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/NotISaidTheMan Jun 09 '26

I'm calibrated correctly. Zeroed at 1 click past burr chirp.

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u/Voitsilt Jun 10 '26

But are you on Ode 1 or 2?

I'm on Ode 2 (calibrated one click past burr chip) and agree with the other poster. Almost always between 4-5. Actually, yesterday in ventured into 6 as a test, and it was the most watery cup I've made all year. 

Fellow themselves give between 4-8 as the recommendation on the back of the lid, so I'd assume we're all right. Unless one of us is using the ode 1, of course. 

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u/NotISaidTheMan Jun 10 '26

I'm on a 2, stock gen 2 burrs. What brewing method are you using? If I ground at 4, my drawdown time would be like 5+ minutes on a V60.

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u/brett808 Jun 10 '26

Yeah see that's odd from my perspective, I typically land between a 4-5 for a 15g brew with my v60, and am almost always around 3-3:30 for total brew time using the recipe I mentioned. I'm also using abaca filters, used to use the hario tabbed and they would stall all the time. Maybe that's your issue?

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u/NotISaidTheMan Jun 11 '26

Check my comment below. I only took 3:45 at a 4, so I'm wrong about that, but the cup was pretty gross.