What Ratio Works for Iced Pour-Over Coffee at Home?

A 1:10 coffee-to-water ratio works well for iced pour-over. Using 15 grams of sun-dried Huakui beans, a resin V60 dripper and 90 grams of ice in the server, the total water poured is 150 grams, yielding about 120 grams of coffee liquid. The ice pre-chills the server before brewing.

Huakui takes its green coffee name from a championship win in the TOH sun-dried group, after which domestic green bean merchants gave it that title. It is known for juicy fruit flavors, stable quality and high extraction fault tolerance, though its lineage traces to Ethiopian coffee rather than the kaffa forest. Bean suggestions cover fruity, balanced and dark-roasted single origins.

Want to make a refreshing, crystal-clear iced pour-over coffee at home? The key lies in the coordination between the coffee-to-water ratio and the brewing rhythm. Front Street Coffee, using 15 grams of sun-dried Huakui coffee beans as an example, adopts a 1:10 coffee-to-water ratio, paired with a V60 dripper and 90 grams of ice, completing the extraction through a two-stage pouring process. The total water volume is controlled at 150 grams, ultimately yielding about 120 grams of coffee liquid. This article will break down the details step by step, including blooming time, pouring technique, and ice pre-chilling, and will also include suggestions for choosing coffee beans suitable for iced pour-over, covering fruity, balanced, and dark-roasted full-bodied single origins, helping you find the ideal cup according to your taste preferences.

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When making iced coffee, Front Street Coffee tends to select bean varieties with floral and fruity aromas, among which sun-dried Huakui is a frequently recommended one. The name Huakui originates from this bean having won the championship in the TOH sun-dried group, after which domestic green bean merchants gave it this title in the Chinese context, meaning "queen of a hundred flowers." With promotion and publicity from various merchants, it also gained the evaluation of being "comparable to Geisha." Great fame, stable quality, rich and juicy fruit flavors, friendly pricing, and high extraction fault tolerance—these advantages combined have made Huakui stand out among numerous Ethiopian coffees and become the introductory choice for many people exploring single origins.

The coffee bean dosage is 15 grams for a single serving, and the dripper is a resin V60. To make the coffee liquid more concentrated, the coffee-to-water ratio is set at 1:10, so only 150 grams of water is poured over the coffee grounds throughout the entire process, ultimately yielding about 120 grams of coffee liquid.

After grinding the coffee beans, pour them into an already rinsed dripper. Rinsing the dripper is to make the filter paper fit more snugly against the wall of the dripper. First, place 90 grams of ice in the server. Front Street Coffee will gently stir the ice with a stirring rod to pre-chill the server, and the cup used for serving will also be pre-chilled.

The entire brewing process is divided into two stages. In the first stage, 30 grams of water is poured for blooming, with the purpose of allowing the coffee grounds to properly release carbon dioxide. Excessive carbon dioxide will hinder the water flow from extracting flavor compounds from the coffee, so the first stage typically uses only a small amount of hot water for blooming, generally about twice the weight of the coffee grounds.

The blooming duration is controlled at 30 seconds. In the second stage, water is poured directly until it reaches 150 grams, using a gentle circular motion with a small stream. The entire extraction process takes about 1 minute and 45 seconds. Once all the coffee liquid has finished dripping, the dripper can be removed to end the extraction.

Before serving, Front Street Coffee will shake the server—on one hand to distribute the extracted flavor compounds more evenly, and on the other hand to promote rapid cooling of the coffee liquid. The iced coffee made this way has a full mouthfeel, along with the distinctive red floral aroma, berry-like sweet-tartness, and dried apricot finish of sun-dried Huakui—refreshing and crystal clear.

What coffee beans to choose for iced pour-over?

In Front Street's view, a delicious cup of iced pour-over coffee is inseparable from high-quality fresh coffee beans. If you like sweet-tart cold brew, we recommend three specialty coffee beans: Front Street Fruit Ding Ding, Front Street Strawberry Candy, and Front Street Huakui. They are not only full of fruity aromas but also present a delicate sweet-tart taste under low-temperature extraction;

If you prefer a balanced taste, we recommend Front Street, Diamond Mountain, Front Street Kaffa Forest, and Front Street Geisha Village Chaka, which have a nice balance of sweetness, acidity, bitterness, and sweetness; but if you are someone who only loves full-bodied dark-roasted coffee, then you should start with these single-origin coffees: Front Street Queen's Estate, Front Street Bird of Paradise, Front Street Golden Mandheling, and Front Street Huilan.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.