Cafec Flower Cup 1 Cafec
Ultimate Technique
James Hoffmann's V60 Ultimate Technique on the Cup 1. The Flower's open ribs let you grind one click finer than V60 equivalents while keeping the same pour cadence — a cleaner cup with the same forgiving structure.
Parameters
- 15 g
- Coffee
- 250 g
- Water
- 1:16.7
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium-fine
- Grind
- 3:30
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Pour 50g of water and swirl gently to saturate every ground.
To 50g 10s Circular -
0:45 02Pour
Pour to 150g cumulative in steady centred circles, finishing around 1:15.
To 150g 30s Circular -
1:15 03Pour
Pour to 250g cumulative, finishing around 1:45.
To 250g 30s Circular -
1:50 04Stir
Stir north→south then east→west with a spoon to knock grounds off the wall.
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2:05 05Swirl
Swirl gently to flatten the bed.
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3:30 06Done
Drawdown complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.
More Cafec Flower Cup 1 recipes
See all Cafec Flower Cup 1 recipes →- 01 Slow Spiral byCafeshi Cafeshi's Flower Cup 1 recipe with a long bloom and a single slow spiral as the main pour. Cafec Spain distributor's everyday method — sweet, clean, and forgiving. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:10
- 02 Full Bloom byCAFEC Full 1-minute bloom method for the Flower Cup 1. Gentle center-to-outward pours for even extraction. Ratio 1:16 Time 3:00
- 03 Classic byCAFEC The Flower Dripper's unique petal-shaped ribs guide water for even extraction. Ratio 1:16.2 Time 2:50
- 04 Competition Style byCAFEC Four-pour competition technique for the Flower Cup 1. Flower ridges let paper breathe so you can grind finer. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 2:50
- 05 Dark Roast byCAFEC Gentle extraction for dark roasts on the small Flower Cup 1. Low temperature with slow pours. Ratio 1:15 Time 2:45
More by James Hoffmann
View all recipes by James Hoffmann →- 01 Inverted Shot Hoffmann's concentrated AeroPress recipe for milk drinks. Uses inverted method with extra-fine grind. AeroPress Ratio 1:5 Time 2:00
- 02 Iced Hoffmann's iced coffee method: brew concentrated onto ice. The ice dilution brings it to proper drinking strength. AeroPress Ratio 1:10.9 Time 5:00
- 03 Ultimate Hoffmann's definitive AeroPress technique: standard position, long steep, gentle press. No need to rinse filter or preheat. AeroPress Ratio 1:18.2 Time 3:25
- 04 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. Cafec Deep 27 Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:00
- 05 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. Cafec Deep 45 Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:30
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