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The Ultimate V60 Technique

The Ultimate V60 Technique

30 g coffee
500 g water
  1. 1. ◉ Grind 30g coffee
  2. 2. ◉ Rinse paper filter with 500g water just off the boil
  3. 3. This removes any paper taste and preheats the brewer
  4. 4. ◉ Add coffee grounds to V60
  5. 5. ◉ Create well in the middle of the grounds
  6. 6. This helps to evenly saturate all the grounds during the blooming phase
  7. 7. ◉ Start timer
  8. 8. t = 0:00
  9. 9. ◉ Add 2x coffee weight = 60 g of bloom water
  10. 10. Don’t use more than 3x coffee weight
  11. 11. ◉ Swirl the coffee slurry until evenly mixed
  12. 12. The aim is to wet all the coffee grounds by evenly mixing bloom water and coffee
  13. 13. Swirling is better than using a spoon
  14. 14. ◉ Bloom for up to 45 s
  15. 15. This allows CO2 to escape which will improve extraction
  16. 16. t = 0:45
  17. 17. ◉ Add water aiming for 60% of total brew weight = 300 g in the next 30 s
  18. 18. This phase is critical!
  19. 19. Since you already added 60 g bloom water, add 240 g in 30 s (flow rate = 8 g/s)
  20. 20. A full V60 is good to maintain high temperatures
  21. 21. t = 1:15
  22. 22. P.S.: Don’t worry about pouring directly onto the V60 filter
  23. 23. ◉ Add water aiming for 100% of the total brew weight = 500 g in the next 30 s
  24. 24. Since you already added 300 g water, add 200 g in 30 s (flow rate = 6.66 g/s)
  25. 25. Poor a little slower than in the first phase, not too aggressively
  26. 26. t = 1:45
  27. 27. ◉ Stir 1x clockwise and 1x anticlockwise with spoon
  28. 28. This knocks off grounds from side wall
  29. 29. ◉ Allow V60 to drain a little
  30. 30. ◉ Give V60 a gentle swirl
  31. 31. This helps obtain a flat coffee bed at bottom of V60 for even extraction
  32. 32. ◉ Let brew drawdown
  33. 33. The higher the temperature, the faster the drawdown
  34. 34. Filter paper also affects drawdown
  35. 35. Aim to finish drawdawn by t = 3:30
  36. 36. ◉ Enjoy!

Brew ratio: 60 g/L (e.g. 30 g per 500 mL)

Grind size: medium fine

Temperature: the hotter, the better (especially with lighter roasts)