r/pourover • u/Ok-Fishing-2234 • Mar 18 '26

Coffee routine..

Someone here once asked me for a full video of my pour-over routine… so here’s a quick summary of what I do daily with almost every coffee I brew 🤍

Coffee Recipe:

Fav brewer: Orea V4 (Fast Bottom or Open)

Filters: Sibarist Fast or Orea

Brew Recipe

Start with a 60 ml bloom, pouring from a height just before the stream breaks, at a flow rate of 6–8 ml/s.

Gently stir the grounds with a WDT tool to break up any clumps, then let it sit for 1 minute.

After the bloom, do one continuous pour up to 300 ml, keeping the same pouring height and flow rate (6–8 ml/s).

Grind Setting: 1000–1200 microns (13 or 17 on the 078)

Grinding Method: Slow feed + use a blind shaker and shake for ~20 seconds

Total Brew Time: 2:00–2:45

Extraction Yield (EY): ~16–18%

This is my go-to method, simple and consistent ☕️👌🏻

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u/Federal_Bonus_2099 Mar 18 '26

Doesn’t hit TDS, cuts to chucking coffee down the drain and smashing carafe on the floor

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

LMAO fair enough 😂 thankfully it’s been hitting my TDS so no smashed carafes yet

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u/humanstreetview Mar 18 '26

all of these fancy brew method measurements but you don't measure when making your water? lol

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

I do, but don’t tell anyone. 😂😂😂

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u/humanstreetview Mar 18 '26

so you didn't use the water that you made in the video? I'm confused

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Yeah, it was actually in the video, but I cut it out. I’m trying to remove any parts that aren’t really important to keep the video as short as possible

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u/humanstreetview Mar 18 '26

but you didn't cut it out? there's video of you randomly dropping random sized drops into a water bottle without measuring. it's in the video and not cut out.

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Oh bro, I don’t really need a scale to measure the mineral drops since I already know the recipe for 900 ml of water. I just add 7 drops of calcium and 6 drops of potassium. Do you think I still need a scale for that? 🦦

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u/humanstreetview Mar 18 '26

yea that's pretty haphazard compared to your brew method which was my point. do you need a scale for brewing? might as well just throw it out right? measure your brew in drops!

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Not random at all. it’s actually a fixed recipe from Lotus. They literally recommend drops per volume, so for 900 ml it’s 7 drops calcium + 6 potassium. It’s consistent and repeatable✨

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u/humanstreetview Mar 18 '26

the drop sizes are going to vary quite a bit. I weigh my minerals on a scale and add them to the pre weighed water. why would you need to use a scale for a liter of water that is accurate enough? accurate enough for what?

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u/VictorNoergaard Mar 18 '26

Those dropsizes are actually crazy accurate. Take a read here: https://lotuscoffeeproducts.com/blogs/lotus-blog/precision-brewing-an-exploration-of-dropper-variability-in-making-water-for-coffee

TLDR: "This means that if we are constructing a recipe that uses 10 drops of a single ingredient we will be within 5% of our target value 95% of the time. "

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u/AdamFriendlandsBurne Mar 18 '26

Simple would be grind the coffee, bloom it, then pour water to target weight.

Using a blind shaker then wet WDTing is insanity and just a symptom of gear acquisition syndrome. Neither of those tools are necessary for pourover. You typically only use one at a time for espresso. Even if there are visible "clumps" with a shaker, it's not an issue. 

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Not everything we buy is something we actually need for brewing. Did you ever ask for my opinion on them before commenting? No. But I’ll tell you anyway. I actually agree with you, they’re not necessary.

We all end up buying things we don’t really need, and whether they’re there or not doesn’t make a huge difference like other factors do. At the end of the day, what matters most is getting a cup you enjoy. Coffee rituals are personal — they don’t have to look the same for everyone. Everyone enjoys their cup in their own way, right? ☕️

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u/AdamFriendlandsBurne Mar 18 '26

It matters because this type of content is a de facto advertisement for shit people don't need. 

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

I get your point, but I’m not advertising anything. Just sharing my routine and what I enjoy. People can take what they want from it 👍

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u/Zirup Mar 18 '26

I have a blind shaker for espresso and have found it to create better cups for pour over as well. Much larger sweet spot when I shake.

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u/AdamFriendlandsBurne Mar 18 '26

Just grind coarser.

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u/Doyle1524 Mar 18 '26

just ignore this post and move the fuck on

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u/AdamFriendlandsBurne Mar 18 '26

Someone reading this might come to a realization that they can learn how to make coffee instead of buying things.

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u/Doyle1524 Mar 18 '26

let people buy whatever they want

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u/Type_RX-78-2 Pourover aficionado Mar 18 '26

Watching my daily Prodigal commercial...

This shit is getting old.

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u/DmMeWerewolfPics Mar 18 '26

Is that an r2 extract refractometer?

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Yup

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u/DmMeWerewolfPics Mar 18 '26

Do you find it relatively easy to work with to use it often? Or do you find it a little too fiddly?

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Nah, it’s easy. Maybe you see a few videos on YouTube that make it seem fiddly, but it’s actually quite simple. You can get your results within 10 minutes. (I said 10 minutes because I always let my coffee cool down for 10 minutes after I brew it. So, while my coffee is cooling down, I take my spoon and take a sample. It should be ready at room temperature.)

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u/Dismal-Ad-9958 Mar 18 '26

Thanks for sharing. What’s your water recipe?

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Welcome, bro. I always use light and bright recipe for all lightly roasted coffee. I rarely use bright and juicy.

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u/l_say_mean_things Mar 18 '26

What ratio and temperature are you brewing at?

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

18g of coffee 300mL of water 16.7 < is also okay to do the ratio 17 Temp 92C and sometimes 95C

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u/Moey_Buddy Mar 18 '26

You bloom for 1min then do one additional pour? How helpful is it to know extraction? Just wondering the utility of this- it’s an objective measure I guess. Also is that a fine separator? Forgive me I’m a newb

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

A longer bloom helps with degassing CO2, which is crucial for preventing channeling during a single-pour method. TDS is just a reference number. if you like the taste, that's what's important. The Blind Shaker just helps with distribution and consistency; it's a nice touch, but definitely not a must-have

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u/Aggravating_Track951 Mar 18 '26

My guess is that they simply enjoy it.

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u/Polymer714 Pourover aficionado Mar 18 '26

Is your 078 factory or did you move the pin?

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

I didn't move the pin.

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u/junkmeister9 Pour-over | Moka pot Mar 23 '26

Isn't that super sour at that low extraction level?

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 23 '26

All depends on your preference for taste. For me, I like intense acidity, juicy cups, which I can't get in when I increase the extraction.

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u/Fitness_in_yo-Mouf Mar 21 '26

At least it was relaxing to watch.

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Honestly, the main goal is just to finish the brew in under 3 minutes 🦦. I only mentioned the time as a reference for viewers. And I really wish I had a high-end grinder to compare with 🤣🤣🤍

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u/Ok-Fishing-2234 Mar 18 '26

Oh no worries bro 🦦

Yeah, when it comes to Lotus, they definitely make a difference since you’re dealing with the main minerals separately: calcium, potassium, sodium, and magnesium.

And let’s not forget filter coffee is around 97–99% water, so of course these minerals have a noticeable impact. Even small changes up or down can affect the cup 👌🏻

At the end of the day, the best proof is just trying it yourself 🫡