is a Japanese cone dripper with ribs only on the lower part of the cone.
  25. No. 004Melitta Pour-OverGermany · BeginnerFold the seams of a Melitta paper filter, set it in the cone on your mug, add ground coffee and pour water just off the boil.
  26. No. 020Metal Mesh Cone FilterGlobal · BeginnerSit the metal cone in your brewer, such as an Able Kone in a Chemex, add ground coffee and pour hot water gently over it, then lift the filter out and rinse it.
  27. No. 013Nel DripJapan · AdvancedNel drip is pour-over through a flannel cloth filter, the classic method of Japan's kissaten coffee houses.
  28. No. 009Orea BrewerUnited Kingdom · IntermediateThe Orea is a flat-bottomed dripper from London with steep 73° walls and a fast flow.
  29. No. 150Origami AirJapan · IntermediateThe Origami Air is the resin version of the Origami dripper.
  30. No. 005Origami DripperJapan · IntermediateThe Origami is a Japanese porcelain pour-over dripper with 20 deep ribs, designed by the founders of Trunk Coffee.
  31. No. 018SCA-certified Home BrewerGlobal · BeginnerAn SCA-certified home brewer is a drip coffee maker that the Specialty Coffee Association has tested against its home brewer standard, SCA 310-2021.
  32. No. 169Technivorm MoccamasterNetherlands · BeginnerFill the reservoir with fresh water, put a pre-wetted paper filter in the brew basket and add 55 g of medium-ground coffee per litre (about two tablespoons per 6 oz).
  33. No. 021TricolateAustralia · BeginnerThe Tricolate is a cylinder-shaped dripper with straight walls, so no water can bypass the coffee, and a dispersion screen that spreads the water for you.

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