The Phin & Pour-Over Journal

• Best Pour-Over Setup for Beginners: What You Need...

  A beginner pour-over setup needs only four things: a dripper, paper filters, a mug or server and a way to measure coffee. Here is what to buy first, what to add later and what...

• How Much Coffee for Pour-Over per Cup

  For an 8 oz mug of pour-over, use about 15 g of ground coffee (2½–3 level tablespoons). Here is a quick table for every common mug size, what "a cup" really means, and how...

• Pour-Over Water Temperature: Do You Need a Thermo...

  Pour-over brews best with water around 195–205°F (90–96°C). You do not need a thermometer to get there: boil, wait about 30 seconds, and preheat your dripper. Here is why temperature matters and how to...

• Iced Pour-Over Coffee: Easy Recipe and Ratio

  Iced pour-over tastes bright and clean, not watery, when you brew it stronger and let the ice make up part of the water. Here is the recipe, the ratio, the grind, and a safe...

• Vietnamese Phin vs Pour-Over: What Is the Difference

  A Vietnamese phin and a pour-over dripper both brew by gravity, but they make very different cups. Here is how they compare in grind, ratio, time and taste, and which coffee drinks each one...

• Pour-Over vs Drip Coffee Maker: Which Is Right fo...

  Pour-over and automatic drip both brew coffee through a paper filter, but they suit very different mornings. Here is how they compare on taste, time, effort, batch size and cost, and how to choose.