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How to Make Pour Over Coffee at Home (and Why It’s Worth It)
If you’re ready to level up your coffee game, pour over is one of the best ways to brew. It’s simple, affordable, and delivers clean, vibrant flavours—especially when you’re using The Fuelled speciality coffee.
Here’s your no-nonsense guide to brewing exceptional pour over coffee at home.
What You’ll Need
- Freshly roasted Fuelled coffee beans
- Gooseneck kettle (optional but ideal)
- Pour over brewer (V60, Kalita Wave, or Chemex work great)
- Paper filter (match to your brewer)
- Digital scale
- Grinder (burr grinder recommended)
- Timer
- Mug or carafe
The Basic Brew Ratio
Start with a 1:16 ratio of coffee to water:
15g of coffee to 240g (ml) of water for a single cup.
You can scale it up or down, but this is a solid starting point for a balanced cup.
Step-by-Step: Brewing Pour Over Coffee
1. Heat Your Water
Bring your water to 92–96°C (just off the boil). Too hot, and you’ll over-extract. Too cool, and it’ll taste flat.
2. Grind Your Coffee
Grind your Fuelled beans to a medium-fine consistency—a bit like sea salt. Fresh grinding makes a massive difference in flavour.
3. Prep the Filter
Place the filter in your pour over device and rinse it with hot water. This removes the paper taste and preheats your brewer. Discard the rinse water.
4. Add the Coffee
Put the ground coffee in the filter. Gently shake to level the bed.
5. Start the Brew – Bloom
Start your timer and pour just enough water to saturate the grounds (about twice the weight of the coffee—e.g. 30g water for 15g coffee).
Wait 30–45 seconds to let the coffee "bloom"—this releases trapped gas and preps for even extraction.
6. Slow, Spiral Pour
Begin pouring the rest of the water in slow, spiral motions, keeping the water level even.
Pour in stages, letting the water draw down a bit between pours.
Aim to finish pouring all your water by the 2:00–2:30 mark, and let the coffee finish dripping through by around 3:00–3:30 total.
Pro Tips
Use a scale and timer for consistency—this is key to getting repeatable results.
Adjust grind size if the brew is too fast or slow.
Experiment with ratios—some like 1:15 for a richer cup, others prefer 1:17 for a lighter brew.
Use filtered water for the cleanest taste—coffee is 98% water, after all.
Why Pour Over?
Pour over brings out the clarity and complexity of speciality coffee. You’ll taste more of the origin—notes of fruit, chocolate, florals—because it’s a clean extraction with no paper-tasting bitterness or over-brewed heaviness.
In short, it’s the best way to showcase your Fuelled beans.
Final Thoughts
Pour over brewing is simple, meditative, and deeply rewarding. It puts you in control, and with just a few tools, you can turn your kitchen into a mini coffee bar.
Grab a bag of The Fuelled, take five quiet minutes in the morning, and enjoy the ritual.
You’ll never look at instant the same way again.
