Pour Over Coffee

Pour Over Coffee
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If you are interested in a great cup of
healthy organic coffee consider making pour
over coffee.

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This is a traditional way to make small
quantities of coffee and has now caught on
with the likes of Starbucks.

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The short version is that all you need for
pour over coffee is ground coffee, boiling hot
water, a filter and a cup.

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And then there are the more complicated
versions.

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Here are a couple of examples followed by
our own "down home" method learned from
the in-laws in the Eje Cafetero, Manizales,
Colombia.
Nevada Ruiz, Manizales, Colombia

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Simple Ways

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Health presents the simplest way to make
pour over coffee with a plug for a few
products available on Amazon.com.

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O Grind the coffee
O I use a hand-crank Burr grinder ($20,
amazon.com) because I think the coffee
comes out better, and there’s something
satisfying about grinding it by hand. (Plus, I
get a quick little arm and shoulder workout
in, first thing-no joke.) But you can skip this
step and use pre-ground or make it quicker
by grinding yours in an electric grinder.

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O Transfer it to a filter
O Because I use a porcelain Hario ceramic
coffee dripper ($17, amazon.com), I use
their paper filters ($7, amazon.com), too.
You can buy other drippers, of course, but I
prefer not to use plastic, and I think the
coffee tastes cleaner with these filters than
others I’ve used. Once the coffee is in the
filter in the cone, give it a little shake to even
out the grinds.

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O Heat up the water
O Do this while grinding the beans. Here’s
where I deviate from the die-hards. A
true coffee expert would tell you to use a
special kettle with a thin spout for
precise pouring. I just use my regular
kettle; the same one my husband uses
for (gasp!) tea.

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O Pour over
O Time to brew. Pour in just enough water to wet
the grounds, then let it stand for 30 seconds to a
minute. This allows the grounds to “bloom,”
resulting in more even coffee extraction for the
rest of the brew (you’ll see the grounds kind of
puff up slightly). After the bloom, continue
pouring, a bit at a time (just cover the grounds,
don’t fill the filter all the way), until your cup is
brewed.

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This looks like a workable approach and
there are more who want to have their say.

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Must Have Gear

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The Cheat Sheet offers lots of must have
gear for making pour over coffee. These
folks participate in the Amazon Services
LLC Associates Program so you can guess
where to buy their suggested products.

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You can make great-tasting coffee a number of
ways, but one surefire method is to use a pour-
over brewer. Unlike a traditional drip machine,
pour-over brewers let you evenly infuse every
granule of coffee with hot water. That way, the
flavor is perfectly extracted from the beans,
minimizing bitterness and ensuring a full-bodied
cup of coffee. If that sounds appealing, then
you’ll definitely want to give a pour-over brewer
a shot.

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Making great coffee with a pour-over brewer
is surprisingly simple. Here are a few key
pieces of gear to get you started.

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These folks are promoting lots of products.
The one I do like is the paperless coffee
dripper because it reduces waste.

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Or you could go with what my in-laws use in
the Eje Cafetero where they grow the good
stuff.

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Back to the Basics

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In our article about coffee bloom we
mentioned how pouring hot water over
freshly ground coffee beans releases both
carbon dioxide gas (the bloom) and healthy
antioxidants as well.

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Making Pour Over Coffee

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What is a coffee bloom and is it a good or
bad thing? The coffee bloom is the release
of carbon dioxide gas when hot water is
poured over ground coffee beans. Carbon
dioxide gas is trapped inside coffee beans
when they are roasted. Darker roasts
contain more carbon dioxide and lighter
roasts contain less.

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Roasted whole beans retain the carbon
dioxide longer than roasted and ground
coffee and storing in a cool environment
keeps the carbon dioxide longer. The
antioxidant compounds that give coffee its
health benefits and flavor are trapped in the
carbon dioxide as well.

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Pour Over Coffee Bloom

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At home I typically use the pour over coffee
method to make coffee for three at breakfast
and anywhere from three to six at lunch.

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We heat water in an old tea kettle. The filter
is a white cloth bag that stains with use. It is
rinsed after each use and washed once a
week.

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The receiving coffee pot is older than the tea
kettle and was purchased from a street
vender on Avenida Santander in Manizales,
Colombia.

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Our coffee is either from Panama or
Colombia, preferably organic but any export
quality coffee works for my family.

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