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Cafec Flower Cup 4

Cafec Flower Cup 4 Cafec

Ultimate Technique

by James Hoffmann

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.

Parameters

30 g
Coffee
500 g
Water
1:16.7
Ratio
96 °C
Temp
4 medium-fine
Grind
4:00
Total
2
Servings
Grind · 4/10 · fine-medium
FINE COARSE

Method

4:00 · total
  1. 0:00 01
    Bloom

    Pour 60g of water and swirl gently to saturate every ground.

    To 60g 15s Circular
  2. 0:45 02
    Pour

    Pour to 300g cumulative in steady centred circles.

    To 300g 35s Circular
  3. 1:30 03
    Pour

    Pour to 500g cumulative.

    To 500g 40s Circular
  4. 2:15 04
    Stir

    Stir north→south then east→west with a spoon to knock grounds off the wall.

  5. 2:25 05
    Swirl

    Swirl gently to flatten the bed.

  6. 4:00 06
    Done

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

Bloom is 2x the dose (60g) with a swirl. Two main pours target 60% then 100% of total water. The late stir (north→south, then east→west) drops grounds off the wall; the swirl flattens the bed. 96°C for light to medium roasts. Drop to 92 for dark. Same temperature ladder as V60. Drawdown lands around 4:00 on the deeper Cup 4 bed — anchor pours to the clock, not the level.

Original source

Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.

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