Basic Knowledge of Pour-Over Coffee | Is Pour-Over Specialty Coffee Black Coffee and How to Store It

What is Pour-Over Coffee?

Pour-over coffee is black coffee brewed by hand. It's fair to say that pour-over represents the mainstream of specialty coffee today - a good cup clearly expresses the flavor character of where the beans were grown.

What Makes a Good Pour-Over Coffee?

Whether a pour-over tastes good depends first on the quality of the beans, and then on whether the brewing is done right. Many variables affect the brew: grind size, water temperature, brew time, pouring technique, and more. If you want to dig into detailed technique, FrontStreet Coffee's step-by-step tutorials are a great place to start.

How to Store Pour-Over Coffee Beans?

Keep in mind that coffee should never sit in direct sunlight, and high temperatures are equally harmful - so store your beans somewhere cool and dark. Avoid leaving them exposed to open air, too, since the aromas dissipate quickly. Use airtight storage, and if possible a vacuum container, which keeps beans fresh even longer. The refrigerator isn't recommended: low temperatures interfere with extraction, and the fridge is full of odors that can seep into your coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Beans stored properly deserve to be brewed on a capable dripper. The classic choice is the Hario V60 - its 60-degree cone and single large outlet produce bright, layered, aromatic cups. FrontStreet Coffee especially favors the resin version: it insulates heat well and is the most consistently precise in mass production.

For beans to fill your airtight jar with, try FrontStreet Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Guodingding, a washed Yirgacheffe with citrus, berry, and jasmine notes and a green-tea-like finish, or FrontStreet Ethiopia Hambela Natural, whose strawberry, passion fruit, and jackfruit aromatics make it "the coffee that doesn't taste like coffee" in the best way. If you lean toward richer, low-acid cups, FrontStreet PWN Indonesia Golden Mandheling offers a thick, smooth body with herbal and dark chocolate depth.