How to Make Pour Over Coffee (Step-by-Step, With Timer)
Learn how to make pour over coffee with an exact V60 recipe: grams, grind, water temperature, bloom and pour timings, plus a free timer and troubleshooting.
Updated September 26, 2026
Pour-Over Coffee Timer with Step-by-Step Pour Schedule
Pick a recipe, set your dose, place your brewer on a scale and press start. The timer tells you when to pour and what the scale should read after each pour.
Pour-over brew timer
Total water
251 g
ratio 1:16.7
Grind
Medium-fine (between table salt and fine sand)
Water temp
93–96 °C / 200–205 °F
0:00
Bloom — pour and gently swirl → 45 g
Next at 0:45: Pour in slow circles → 150 g
- 0:00 — Bloom — pour and gently swirl (to 45 g)
- 0:45 — Pour in slow circles (to 150 g)
- 1:15 — Pour to final weight, then give a gentle swirl (to 251 g)
- 3:00 — Target finish time
What you need
- A pour-over brewer (V60, Kalita Wave or Chemex) and matching filters
- A scale with 0.1–1 g precision — see our coffee scale picks
- Freshly ground coffee — use our grind size chart
- Water at 93–96 °C (200–205 °F), about 30 seconds off the boil, ideally from a gooseneck kettle
Tips for a better pour-over
- Rinse the paper filter with hot water to remove papery taste and preheat the brewer. Discard the rinse water.
- Make a small well in the center of the grounds so the bloom water reaches everything.
- Pour gently in slow spirals and avoid pouring directly onto the paper.
- Finish with a swirl to flatten the coffee bed for an even drawdown.
- Judge by taste, then change one variable (usually grind size) at a time.
Detailed step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting are in our full pour-over guide.
Frequently asked questions
How long should pour-over coffee take?
Most single-cup pour-overs finish in about 2:30 to 3:30 including drawdown. Larger Chemex batches can take 4 to 5 minutes.
Why do you bloom coffee?
Freshly roasted coffee releases carbon dioxide when it first gets wet. A 30–45 second bloom with about 2–3 times the coffee’s weight in water lets that gas escape so the rest of the water extracts evenly.
What if my pour-over drains too fast or too slow?
If it finishes well before the target time and tastes sour or weak, grind finer. If it takes much longer and tastes bitter or muddy, grind coarser.
Do I need a gooseneck kettle?
It is not required, but a gooseneck kettle makes it much easier to pour slowly and evenly, which leads to more consistent results.
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