COFFEE BROTHERSWORMS · OBERMARKT 8Order ↗The guide · Single serving
The quantity can be calculated; the process needs a trial of its own.
Recipe, techniques and troubleshooting. All on one page.
Your starting recipe
A starting point for your beans and your taste.
What you need
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Now it is time to make coffee
Get an overview first. Then work through each action at your own pace.
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Does the equipment suit the small portion?
A · What to observeThe desired portion and suitable brewer are chosen together.
How to correct itChoose the portion and check whether the equipment suits it.
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Step 1 of 5
Decide your desired portion size and check whether the brewer is suitable for it.
Are coffee and water scaled together?
A · What to observeBoth amounts follow the desired ratio.
How to correct itCalculate both amounts and weigh small doses carefully.
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Step 2 of 5
Calculate coffee and water in your desired ratio. Weigh small quantities especially carefully.
9 g / 150 g is mathematically the same ratio, but does not produce an identical brewing process.
Are there too many tiny pours?
A · What to observeFewer calm portions simplify the small brew.
How to correct itSimplify pours when tiny portions cause unnecessary disturbance.
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Step 3 of 5
Reduce the number of pours if lots of tiny portions make the process unnecessarily unsettled.
Is taste recorded alongside drawdown?
A · What to observeA short drawdown is judged together with taste.
How to correct itTaste after brief cooling and record drawdown and flavour.
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Step 4 of 5
Log the flow and flavour. Compare the result after brief cooling.
A short brewing time alone is not a fault.
Is only one variable different?
A · What to observeGrind or pouring changes; the other stays fixed.
How to correct itChange only grind or pouring in the next attempt.
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Step 5 of 5
On your second attempt, adjust only the grind or pouring technique, not both at once.
Change grind size or pouring technique, not both at once.
All steps completed
Take your time tasting. If you want to change something, focus on one setting next time.
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If the flavour is not quite rounded yet
Do not force anything; record the successful process.
Check whether the grind became too fine solely because of a long recipe time.
Why it works
Less coffee creates a shallower bed in a pour-over filter. This can change water flow and brewing time. Quartering a recipe for four people preserves the mathematical ratio, but not every brewing condition. Treat a single cup as its own recipe. The goal is a good small brew, not the brewing time of a large carafe.
A small pour-over dripper, a suitable AeroPress or an immersion dripper can be handy for one portion. A large filter machine may have a minimum quantity. Check the manufacturer's guidance before trying to perfect a tiny serving in a large basket. Switching to a suitable brewer may take less effort.
A common manufacturer's starting point for pour-over is 15 grams of coffee and 250 grams of water. If you want only 150 grams of water, 9 grams of coffee gives the same calculated ratio. However, this does not mean the same pouring sequence and grinder setting will work identically.
A small cup drains quickly. That does not automatically mean poor extraction. If it tastes rounded and sufficiently intense, a short recipe is fine. A change is worthwhile only when taste and process together suggest a problem.
Conversely, very fine grounds in a small quantity can produce a sluggish, dry cup. More water is not necessarily the answer. Check whether you have been trying to force the same brewing time as a large pot artificially.
With small quantities, a cold brewing vessel has a greater impact. Preheat it appropriately for its material and avoid long pauses between kettle and pouring. A heavy, cold cup can quickly cool a small coffee. That calls for a prepared routine, not risky temperatures.
With an immersion dripper, you can steep a small portion with the valve closed first, then release it. Contact time then depends less directly on your pouring speed. The fill limit still matters here. Use the specific model's recipe as guidance and adjust the amount deliberately.
Write down not only gram amounts but also filter size, water and number of pours. Then you can repeat the same cup in the morning without having to reconstruct yesterday's hand movements. If you later brew for guests, treat the larger recipe as its own experiment rather than an automatic multiplication.
Frequently asked
No. Bed depth and water quantity differ; taste decides.
The right equipment size, precise dosing and a preheated setup.