Intermediate Pour Over Workshop

Intermediate Pour Over Workshop: Mastering Extraction & Brewing Variables

Take your pour over brewing skills beyond the basics in this 2.5 hours hands-on workshop designed for coffee enthusiasts who want to consistently brew café-quality coffee.

This class focuses on understanding how brewing variables interact with different roast profiles, giving you the confidence to adjust your recipe for any coffee.

What You'll Learn

Part 1 (60 minutes): Understanding Brewing Variables

We'll begin by exploring the key factors that influence pour over extraction, including:

• Water temperature and how it affects sweetness, acidity, and body
• Brew ratio (coffee-to-water ratio) and its impact on strength and balance
• Coffee dose and extraction efficiency
• Understanding how roast development influences brewing decisions

You'll learn how lighter and darker roasted coffees respond differently to brewing variables, and how to make recipe adjustments that bring out each coffee's best characteristics.

Part 2 (60 minutes): Hands-On Brewing Workshop

The second half of the class is dedicated to practical brewing. You'll prepare multiple pour overs while experimenting with different brewing variables and tasting the results.

You'll practice:

• Adjusting water temperature to optimize extraction
• Exploring different brew ratios and coffee doses
• Comparing how brewing variables affect flavor, body, sweetness, and acidity
• Learning how to adapt your recipe based on the coffee's roast profile
• Troubleshooting common brewing issues and making informed adjustments

By the end of the workshop, you'll understand not only how to follow a recipe, but why each adjustment matters. You'll leave with the skills to confidently brew any coffee and fine-tune your recipe to match the coffee's origin, roast profile, and flavor potential.

Perfect for: Home brewers with basic pour over experience, coffee enthusiasts, and anyone looking to deepen their understanding of coffee extraction.

Duration: 2hours