Love pour-over coffee, but crave a chilled beverage on a hot day? No need to fret, you can have it all! We’re going to give you our home recipe. It’s all about having the right ratio and pour over tools. We love the Kalita Wave Drippers because they are engineered with a flat bottom to provide an even extraction from your grind. Offered in ceramic, steel or glass, the testament to how well this design works transcends in the flavor of the coffee the Kalita equipment brews. Below is our step-by-step guide on how to get the most out of your pour-over coffee maker. In this iced pour-over recipe we used the Kalita Wave Style #185 Pour-Over Set, Hario V60 Digital Timer, Kalita Enamel Kettle, Handground Grinder, and Kalita 185 Filters.
How to Brew with Kalita Wave Style #185
Step 1: Start by heating up water in your kettle. A gooseneck is recommended as it allows you to have much more control over your pours which is essential to a perfect brew. We recommend heating up to 195-205 degrees, any hotter or colder can result in inconsistencies. You can use a simple beverage thermometer to monitor your temperature
Step 2: Place filter in the dripper and pour hot water over the filter saturating it to remove any paper taste the coffee may pick up. Additionally, warming everything up keeps the brewing temperature stable. Discard hot water.
Step 3: Grind your coffee to a medium grind setting. It should have a little grit but not visibly chunky, resembling sea salt.
We recommend following the SCA Gold Cup Standard of 1:16 ratio. However, for iced pour over you will want to split the water ratio in half between water and ice. For this recipe we used 20 grams of coffee to 160 grams of water and 160 grams of ice.
Tip: Don’t be afraid to experiment with the 1:16 ratio. We have found 1:15 can taste great as well as a 1:17, depending on the coffee, grinder and taste preferences.
Step 4: Add the ice to the brewer. Next, add coffee in the filter in the dripper and give it a little shake to distribute the coffee evenly across. The coffee should be leveled out.
Step 5: Zero out the scale and we are ready to brew!
Step 6: Next comes our favorite part (besides drinking the coffee). This is where we start the “bloom” process. The idea is to saturate the grounds with roughly 60 grams of water allowing the co2 gasses to release resulting in majestic bubbly action. Wait about 30 seconds for the bloom to do its thing before resuming the brewing process.
Step 7: Gently add more water in continuously controlled circles, until you reach 160 grams. (for 1:16 ratio at 20 grams of coffee).
Step 8: Let the coffee continue to drain into your mug or decanter. Your total brew time should be between 1.5-2 minutes. If not, you may need to adjust your pour or grind size to get to that desired time.
Step 9: Discard the used grounds and filter. We encourage composting as it can add nitrogen to you compost piles (and it doesn’t add to the landfill). Pour coffee into your favorite glass with ice and enjoy!
If you are just dipping your toes into the pour-over waters, or maybe want a quick upgrade, we make it easy to dive in with handy kits that fit your budget.
