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Five drawdown-led pours

A source-checked published pour-over recipe from Sierra Yeo.

By Sierra Yeo · View source ↗

Source note: The source prints the water amount as “300m” and also states a 1:15 ratio with 20 g coffee. The numeric 300 g entry follows that ratio; individual pour weights, temperature and exact timestamps are not documented.

Coffee
20 g
Brewing water
300 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Prepare the specified brewer and filter; rinse and preheat before adding the ground coffee. Follow the published water temperature when documented.

Grind: Comandante equivalent: 26–28 clicks; competition used Kinu standard burrs

Equipment checklist
  • Metal HARIO V60 size 02
  • Paper filter
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder

Brew along

At your pace

Finish your preparation, then start. We’ll show one action at a time.

Voice & sound

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How the guide works

This mode adapts the pacing of the original recipe. Confirm each action; any remaining stage time counts down before the next step. It never assumes you have poured the target amount.

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Recipe details & source

Sierra Yeo · 2022 UK champion · Competition recipe

This is Sierra’s account of her 2022 UK competition recipe. Full drawdown between pulses is specified; equal 60 g pours are not, so the guide does not invent them.

Water temperature
Not documented
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. When ready · Prepare the coffee

    The competitor describes grinding 30 minutes before brewing onstage, with coffee eight days off roast.

  2. When ready · Five pours

    Use five pours, waiting for full drawdown before the next pulse. The source does not specify each pour’s amount.

  3. When ready · Finish

    Allow the final drawdown and serve. No complete time target or water temperature is published.

Source reviewed 2026-10-27. Instructions paraphrased by Solution Coffee.

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