James Hoffmann Ultimate Pour Over
A widely used pour over recipe built around a bloom, a fast first pour to 60 percent of target weight, a slower second pour, and a swirl to level the bed.
Brew spec
- Method
- Pour over
- Cup type
- Filter coffee
- Coffee
- 15 g
- Water
- 250 g
- Temperature
- —
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Grind size
- Medium-fine
- Brew time
- about 3:30
- Pours
- 3
Grind converter
Medium-fine · ~600 µmGrinds ~0–1090 µm
Recommended setting
23
dial setting
Settings are approximate community estimates. Use them as a starting point, then taste: more bitter → go coarser, more sour → go finer.
Brew this recipe hands-free
The assistant follows James Hoffmann's timed pours with water targets and spoken prompts.
Current phase
Setup
15 g coffee · 250 g water
Rinse the filter, add 15 g, and tare the scale.
Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.
Ingredients
- 15 g coffee
- 250 g water
How to brew
- 1
Rinse the filter and preheat the brewer.
- 2
Add 15 g coffee, bloom with 30 g water, and swirl to saturate.
- 3
At 0:45, pour to 150 g by about 1:15.
- 4
Continue to 250 g by about 1:45.
- 5
Gently stir or swirl to level the bed and let draw down.