Official — Rich Ratio
Blue Bottle Coffee's official pour-over recipe. Designed for their proprietary Blue Bottle Dripper but works with any cone dripper. Bloom then steady spiral pour with a focus on freshness and precise ratios.
- Balanced
- Sweet
- Medium-bodied
- Light roast
- Medium roast
- Standard
- Beginner
- Total
- 2:45
- Ratio
- 1:15.2
- Coffee
- 23 g
- Temp
- 96 °C
The Official — Rich Ratio recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee for the Blue Bottle Dripper uses 23 g of coffee and 350 g of water (1:15.2 ratio), at 96°C, with a target brew time of 2:45.
Parameters
- 23 g
- Coffee
- 350 g
- Water
- 1:15.2
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 5 medium fine
- Grind
- 2:45
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
-
0:00Bloom
Pour 50g in center. Wait.
+50g 10s Slow -
0:30Pour
Slow spiral from center outward to 200g.
+200g 30s Circular -
1:15Pour
Continue spiral to 350g. Avoid filter walls.
+350g 25s Circular -
2:45Done
Drawdown complete. Target ~2:45.
Notes
More Blue Bottle Dripper recipes
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Official — In-Out Spiral
1:15by Blue Bottle Coffee
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:00 Temp 95°C -
Dark Roast
1:15.9by Blue Bottle Coffee
- Chocolate
- Caramel
Total 3:30 Temp 90°C -
Full Cup
1:12.5by Blue Bottle Coffee
- Sweet
- Caramel
Total 3:15 Temp 95°C -
Iced
1:10by Blue Bottle Coffee
- Citric
- Sweet
Total 2:30 Temp 96°C -
Quick Pour-Over
1:16.7by Blue Bottle Coffee
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 2:30 Temp 96°C
Other Misc pourover methods
More by Blue Bottle Coffee
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Spiral Pour
1:16Chemex 3 Cup
- Floral
- Fruity
Total 3:30 Temp 96°C -
Partial Press
1:11.7French Press 8 Cup
- Chocolate
- Balanced
Total 4:20 Temp 98°C -
Iced Batch French Press
1:12.5French Press 8 Cup
- Balanced
- Fruity
Total 4:15 Temp 95°C -
Official — In-Out Spiral
1:15Blue Bottle Dripper
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:00 Temp 95°C -
Dark Roast
1:15.9Blue Bottle Dripper
- Chocolate
- Caramel
Total 3:30 Temp 90°C
Original source
Recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee, published at bluebottlecoffee.com.
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