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Ice After

by Lance Hedrick V60 02

Lance Hedrick's flash brew approach to iced coffee — brew hot like a normal V60 at 1:12, then add the ice after drawdown to flash-chill in the decanter. Unlike Japanese-style iced (where ~40% of the water is ice in the server), the full 240g hits the bed at brewing temp, so extraction is unconstrained and the cup comes out crisp, floral, sweet and fruity rather than under-extracted.

  • Floral
  • Sweet
  • Citric
  • Light-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
2:50
Ratio
1:12
Coffee
20 g
Temp
95 °C

The Ice After recipe by Lance Hedrick for the V60 02 uses 20 g of coffee and 240 g of water (1:12 ratio), at 95°C, with a target brew time of 2:50.

Parameters

Iced
20 g
Coffee
240 g
Water
1:12
Ratio
95 °C
Temp
6 medium coarse
Grind
60 g
Ice
2:50
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 6/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

2:50 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 60g (3× the dose). Swirl gently to settle the bed.

    +60g 10s Slow
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Pour to 150g cumulative in slow circles.

    +150g 20s Circular
  3. 1:30
    Pour

    Pour to 240g cumulative.

    +240g 15s Circular
  4. 1:45
    Swirl

    Gentle swirl to level the bed.

    3s
  5. 2:30
    Stir

    Drawdown done. Add 60g of ice to the decanter and stir until the coffee is cold and the ice has mostly melted.

    20s
  6. 2:50
    Done

    Pour over fresh ice in the serving glass.

Notes

The whole idea: don't compromise extraction to get cold coffee. Brew the hot V60 you'd actually want to drink, then snap-chill it. Ratio is intentionally tight at 1:12 (vs 1:16–17 for hot) — the post-brew ice will dilute, so you brew a bit stronger to land at the right strength once melted. No ice in the decanter while brewing. Ice goes in after drawdown is complete: add ~60g of ice to the brewed coffee in the server, swirl/stir until the ice has mostly melted and the coffee is cold, then pour over fresh ice in your serving glass. Grind a touch coarser than your typical hot V60 — Hedrick goes around 6 (medium-coarse) — because the tight ratio and full hot contact would otherwise push extraction high. Temperature less than boiling — anywhere from 92-96°C is fine; this isn't a high-extraction cup.

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Original source

Recipe by Lance Hedrick, published at youtube.com.

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