Quick answer

Brew Southern Weather as a filter coffee at a 1:16 ratio (about 22 g coffee to 350 g water), medium-fine grind, and a total brew time near 3:00. That setup keeps its citric acidity bright while letting the chocolate body come through.

Why Southern Weather rewards a simple filter recipe

Southern Weather is built to balance modern citric acidity with full-bodied chocolate, so the brew method should not push either side too far. A moderate ratio and medium-fine grind let both qualities show up in the same cup. If you already brew filter coffee, you have everything you need to start.

The blend is also the house filter option in Onyx cafés, which means it is designed to be approachable rather than fussy. You do not need a special dripper or a long list of pours to get a good result.

Where the recipe needs adjusting

If your cup tastes sharp or thin, the grind is likely too coarse or the brew finished too fast. If it tastes heavy and the chocolate note flattens the acidity, the grind is too fine or the ratio too strong. Change one variable at a time so you can tell what worked.

Water temperature is not specified in the catalog, so treat it as your own dial: start just off boil and lower it if the acidity feels harsh. Likewise, the catalog lists only size options, not roast level or origin details, so judge the coffee by taste rather than assumptions.

Step-by-step Southern Weather pour-over

  1. Weigh and heat: Weigh 22 g of Southern Weather and heat water to just off boil. Rinse the filter with hot water and discard the rinse. Checkpoint: if you skip the filter rinse, the first cup can carry a papery taste that masks the citric notes.
  2. Set the grind: Grind medium-fine, about the texture of table salt. Add the grounds to the dripper and level the bed. Checkpoint: a bed that looks uneven will channel water and leave some grounds under-extracted.
  3. Bloom: Pour about 50 g of water, enough to saturate all the grounds, and wait 30 to 45 seconds. Checkpoint: if the bed is not fully wet, the bloom is incomplete and the first pour will extract unevenly.
  4. First pour: Pour in a slow spiral to reach 150 g total, keeping the water level below the dripper rim. Checkpoint: pouring too fast raises the water level and shortens contact time, which thins the body.
  5. Second pour: Continue pouring to 250 g, then to 350 g, maintaining a steady spiral and a gentle flow. Checkpoint: if the drawdown stalls, the grind is too fine; note it and adjust next time.
  6. Finish and taste: Let the bed drain fully. The total brew should finish near 3:00. Taste, then adjust grind or ratio for the next cup. Checkpoint: change only one variable per brew so you can tell which adjustment helped.

Product facts

  • Southern Weather: Southern Weather is described as balancing modern citric acidity with full-bodied chocolate and is the house filter option in Onyx cafés. That balance is the target for your brew: you want the acidity and chocolate both present, not one dominating the other.

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