The Bigger Your Pour Over, The Worse It Gets (Here's Why)

Making one pour over coffee is simple. But when you scale up to make coffee for four people, things can quickly go wrong. In this video, Lizzie shows how to make an 800ml pour over using a 6 cup Chemex, with 50g of coffee and 800g of water. This makes around four 200ml cups of coffee. The recipe is demonstrated with a Chemex, but the same principles apply to larger V60 brews and other pour over coffee methods. When you make a bigger pour over, the coffee bed gets deeper. This creates more resistance, which means the water drains more slowly. If you use the same grind size as a single cup pour over, the brew can stall and taste bitter, muddy, dry, or weak. For larger pour over coffee recipes, you usually need to grind slightly coarser than you would for a single cup. Not extremely coarse — just a small step coarser to help the water move evenly through the coffee. In this video, we cover: How to brew a larger pour over coffee How to make coffee for four people with a Chemex Why big pour overs can taste bitter or muddy What grind size to use for a large pour over How to bloom a deeper coffee bed properly How to adjust your recipe if the coffee tastes weak, sour, bitter, or dry Why Chemex filters can make large brews drain more slowly How to use taste and brew time to improve your coffee Chemex 6 Cup Recipe: 50g coffee 800g water 1:16 coffee-to-water ratio Medium-coarse grind 100–150g bloom water 45 second bloom Total brew time: around 5–6 minutes If your large pour over tastes bitter, dry, or muddy, try grinding slightly coarser next time. If it tastes weak, sour, or hollow, try grinding a little finer. If it tastes uneven, check your bloom and pouring technique before changing the whole recipe. This is a practical pour over coffee recipe for making a bigger batch that still tastes clean, sweet, and balanced. Featured coffee: Costa Rica Villa Sarchi Natural Process Light RoastOrder coffee online: https://www.volcanicacoffee.com Save 20% on your first subscription order, use code 'YOUTUBE' at checkout. or click here to claim your discount: https://volcanicacoffee.com/collectio... Find us here: Instagram:   / volcanicacoffee   Twitter:   / volcanicacoffee