Cafec Flower Cup 4 Cafec
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.
Parameters
- 30 g
- Coffee
- 500 g
- Water
- 1:16.7
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium-fine
- Grind
- 4:00
- Total
- 2
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Pour 60g of water and swirl gently to saturate every ground.
To 60g 15s Circular -
0:45 02Pour
Pour to 300g cumulative in steady centred circles.
To 300g 35s Circular -
1:30 03Pour
Pour to 500g cumulative.
To 500g 40s Circular -
2:15 04Stir
Stir north→south then east→west with a spoon to knock grounds off the wall.
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2:25 05Swirl
Swirl gently to flatten the bed.
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4:00 06Done
Drawdown complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.
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- 02 Full Bloom byCAFEC Full 1-minute bloom for even extraction across the larger Flower Cup 4 coffee bed. 1:16 ratio. Ratio 1:16 Time 3:30
- 03 Classic byCAFEC Osmotic flow method for the Flower Cup 4. Flower ribs ensure clean extraction without trapping grounds. Ratio 1:15 Time 3:00
- 04 Competition Style byCAFEC Four-pour competition technique scaled up for the Flower Cup 4. Flower petals provide ideal airflow. Ratio 1:16 Time 3:00
- 05 Dynamic Pour byKurasu Kurasu's two-cup Flower recipe at 1:15.4. The signature gesture is the speed: each pour goes in over roughly 10 seconds for 80-120g, building agitation that pulls body without grinding finer. Ratio 1:15.4 Time 2:50
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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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