Osmotic Flow
Open in appHario's source demonstrates the Japanese osmotic-flow style, using an exceptionally slow center pour while holding water barely above the coffee bed. Minimal disturbance encourages a concentrated, rounded cup with sweetness and gentle clarity.
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Parameters
- 20 g
- Coffee
- 300 g
- Water
- 1:15
- Ratio
- 88 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium-fine
- Grind
- 5:00
- Total
- ~300 ml
- Yield
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Method
5:00 · total-
Bloom 1 / 50:0045s
Pour 40g over the centre of the bed. Let it bloom.
+40g→ 40g Center pour 2.7g/s 15s 88°C -
Pour 2 / 50:451m15s
Pour over the centre of the bed to 120g. Keep only a shallow layer of water above the coffee bed.
+80g→ 120g Center pour 2g/s 40s -
Pour 3 / 52:001m20s
Pour over the centre of the bed to 200g. Keep only a shallow layer of water above the coffee bed.
+80g→ 200g Center pour 2g/s 40s -
Pour 4 / 53:201m40s
Finish over the centre of the bed to 300g. Keep only a shallow layer of water above the coffee bed.
+100g→ 300g Center pour 2.5g/s 40s -
Done 5 / 55:00
Finish when the coffee stops dripping.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Hario, published at youtube.com.
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- V60 Hario's conical brewer is the most copied design in modern coffee, and for good reason: a 60° cone, deep ribs, and one big hole add up to a brewer that doesn't restrict flow at all. The grounds are what hold the water back, not the device. That makes the grind and your pour the only real variables.
- Origin Where the coffee grew shapes the cup more than almost anything else. Soil, altitude, climate, and varietal interact for the years the tree spends in the ground. Once the cherry is picked, the rest of the chain (processing, roast, brew) only modifies what's already there. You can't put fruit into a coffee that wasn't grown for it.