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Stirred Bloom to Center

Heart Coffee Roasters' (Portland) V60 recipe. Aggressive stir during bloom, then slow central pours avoiding the edges. Produces a clean, sweet cup highlighting origin character.

  • Sweet
  • Balanced
  • Medium-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Medium roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
3:00
Ratio
1:16.4
Coffee
22 g
Temp
95 °C

The Stirred Bloom to Center recipe by Heart Coffee Roasters for the V60 02 uses 22 g of coffee and 360 g of water (1:16.4 ratio), at 95°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

22 g
Coffee
360 g
Water
1:16.4
Ratio
95 °C
Temp
5 medium fine
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 45g in the center, stir vigorously.

    +45g 10s Slow
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Slow central pour to 180g. Avoid the edges.

    +180g 30s Slow
  3. 1:15
    Pour

    Continue slow central pour to 360g.

    +360g 30s Slow
  4. 1:50
    Stir

    Gentle stir to level the bed.

    5s
  5. 3:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Target ~3:00-3:30.

Notes

Heart emphasizes aggressive stirring during bloom to ensure full saturation. After bloom, pour slowly targeting only the center of the bed — avoid pouring on the filter walls. The agitation from the central pour is sufficient to extract evenly. Finish with a gentle stir.

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Original source

Recipe by Heart Coffee Roasters, published at heartroasters.com.

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