Coffee

Pour Over Coffee

Sorted alphabetically by brand.

Brand Coffee Dripper Filters1 Size Material2
April April Pour Over Brewer Flat Bottom (Kalita-Wave Style)
April Paper Filters		 One size (Compatible with Kalita Wave 155 and 185-sized filters) 30g coffee/500g water maximum recommended Ceramic
Glass
Plastic
Blue Bottle Blue Bottle Coffee Dripper Flat Bottom (Kalita-Wave Style)
Blue Bottle Coffee Filters		 One size (Kalita Wave 185 size) Ceramic
Bonmac Bonmac Dripper Wedge (Melitta-Style) One size (Melitta 02 size) Ceramic
Brewista Gem 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Brewista Cone Filters		 One size (Hario 02 filters) Ceramic
Brewista Tornado Duo 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Brewista Cone Filters		 1-2 Cups
2-4 Cups		 Glass
CAFEC Deep Dripper 45° Conical (CAFEC Deep 45 Special Filter) 3-7 Cups Ceramic
Plastic
CAFEC Flower Dripper 60° Conical (V60-Style)
CAFEC Filters		 Cup1 (1 Cup)
Cup4 (2-4 Cups)		 Ceramic
Plastic
CAFEC Trapezoid Dripper Wedge (Melitta-Style)
CAFEC Filters		 101 (1-2 Cups)
102 (3-5 Cups)		 Ceramic
Chemex Chemex Classic Chemex-Style Filters 3-Cup (16oz)
6-Cup (30oz)
8-Cup (40oz)
10-Cup (50oz)		 Glass
Clever Clever Dripper3 Wedge (Melitta-Style) One size (Melitta #4 filters) up to 16oz Plastic
Fellow Stagg [X] Pour-Over Dripper Stagg Paper Filters
Flat Bottom (Kalita Wave-Style)		 Up to 10oz recommended. Kalita Wave 185 Size filters Stainless Steel
Fellow Stagg [XF] Pour-Over Dripper Stagg Paper Filters Up to 20oz recommended. Stainless Steel
Hario Switch4 60° Conical (V60-Style) 02
03		 A combination of Glass, Silicon Rubber, Plastic, and Stainless Steel
Hario V60 60° Conical (V60-Style) 01 (1-2 Cups)
02 (1-4 Cups)
03 (1-6 Cups)		 Ceramic
Glass
Copper
Plastic
Hario V60 Mugen 60° Conical (V60-Style) 02 (1-2 Cups) Ceramic
Plastic
Hario W60 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Custom Resin Mesh Filter		 02 (1-4 Cups) Ceramic
Plastic
Kalita Kalita Coffee Dripper Wedge (Melitta-Style)
Kalita Filters		 101 (1-2 Cups)
102 (2-4 Cups)
103 (4-7 Cups)		 Ceramic
Plastic
Kalita Wave Flat Bottom (Kalita Wave-Style) 155 (1-2 Cups)
185 (1-4 Cups)		 Ceramic
Glass
Copper
Stainless Steel
Plastic
Kinto Alfresco Brewer 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Kinto cotton paper filters		 “4cups” (Hario 02 size) Plastic
Kinto OCT Brewer 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Kinto cotton paper filters		 “2cups” (Hario 01 size)
“4cups” (Hario 02 size)		 Ceramic
Kinto Slow Coffee Style SCS-S04 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Kinto cotton paper filters		 “2cups” (Hario 01 size)
“4cups” (Hario 02 size)		 Ceramic
Kono Coffee Syphon Company Kono Meimon 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Kono Conical Filters		 “2 cup” (equivalent to Hario 01)
“4 cup” (equivalent to Hario 02)		 Plastic
Melitta Artisan Porcelain Series Pour-Over Wedge (Melitta-Style) “1-Cup” (Works with Melitta Filters #1, #2, and #4) Ceramic
Melitta Heritage Series Pour-Over Wedge (Melitta-Style) “1-Cup” (Works with Melitta Filters #1, #2, and #4) Ceramic
Melitta Signature Series Pour-Over Wedge (Melitta-Style) “1-Cup” (Works with Melitta Filters #1, #2, and #4) Ceramic
Plastic
Orea Orea Brewer v25 Flat Bottom (Kalita Wave-Style) Small (155) Aluminum
Orea Orea Brewer v36 Flat Bottom (Kalita Wave-Style) Small (155 - 1 Cup)
Large (185 - 1-2 Cups)		 Plastic7
Origami Japan Origami Dripper 60° Conical (V60-Style)
Flat Bottom (Kalita Wave-Style)		 Small (1-2 Cups)
Medium (1-4 Cups)		 Ceramic
Torch Donut Dripper Wedge (Melitta-Style) One size: 1-4 Cups (Melitta 03 size) Ceramic
Torch Mountain Dripper Flat Bottom (Kalita Wave-Style)
60° Conical (V60-Style)
Wedge (Melitta-Style)		 One size: 1-2 Cups (Kalita Wave 155, Hario 01, Melitta 02) Ceramic
Zero Japan Bee House Wedge (Melitta-Style) Small (Melitta Filter #1)
Large (Melitta Filter #2 or #4)		 Ceramic

Notes

How Big Is a Cup of Coffee?

There is no international standard for measuring a “cup” of coffee. It varies by manufacturer. For most manufacturers, a “cup” of coffee is 5 or 6 fluid ounces.

In Japan, a “cup” of coffee is 200ml (6.76oz).

Filter Types

There are four “standard” pour-over coffee styles, based on filter type

  • Wedge Filters (Melitta-Style)
    • Melitta officially calls their filters “cone filters” but I refer to them as “wedge filters” to differentiate them from V60-style filters that are truly conical.
  • Conical Filters (V60-Style)
  • Flat-Bottom Filters (Kalita Wave-Style)
  • Chemex-style (large filters that must be folded to use)

Golden Ratio

The coffee golden ratio is talked about a lot amongst enthusiasts. Funnily enough, the ratio actually varies. It’s between 15-18 parts water to 1 part ground coffee (by weight).

I usually use a 1:16 ratio - so if I want to make 16oz (473ml) of coffee, I usually use 30g of coffee and 480g of water.

Footnotes

  1. There are four “standard” pour-over coffee styles, based on filter type. See Filter Types for details. ↩

  2. Grouped into basic categories. For example, plastic includes all types of resin and polymers. Ceramic includes porcelain and other types of stoneware. Unless otherwise noted, multiple materials listed on newlines in a single table cell means the brewer is available in each of those materials. ↩

  3. An immersion brewer, but commonly compared against pour-over/drip brewers. ↩

  4. The Hario Switch is an immersion/pour-over hybrid. It can be used as an immersion brewer, or as a standard v60-style pour-over brewer. ↩

  5. There are two versions of the Orea “v2” - Mk1 has ribs on the sides, Mk2 does not. ↩

  6. Currently the v3 is the only Orea brewer available for sale. The v2 is quite different but no longer possible to buy. As far as I can tell, there was never an Orea “v1” available to the public. ↩

  7. Trogamid ↩