Q&A for How to Make Pour Over Coffee

With pour-over, a medium to fine grind is ideal. not as fine as espresso, and not as coarse as french press. It will still work with any other grind size, but the flavor may not be quite right.

The best grind for pour over coffee is medium-fine. The grounds should be about the same size as coarse sugar.

Plan on using about 17 ounces (500 g or ml) of water for every 3 tablespoons (about 30 g) of ground coffee. Keep in mind that you may not end up using all of the the water at once.

The water should be around 205 °F (96 °C). Anything much cooler, and the coffee won't brew properly. Anything hotter, and the coffee will end up tasting burnt.

Pour-over coffee aficionados believe it helps them get the perfect brew, because you can control every single aspect of the brew if you choose: The grind size, filter type, how much coffee and water you use, the temperature of the water, even saturation of the coffee grounds, etc.

They are commonly referred to as goose neck kettles because the unique spout shape allows for a controlled stream of water while making the pourover coffee.