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Stirred for Two

by James Hoffmann V60 02

James Hoffmann's V60 recipe scaled for two cups. Same technique as his standard method: bloom with stir, two large pours, stir and swirl at the end. Slightly coarser grind for the larger batch.

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Total
4:00
Ratio
1:16.7
Coffee
30 g
Temp
100 °C

The Stirred for Two recipe by James Hoffmann for the V60 02 uses 30 g of coffee and 500 g of water (1:16.7 ratio), at 100°C, with a target brew time of 4:00.

Parameters

30 g
Coffee
500 g
Water
1:16.7
Ratio
100 °C
Temp
6 medium
Grind
4:00
Total
2
Servings
Grind · 6/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

4:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 60g. Stir vigorously to wet all grounds.

    +60g 10s Slow
  2. 0:45
    Pour

    Pour to 300g (60% of total). Gentle spiral.

    +300g 30s Circular
  3. 1:30
    Pour

    Pour to 500g. Complete.

    +500g 25s Circular
  4. 2:00
    Stir

    Clockwise stir, then counter-clockwise. Gentle swirl.

    10s
  5. 4:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Target 4:00-4:30.

Notes

Hoffmann's standard technique scaled for two cups. The larger batch means slightly coarser grind to prevent over-extraction from the longer brew time. Same final agitation technique: one clockwise stir, one counter-clockwise stir, then a swirl. Target 4:00-4:30 total brew.

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Original source

Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.

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