About Us

Home Pour Over is the real‑world brew lab for people who want café‑level cups from their actual kitchens, with their actual tap water. We test drippers, filters, kettles, and methods against the variables that matter at home: your water hardness, your grinder tier, and your weekday routine.

Mission statement

Help home brewers get clear, sweet, and balanced pour‑over—consistently—by matching gear and recipes to real tap water, grinder capability, and preferred workflow. We publish tap‑water‑matched shortlists, repeatable recipes, and pragmatic upgrade paths so you spend less time guessing and more time enjoying.

Our brand story

Home Pour Over started after too many “perfect” recipes failed in real kitchens. We loved the craft, but our cups swung from papery and thin to bitter and muddy depending on the city, the faucet, and the grinder on hand. So we built a simple framework—water, grind, flow—and put every recommendation through standardized tests across soft/medium/hard water, entry‑level vs prosumer grinders, and quick vs ritual workflows. The result? Guidance that holds up on a busy Tuesday and still delights on a slow Saturday.

We organize picks by water profile and skill level, not hype. That’s why our readers can make predictable adjustments—if the cup tastes X, change Y—and achieve the same improvements we see in testing. Over time, that reliability becomes a calming micro‑ritual, not a stressful science project.

Our framework: water, grind, flow

• Water: We test with soft, medium, and hard tap profiles, sharing simple tweaks and realistic descaling plans.
• Grind: We validate recipes on both budget and prosumer grinders and suggest pairings so your current grinder can shine.
• Flow: We map dripper geometry and filter behavior to pour strategies—from no‑scale weekday routines to meditative multi‑pour rituals.

Our team

• The Home Barista: Champions approachable technique and “weekday‑proof” workflows under 7 minutes.
• The Taster: Leads blind cuppings and flavor calibration to translate data into repeatable taste outcomes.
• The Water Nerd: Profiles tap water, designs simple remineralization kits, and stress‑tests gear for scaling.
• The Test Coordinator: Manages standardized protocols, timing, and long‑term durability logs.

Together, we turn variables into levers you can control—so your pour‑over tastes great, day after day.