Gear · Electric · Pour-over

An electric kettle that leaves the pace of the pour to you.

The pour is yours.Electric

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Type
Electric kettle · gooseneck spout
Heats
Water for filter brewing
Pour
Paced by you
Made for
Pour-over
  1. What it is

    An electric kettle with a gooseneck spout. It sits between the grinder and the dripper and heats the water for filter brewing. It does not pour for you: the pace of the pour is left to you, and the spout is shaped to make a slow, thin stream easy to hold.

  2. Why we stock it

    In a pour-over the water does two jobs. It extracts the coffee, and it stirs the bed. The stream you pour decides how much of each. A thin, slow stream placed in spirals keeps the bed flat, and a fast one digs it up. That is the reason we stock a kettle at all.

  3. Using it well

    Start at 94 °C. Anywhere from 92 to 96 °C works, and a degree either way matters less than a steady hand. Keep the spout low, pour from the centre outward and keep the stream off the paper. The kettle will not do any of that for you, and it will not fix hard water. Aim for 75–150 ppm.

How to use it

05steps
  1. Heat the water

    Heat it to 94 °C. If your kettle only boils, switch it off at the boil and give it about a minute.

  2. Rinse the paper

    Pour a little through the filter, then tip the water out of the carafe or mug.

  3. Bloom

    Add 15 g of ground coffee. Pour 45 g in a slow spiral from the centre outward, spout low, and wait until 0:45.

  4. Pour in two stages

    At 0:45 pour up to 150 g. At 1:15 pour up to 250 g. Keep the stream thin and off the paper.

  5. Empty it

    The water should be through by about 3:00. Empty the kettle and leave the lid open so it dries.

Keep it

Empty it after each brew and let it dry with the lid open. Water at 75–150 ppm tastes better and leaves less scale.

Pair it

  • A dripper and paper filters.
  • A scale, for the water.

Ask us

04questions
What temperature should I pour at?

94 °C is where our pour-over recipe starts, and anything from 92 to 96 °C works. If your kettle only boils, switch it off at the boil and give it about a minute.

Do I need a gooseneck for pour-over?

No. A normal kettle works if you pour slowly and keep the stream low. A gooseneck makes a thin, steady stream easier to place, and that is what keeps the bed flat.

Can I use it for an AeroPress or a French press?

Yes. It is made for pour-over, but any hot-water brew can use it. Our AeroPress recipe is 90 °C and every other hot recipe sits between 92 and 96 °C.

How do I look after it?

Empty it after each brew and let it dry with the lid open. Hard water leaves scale, and Delhi tap water is hard. Water at 75–150 ppm tastes better and leaves less behind.

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