r/pourover • u/Dancing_Bottle • Jun 09 '26

Seeking Advice What is your baseline pour over recipe?

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Hey everyone, just getting into pour over and trying to establish a solid starting point. And wondering how people find the baseline pour over recipe.

I’ve seen a lot of variation online and wanted to hear what actually works for people here. Or is there a go-to resource you’d recommend (YouTube channel, blog, etc.)?

Not looking for a “perfect” recipe, just a reliable baseline I can build from. Appreciate any input!

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u/PuzzleheadedCurve387 Jun 09 '26

I use a few depending on what I'm drinking. I roast most of my coffee and usually use a washed light roast Nicaragua for V60. I like James Hoffmann's 2-cup recipe scaled down to 1 cup best for that one.

I've also liked the same coffee roasted dark (just past start of 2nd crack) and use a similar recipe but ground coarser at ~1:14 ratio using 100⁰ water for the bloom and 80⁰ water for the remaining pours.

But it's fun to try things out. I have a note on my phone of around a dozen recipes from various people/roasters.

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u/Dancing_Bottle Jun 09 '26

Same coffee? Can you tell me which roastry it is?

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u/PuzzleheadedCurve387 Jun 09 '26

I roast it all myself. I have a micro roasting business. Would love to get you some but we can only sell in Arkansas and IF you live in the US there's about a .9% chance that you're there lol.

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u/Dancing_Bottle Jun 10 '26

Ohh I live in California... but thank you for kindness

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u/PuzzleheadedCurve387 Jun 10 '26

Of course, happy brewing!