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Single Circular Pour

by Blue Bottle Coffee V60 02

Blue Bottle Coffee's official pour-over method. A bloom followed by a steady circular pour. Blue Bottle emphasizes freshness — beans within two weeks of roast date.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Medium roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
3:00
Ratio
1:16.7
Coffee
21 g
Temp
96 °C

The Single Circular Pour recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee for the V60 02 uses 21 g of coffee and 350 g of water (1:16.7 ratio), at 96°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

21 g
Coffee
350 g
Water
1:16.7
Ratio
96 °C
Temp
5 medium fine
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 50g in the center, saturate all grounds.

    +50g 10s Slow
  2. 0:45
    Pour

    Slow spiral pour from center outward to 200g.

    +200g 30s Circular
  3. 1:30
    Pour

    Continue spiral pour to 350g.

    +350g 30s Circular
  4. 3:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Target ~3:00.

Notes

Blue Bottle's method is straightforward: bloom, then continuous circular pour. They recommend 1:16 ratio or slightly more. Pour slowly in concentric circles, avoiding the edges of the filter. Use freshly ground coffee within 30 seconds of grinding.

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Original source

Recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee, published at bluebottlecoffee.com.

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