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Four Small Pours

by James Hoffmann V60 01

A Better 1 Cup V60 technique by James Hoffmann. Multiple small pours for even extraction on the smaller V60 01 dripper.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Medium roast
  • Standard
  • Intermediate
Total
3:00
Ratio
1:16.7
Coffee
15 g
Temp
100 °C

The Four Small Pours recipe by James Hoffmann for the V60 01 uses 15 g of coffee and 250 g of water (1:16.7 ratio), at 100°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

15 g
Coffee
250 g
Water
1:16.7
Ratio
100 °C
Temp
4 medium fine
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 4/10 · fine-medium
FINE COARSE

Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Bloom with 50g in circular motion.

    +50g 8s Circular
  2. 0:45
    Pour

    Pour to 100g slowly.

    +100g 8s Slow
  3. 1:10
    Pour

    Pour to 150g slowly.

    +150g 8s Slow
  4. 1:30
    Pour

    Pour to 200g slowly.

    +200g 8s Slow
  5. 1:50
    Pour

    Pour to 250g slowly.

    +250g 8s Slow
  6. 2:00
    Swirl

    Swirl gently to flatten the bed.

  7. 3:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Even extraction with multiple small pours.

Notes

Smaller pours keep the water level low in the V60 01 for better temperature stability and more even extraction.

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Original source

Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.

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V60
0:00
Pour 2/5
0:30

100g

+50g Add water

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