3 Pour Over Mistakes Beginners Make

Pour over is a straightforward brewing method. But here are a few common mistakes that you should avoid.

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[BatPotatoes]

One huge mistake to avoid is amassing a collection of pourover devices that'll inevitably take up a bunch of room in your kitchen cabinets. Stick to one good one

[yellahbe]

I never wanted to believe water was that important, for any brewing method. I was never going to become that snob who used bottled water. Then one day I though let me try it. My god, what an eye/taste opener. I now use filtered water (Brita) to make coffee. Using a water filter is the best inbetween solution as buying bottled water isn’t very sustainable.

[imranmalik]

I liked your advice on not agitating too much for medium roasted coffee. It makes a lot of sense and something I was not aware of when I was getting into pour over coffee.

[magbt]

most people are mentioning always the same basic things, this video really stands out and i wish i had seen it a few years ago. Thank you!

[beerfish]

Love that you pointed out the Hario Drip assist. It's such a handy tool to have at the start of a coffee journey but it does limit the control you could have over making coffee. There is another water dispersion option that I think is a bit better myself, though it is a lot less easy to get around Europe, the Melodrip.

My personal advise to anybody that wants to dive into filter coffee would be to get an Clever Drip first. While it is a cross over between pour over and immersion it is incredibly easy to start off with. It removes the need for a water dispersion tool and gooseneck kettle if you follow the principle of water first and then coffee. Once someone has that down they can side step in what ever they think is most interesting to play around with. Be it cone, flat bed, no bypass or more immersion style brewers.

[rosypink]

When I went to Iceland, I had the coffee over there and oh my god it tasted so good because it was made with glacial water. So good! I still dream of it.

[LegendoftheGalacticHero]

First time here, I don’t even drink coffee anymore due to health issues but I still love how to brew a good cup and this was very well explained

[BrettVano]

I watch a ton of coffee videos and still learned some new tips here. Thank you!

[kajakawa]

I find all of this information on pour over coffee interesting. As a kid in the 1970s, my parents always used a Melita cone. That's just how I always had coffee at home. I tried coffee makers, but was never happy, so I've always used a Melita too. I just had no idea there could be so much put into such a simple process. I think sometimes people overthink it. I can get a really good cup without much thought using a blade grinder and tap water. With that said, my son got a burr grinder and has gotten me more into the science of it, and I'll say I've seen some definite improvement in my coffee. I'll keep refining and take your advice about the water. I am looking forward to my next cup.

[breakdown]

I underrestimated how much of a difference the level of agitation can make. Crazy. For the first time now I tried to go slower and also stop creating too many circles whlie pouring, but only making soft circles towards the end of the pour. My brew time decreased by one minute this way, lol. And I actually do have only a water cooker like you said in the video, so it's not optimal anyway. But even while still using it, the less agitation made still a massive difference!

[phil.m]

Thank you the agitation tip was great, didn't stir or swirl like I usually would and it immediately made my cup smoother ! Also tried a 1:28 brew ratio with a medium-coarse grind on a medium-dark roast and your Hario Switch method - really really good !

[shermano]

Found it! I started using just filter water from an Elkay water great. Big improvement.

[DClaville]

nice video you just popped up in my recommendations, we need more Danish coffee tubers, Skål

[vynn]

A Melbourne Australian brewer here, we are really lucky with our tap water here. Soft water out of the tap, and running it through a bwt filter = beautiful cups

[CoffeeNob]

Just went from a Baratza Encore to Ode Gen 2. Huge difference in cup quality.

[matango]

Gonna really remember this tip about agitation with my next pot. I kind of go back and forth between medium and light roasts but never really change up my pour. I've had some gripes about my last few light roast batches tasting kind of sour. Maybe I need to agitate it a bit and see if that helps?

[inviktus]

The 5 pour method is a great intro to pour over. It's such an easy way to get into pourover, gives great results and gives you lots of practise at pouring water on coffee in easy to manage incremental steps.

If you were brewing 15 grams of coffeee, you'd pour 5 x 50g of water, simples!

[adriennecaldwelldogtraining]

Wow. Thank you. I was dealing with texture issues. Sometimes I got it right and sometimes I didn't. When I didn't the coffee would feel muddy. So one minute after watching this video, I boiled water filtered through a brita and can notice a difference. I also need to upgrade my average run-of-the-mill equipment. I will watch your other videos.

[sebaba]

Grinding coarser was it for me. James Hoffmans medium fine thing doesn't work for me at all. I compared the grounds with the pic from his book and I have no idea how he makes that work, and he suggests people not being afraid of going finer if brew is not going great. I suggest the opposite. Maybe he uses expensive SSP flat burred grinders which produce very little fines. I think it's easier to dial in by going coarser. Sometimes fine grinds get clogged and a lot of bypass from a single point of escape so you get both bitter and acidic taste, sharp, and it's hard to know where to go since the timing might be exactly what you want. If you go a bit coarser and the timing slows down, you need to go a lot coarser.

[dohdzbx]

I'm just a newbie but have found that if I wait 20sec. To 2 min . After water comes to a boil my pour over tastes wonderful. I use a Bodum carraffe and have found 3 filters works great. Top per filter middle stairs less bottom paper filter. Use plastic straw for bypass airflow in the spout. Yummy coffee. I use turkish pepper mill on loosest setting this gives nice grind. Also I like organic coffee. Hope this helps.