George Jinyang Peng's 2025 World Brewers Cup Winning Recipe
The recipe China's George Jinyang Peng used to win the 2025 World Brewers Cup: 15g of coffee and 210g of water in a SOLO dripper, poured in three stages of 30g, 90g and 90g. Only the final 90g drops to 80°C and goes through a Melodrip to reduce turbulence. Grind: 11 clicks on an FM grinder.
Bean
Panama Mount Totumas GN-06, Amaru lot, Natural Geisha
Roast
light
Method
Pour-over
Grind Size
Medium (11 clicks on an FM grinder)
Water Temp
96°C
Coffee Dose
15g
Total Water
210ml
Total Time
105s
Step-by-Step
Pour (30s) · 30g Start the timer and pour 30g of 96°C water in three counter-clockwise circles over about 6 seconds.
Second Pour (40s) · 90g At 0:30, pour 90g of 96°C water over about 10 seconds.
Third Pour (35s) · 90g At 1:10, pour 90g of 80°C water through a Melodrip to control turbulence and flow, and let the drawdown finish by 1:45. (Beforehand, preheat the filter and brewer with 80mL of 96°C water.)