Brewing Methods
- SCA STANDARD PRACTICES -

Pour Over

Coffee: 22 grams set at medium-fine grind

Water: 400 grams or milliliters at 200°F / 93.5°C for brewing

Additional water at 200°F / 93.5°C for preheating

Filters: #2 size

Decanter

Gram scale (1 gram = 1 milliliter)

Brewing time: Between 2:30 and 3 minutes

Begin with clean equipment.
Place filter in pour-over brew basket and set on top of decanter. Preheat by pouring hot water through. Discard this water.
Place the brew basket with filter on a cup, and put everything on the scale. Add the coffee to the filter and then tare the scale.
Start the timer and pour 50 grams of water over the coffee. Make sure to saturate all the grounds thoroughly.
Allow to bloom for 30 seconds.
Continue to slowly pour the remaining 350 grams of hot water over the coffee for the next 2:30 to 3 minutes, keeping the brew basket halfway filled with water during the brew process.
When all the water has been poured over the grounds and the filter has begun to drip very slowly, remove and discard the filter.
Enjoy!

Coffee: 36 grams set at medium-coarse grind

660 grams or milliliters at 200 °F / 93.5 °C for brewing

Additional water at 200 °F / 93.5 °C for preheating

Stirring device

Gram scale (1 gram = 1 milliliter)

Brewing time: 4 minutes

Begin with clean equipment.
Preheat your French press with hot water. Discard this water.
Add coffee to the pot. Set it in top of the scale and tare the scale.
Start the timer and begin pouring 540 grams of hot water into the pot. Saturate the coffee completely.
Without pressing down on the plunger, place the lid on the pot.
After 2 minutes, remove the lid and gently stir the coffee to further saturate all grounds. Pour the remaining 120 grams of hot water into the pot.
Using two spoons, skim the oils and remaining floating grounds off the top of the brew. This will produce a cleaner cup & will stop the coffee from extracting. Without pressing down on the plunger, replace the lid.
At 4 minutes, slowly press down on the plunger until it is at the bottom of the pot.
Decant and enjoy!