Thunder Sons
Brew Better

Brew Guide

A few reliable starting points. Every grinder and palate is different — use these ratios as a baseline and adjust to taste.

Pour-Over

Ratio
1:16 (e.g. 22g coffee : 350g water)
Grind
Medium-fine, like table salt
  1. Rinse your filter with hot water and discard the rinse water.
  2. Add ground coffee and level the bed.
  3. Bloom with 2x the coffee weight in water (~44g), wait 30–45 seconds.
  4. Pour the remaining water in slow circles over 2:30–3:00 total brew time.
  5. Let it fully drain, then serve immediately.

French Press

Ratio
1:15 (e.g. 30g coffee : 450g water)
Grind
Coarse, like breadcrumbs
  1. Add coarse grounds to the empty press.
  2. Pour all the water at once, just off the boil (200°F).
  3. Stir gently and place the lid on without plunging.
  4. Steep for 4 minutes, then plunge slowly.
  5. Pour immediately to stop over-extraction.

Drip Machine

Ratio
1:17 (e.g. 60g coffee : 1000g water)
Grind
Medium
  1. Use filtered water for the cleanest cup.
  2. Add grounds to a rinsed paper or reusable filter.
  3. Run your machine's standard brew cycle.
  4. Stir the carafe once before serving to even out extraction.

Espresso

Ratio
1:2 (e.g. 18g dose : 36g shot)
Grind
Fine, like powdered sugar
  1. Dose and distribute grounds evenly in the portafilter.
  2. Tamp level with firm, consistent pressure.
  3. Target a 25–30 second shot time.
  4. Adjust grind finer if it runs fast/sour, coarser if it runs slow/bitter.