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James Hoffmann

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Methods: 1:16.7
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James Hoffmann is the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters (London, 2008) and won the World Barista Championship in 2007. He is the author of The World Atlas of Coffee (2014) and How to Make the Best Coffee at Home (2022).

He has been writing about coffee since 2004 on his blog Jimseven, and his YouTube channel has become an international reference for equipment reviews, roast comparisons, and home brewing technique. His best-known home brewing methods include the one-cup V60 recipe, the "Ultimate French Press" (with the skim-before-plunge step), and the "Ultimate AeroPress" with bypass.

Gota catalogues his published recipes for V60, AeroPress, Chemex, Kalita and French press.

Recipes

AeroPress 3 recipes

V60 02 3 recipes

Cafec Flower Cup 1 2 recipes

Clever Dripper L 2 recipes

Cafec Deep 27 1 recipe

11 Ultimate Technique Hoffmann's Ultimate V60 Technique adapted to the Deep 27. Two main pours, all to the centre — the steep cone wants a single column of water, not the slow spirals you would use on a V60. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:00

Cafec Deep 45 1 recipe

12 Ultimate Technique Hoffmann's Ultimate V60 Technique scaled for batch on the Deep 45. Bloom plus two long pours, with a swirl to flatten the bed before drawdown. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:30

Cafec Deep Pro 1 recipe

13 Ultimate Technique James Hoffmann's V60 Ultimate Technique adapted to the Deep Pro at scale. 30g of coffee with 500g of water, two main pours after the bloom, a final stir and swirl. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 5:00

Cafec Flower Cup 4 1 recipe

14 Ultimate Technique James Hoffmann's V60 Ultimate Technique scaled for the Cup 4. Two main pours plus a late agitation, on Flower ribs that let you grind one click finer than the V60 03 equivalent. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:00

Cafec Flower Oval 101 1 recipe

15 Ultimate Technique James Hoffmann's Ultimate V60 ported to the Flower Oval 101. Bloom and swirl, two main pours, then a final stir-and-swirl to settle the bed flat. Grind is one click coarser than the V60 reference to compensate for the slower trapezoid drawdown. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:00

Cafec Flower Oval 102 1 recipe

16 Ultimate Technique James Hoffmann's V60 Ultimate Technique adapted to the Flower Oval 102 at three-cup scale. 30g dose, two-pour structure (40% bloom, 60% main), agitation at the start and end. The two-hole 102 holds together at this dose where a single-hole trapezoid would stall. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:30

Chemex 10 Cup 1 recipe

17 Official Scaled Hoffmann pour-over technique for the largest 10-cup Chemex. Coarse grind prevents over-extraction. Ratio 1:16.4 Time 5:30

Chemex 3 Cup 1 recipe

18 Official Adapted from James Hoffmann's pour-over method for the 3-cup Chemex. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:00

Chemex 6 Cup 1 recipe

19 V60 Adaptation James Hoffmann's Chemex adaptation of his V60 method: bloom with stir, two main pours, agitation stir, and a gentle shake. Uses medium-fine grind since Chemex's thick filter slows drawdown. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:10

Chemex 8 Cup 1 recipe

20 Two-Pour Scaled Hoffmann pour-over technique for the 8-cup Chemex. Clean, sweet, and balanced. Ratio 1:16 Time 4:30

Clever Dripper S 1 recipe

21 Bloom and Steep James Hoffmann's Clever Dripper technique scaled for the small size. Bloom, steep, release at 2:30. Ultra-consistent single cup. Ratio 1:17 Time 3:20

French Press 12 Cup 1 recipe

22 No-Press Batch James Hoffmann's no-plunge technique scaled up for a 12-cup French press. Clean, sweet brew for 4 cups. Ratio 1:16.1 Time 12:30

French Press 3 Cup 1 recipe

23 Official James Hoffmann's ultimate French press technique. No plunge — just skim and wait for a clean, sediment-free cup. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 10:30

French Press 8 Cup 1 recipe

24 No Press James Hoffmann's revolutionary technique: long steep, skim the crust, don't plunge. Clean cup from a French press. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 10:00

Kalita Wave 155 1 recipe

25 Ultimate Technique Adapted Hoffmann pour-over technique for the Wave 155. Sweet and balanced with a flat, even bed. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:00

Moka Pot 1 recipe

26 Official James Hoffmann's improved moka pot technique. Ratio 1:15.9

V60 01 1 recipe

27 Four Small Pours A Better 1 Cup V60 technique by James Hoffmann. Multiple small pours for even extraction on the smaller V60 01 dripper. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:00

V60 03 1 recipe

28 Ultimate Technique James Hoffmann's V60 technique scaled for the V60-03. Two main pours after bloom for 3 cups. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:00

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