Brew guide

The perfect pour over

A simple two-pour method for clarity and sweetness. About four minutes start to finish.

Dose 20g
Water 320g
Ratio 1:16
Temp 204°F

01 Equipment

  • Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle
  • Fellow Tally Scale
  • Fellow Ode 2 Grinder
  • April Brewer Flat bottom
  • April Filters Paper
  • Timemore Carafe Server
  • APEX Lab Tonik Mineral drops · optional

02 Before you brew

  1. 01 Heat your water to 204°F Roughly 95.5°C
  2. 02 Weigh 20g of rested coffee 7 days off-roast minimum, ideally
  3. 03 Grind on the Ode at setting 5 Medium-fine, roughly 700 microns
  4. 04 Wet the filter and preheat the brewer Discard the rinse water from the carafe
  5. 05 Add grounds to the brewer and tare Zero out the scale before you pour

03 The pour

Time 0:00
Target 0g
  1. 0:00 — 0:45

    Bloom

    Pour to 60g (3× the dose). Saturate all grounds, then give a gentle swirl to settle the bed. Let it degas.

    60g
  2. 0:45 — 1:30

    First pour

    Pour steadily in concentric circles to 180g total. Aim to finish around 1:15 – 1:30.

    180g
  3. 1:30 — 2:15

    Second pour

    Continue pouring to 320g total. Keep the center moving — avoid the filter walls.

    320g
  4. 2:15 — 3:30

    Drawdown

    Give a final gentle swirl. The bed should drain flat by 3:30. Serve and enjoy.

    Done

04 Things to look out for

  • Brew finishes too fast

    If your total brew time falls below 3:00, grind finer or slow your flow rate. Target roughly 4g per second.

  • Brew stalls past 3:30

    If your total brew time runs over 3:30, grind coarser or pick up your flow rate. Same 4g per second target.

  • Uneven bed

    Make sure your setup is level and your pour is steady and evenly distributed. A Melodrip can help maintain a consistent flow.

  • Adjust for coffee age

    Very fresh coffee may need a coarser grind to hit your targets. As the coffee ages, dial in finer over time.

Brew guide

The perfect espresso

A balanced 2:1 ratio that works beautifully with most of our offerings. Sweet, balanced, and forgiving.

Dose in 20g
Yield out 40g
Ratio 1:2
Time 26–34s
In
20g coffee
Out
40g espresso
Extraction time 26 — 34 seconds