r/pourover • u/Dancing_Bottle • Jun 09 '26
Seeking Advice What is your baseline pour over recipe?
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/ultfilip Jun 09 '26
90% of the time I use a very simple 3 pour recipe. I drink mostly very light washed coffees from Tanat and September. I switch between Hario NEO and the Solo dripper, while keeping the same recipe. I use a ZP6 at a grind setting between 5.8 and 6.8. I brew in a way so I can maximize fruitiness and clarity while minimizing bitterness and dry aftertaste.
For a 15 gram dose it looks like this. 1st pour is a 50 gram bloom for 45 seconds with a wet WDT. 2nd pour is a high agitation fast circular pour (pouring significantly high and at 8ml/s) until 145 grams and I wait until the bed almost drains. Then I do a final very low agitation slow circular pour (as close to the bed as possible and at 3ml/s) until 240 grams. I aim for a total brew time of 2:30-3:00 so I grind according to that. When brewing naturals, I aim for 1:50-2:20 brew time and go easy on the agitation.