Brew Timer
Enter your dose, ratio, and number of pours, and get a bloom-and-pulse schedule with cumulative water targets and timestamps.
Pour schedule
Reading the schedule
The bloom stage happens at 0:00 and uses about twice the dose weight in water. From there, each pour lands 30 seconds apart, and the water figure shown is the running total — not the amount for that pour alone — so you can just watch the scale climb toward each target as you brew.
This schedule is a starting template for pour-over methods like V60 and Kalita Wave. Full-immersion methods (French press, cold brew) and pressurized methods (espresso, AeroPress, moka pot) don’t follow a pulse schedule the same way — see the grind size guide for those.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the schedule start with a bloom?
Freshly roasted coffee holds trapped carbon dioxide. Pouring a small amount of water first — about twice the dose weight — lets that gas escape (you'll see it bubble and swell) before the main pours. Skipping the bloom lets the escaping CO2 push water away from the grounds unevenly, which shows up as patchy, inconsistent extraction.
Why are the pours evenly split rather than one big pour?
Pouring in stages keeps the water level and the bed of grounds more consistent through the brew, which helps the water contact the coffee evenly. A single large pour tends to flood the filter, disturb the bed, and drain unevenly.
Can I change the number of pours?
Yes — one pulse gives a simple bloom-then-pour routine, while three or four pulses give finer control over the brew's shape (some brewers slow down or speed up later pulses to adjust extraction). Start with three and adjust from there.
The schedule says a target cumulative water — what does that mean?
Each stage shows the running total of water that should be in the brewer by that point in time, not just the amount added in that step. Watching the total on a scale is easier and more accurate than tracking each individual pour.
A starting template, not a fixed rule — timing and pulse count are worth adjusting to your kettle, filter, and taste.