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Sweet Spot (Beginner)

by Hario V60 02

A forgiving, beginner-friendly recipe with a standard 1:15 ratio and three simple pours.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Medium roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
3:00
Ratio
1:15
Coffee
15 g
Temp
93 °C

The Sweet Spot (Beginner) recipe by Hario for the V60 02 uses 15 g of coffee and 225 g of water (1:15 ratio), at 93°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

15 g
Coffee
225 g
Water
1:15
Ratio
93 °C
Temp
5 medium
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
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Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Bloom with 45g (3x coffee). Wait.

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

    Pour to 120g.

    +120g 15s Circular
  3. 1:30
    Pour

    Pour to 225g.

    +225g 20s Circular
  4. 3:00
    Done

    Brew complete. Target ~3:00.

Notes

Focus on keeping a steady pour rate. Don't worry about perfect circles.

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Recipe by Hario, published at hario.co.jp.

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