Manual Drip Method (or Pour over Method)

As its name suggests, this method involves brewing by hand. The manual brewing method is
becoming popular again. It is because users have a bit more control over their coffee. They believe
that the manual brewing gives them quality coffee with better flavour than automatic brewing

It’s incredibly easy to brew one mug at a time or an entire carafe by pour over.
Do you want to try preparing the pour over coffee by yourself? All you need is a coffee filter and fresh
ground coffee beans of good quality.

Here is the instruction for manual coffee brewing:

1. Transfer the grounds to a paper filter (not bleached or brown), place the filter into a brew
basket, and position the basket over your mug or carafe .
2. Rinse the filter and dripper with hot water to remove the starchiness of the filter.
3. Add the desired amount of coffee grounds into the filter.
4. Slowly pour in boiling water over the coffee grounds.
5. Coffee grounds and boiling water should be in the ratio 1:2 i.e., for 25 grams of coffee, pour in
50 grams of hot water.
6. Make sure you pour into the center of the grounds.You can also swirl around in the grounds a
little . But don’t let the boiling water meet the paper filter.
7. Wait till the coffee starts “blooming.”!!! (for about 30-60 sec )
8. It takes around 2-3 minutes for brewing.
9. You can remove the cone once the dripping stops.
10. You can enjoy a fresh cup of java now!!!

Green tip: You can preserve the used coffee grounds for your garden.

Advantages of manual coffee makers:

>If you have a gas stove, you can prepare coffee even when the power goes off.

> It is an easy way to brew exact amount and strength of coffee you want. You will have option to mix
caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees if you wish.
Automatic Drip Method

Now that you are familiar with manual coffee brewing, let see how to coffee in an Automatic Drip
Coffee (ADC )maker?

1. Add a coffee filter in the filter basket.

2. Measure out the coffee.

A standard water to coffee ratio is about 2 tablespoons for every 6 ounces of water you plan
to brew. However the ratio depends upon your coffee machine and the type of coffee you are making.
Double check your coffee maker manual when deciding the ratio between coffee and water.
 Some coffee blends will have instructions on the package about water/ coffee ratio.
 Always use tablespoon. Coffeemakers do come with a scoop. Go through the instructions to
know how many scoops to add.

3. Measure out enough water to brew your coffee.

It is a good idea to use carafe to measure water. Put the carafe back on the heating plate
after pouring the water in the reservoir.
4. Put the filter basket back in the holder, close the lid.
5. Plug in the coffee maker and turn it on.
6. Wait until the coffee is fully brewed ..

ADC simply automates the brewing process. ADC makes the process more convenient by
letting the users press a button and walk away with their business.

Comparision between Manual and Automatic Drip Coffee makers:

Planning to buy a coffeemaker? But not sure whether to go for a manual one or the automatic
machine? Well..!! It is difficult to answer this in binary Y/N.
You get experiential joy in manual brewing and luxurious convenience in the fully automatic
machines.
 Manual coffeemaker Automatic Drip coffeemaker
Control: Control:
Manual machine is the winner here. You Some automatic machines comes with
have full control over different varibles. different brewing options. But as much as
manual machines.
Convenience: Convenience:
You have to carefully pour water over coffee Automatic machines are more convenient.
for even extraction.. You just have to add coffee and water, turn
on the machine and continue with your
business.
Cost: Cost:
Manual coffee drippers are 10 times less You need to spend quite some amount to
costlier than automatic machines. own a good automatic machine.
Consistency: Consistency:
Taste of the coffee depends entirely on your With consistent measurement your coffee
brewing method. taste will be always consistent.

Best Manual Coffee makers:

 Melitta Coffee Maker, 6 Cup Pour-Over Brewer with Glass Carafe

 Clever Coffee Dripper, Large, 18 Ounces

 Chemex 6-Cup Classic Series Glass Coffee Maker

 Tanors Ceramic Coffee Dripper

 Hario VDC-02W V60 Ceramic Coffee Dripper