V60 02 V60
Ultimate Technique
The Ultimate V60 Technique by James Hoffmann. A two-pour method with bloom swirl, agitation stir, and a final swirl for even extraction.
Parameters
- 15 g
- Coffee
- 250 g
- Water
- 1:16.7
- Ratio
- 100 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium-fine
- Grind
- 3:30
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Pour 30g of water (2x coffee). Swirl the dripper gently to saturate all grounds evenly.
To 30g 10s Slow -
0:45 02Pour
Pour in slow circles up to 150g total (60% of total water).
To 150g 30s Circular -
1:15 03Pour
Pour in slow circles up to 250g total.
To 250g 30s Circular -
1:45 04Stir
Stir once clockwise and once counter-clockwise with a spoon to knock grounds off the walls.
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1:50 05Swirl
Swirl the dripper gently to flatten the coffee bed.
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3:30 06Done
Brew complete. Target drawdown ~3:30.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.
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- 03 Constant Spirals byCounter Culture Coffee Counter Culture Coffee's brew guide: 1:16.7 ratio with steady spiral pours for consistent extraction. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:45
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- 05 Official byGeorge Howell George Howell Coffee's brew guide: drip-fine grind with gentle pours to preserve delicate notes in light roasts. Ratio 1:15 Time 3:30
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Definitions, ratios and protocols behind this recipe.
- V60 Hario's conical brewer is the most copied design in modern coffee, and for good reason: a 60° cone, deep ribs, and one big hole add up to a brewer that doesn't restrict flow at all. The grounds are what hold the water back, not the device. That makes the grind and your pour the only real variables.
- Processing Coffee grows as a cherry. The bean you brew is the seed. Processing is everything that happens between picking the cherry and getting a dry green bean ready to ship — and it's the second-biggest flavor decision after origin. Two coffees from the same farm processed differently will taste like two coffees.
Next step
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