Cafec Flower Oval 102 Cafec
Ultimate Technique
James Hoffmann's V60 Ultimate Technique adapted to the Flower Oval 102 at three-cup scale. 30g dose, two-pour structure (40% bloom, 60% main), agitation at the start and end. The two-hole 102 holds together at this dose where a single-hole trapezoid would stall.
Parameters
- 30 g
- Coffee
- 500 g
- Water
- 1:16.7
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium-fine
- Grind
- 4:30
- Total
- 3
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Pour 60g fast at the centre, then swirl the dripper to wet every clump.
To 60g 10s Circular -
0:50 02Pour
Pour to 300g in circles that reach the corners.
To 300g 40s Circular -
1:45 03Pour
Pour to 500g, slower at the end so the level lifts gently.
To 500g 40s Circular -
2:30 04Stir
Give the slurry a single stir each direction, then swirl the dripper to flatten the bed.
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4:30 05Done
Drawdown complete around 4:30.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.
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- 02 Classic byCAFEC Two-cup recipe for the Flower Oval 102. 24g of coffee to 384g of water at 1:16, four pours in roughly three and a half minutes. Ratio 1:16 Time 2:50
- 03 Dark Roast byCAFEC Cooler, coarser, three pours and a stronger ratio (1:14.3) for dark roasts that sour out at higher temperatures. The Oval 102's wider bed gives darker beans more room to release CO2 evenly during bloom, which stops channels from forming when the level lifts. Ratio 1:14.3 Time 3:30
- 04 Dynamic Pour byKurasu Kurasu's two-cup recipe for Cafec trapezoids — fast, decisive pours with short waits between. Each pour goes in inside 12 seconds. The energy of the stream is what extracts at this grind, not contact time. Ratio 1:15.4 Time 3:00
- 05 High Extraction byCAFEC Bigger ratio (1:17), finer grind, and active stirring during the brew. Built for dense washed light roasts that refuse to give up sugar at standard contact times. The two-hole 102 lets you push the grind finer without stalling. Ratio 1:17 Time 4:30
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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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