Pour-Over Coffee

How this timer works

A clear voice reads each step's cue as it begins; every cue is written out below. There is no ticking. The last five seconds of every step are counted out loud. A chime marks each change of step. It closes with “Time's up.”

1. Set up

   Rinse the paper filter, add fifteen grams of coffee, and zero your scale.

   0:4545 secGET READY

2. Bloom pour

   Pour fifty grams of water, just enough to wet all the grounds.

   0:1515 secSTEP

3. Bloom

   Give it a gentle swirl and leave it alone.

   0:4545 secBREAK

4. First pour

   Now pour in slow circles, up to one hundred and fifty grams.

   0:3030 secSTEP

5. Draining

   Let the water drop through before the last pour.

   0:2020 secBREAK

6. Final pour

   Take it up to two hundred and fifty grams, then stop.

   0:3030 secSTEP

7. Drawdown

   One last swirl, then let it finish draining. Almost there.

   1:101 min 10 secBREAK