How To Brew: v60 (or similar)

V60 (or similar)

This can be a tricky method to nail down as it requires a steady hand and some patience, but it’s also one of the best ways to get the most from your coffee. There’s 100 different recipes floating around, but this basic recipe to get you started will have most coffees tasting great. 

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NB: the rule of thumb for filter coffee is 60g/1L, which can be scaled up or down. In this recipe we’re going to be making a single cup but it can just as easily be scaled up to 2, 3 or 4 cups depending on the grind size. 


15g medium/medium coarse ground 

250ml 92 degree water

3min 30sec - 4min brew time

  1. Boil kettle and let sit off boil for 1 min

  2. Grind 15g coffee, medium/medium coarse ground

  3. Preheat/rinse the filter paper inside the v60, over the carafe or mug you’re brewing in, tip out excess water

  4. Place the 15g coffee into the v60 with the filter paper, knocking it to achieve a flat bed

  5. Tare scales with v60, carafe and coffee in place, then pour 45ml water in a slow circular motion, ensuring to wet all of the dry coffee

  6. let it bloom for 30 seconds and give it a gentle stir, front to back, side to side

  7. After stirring, pour the remaining 205ml (to total 250ml) in a slow, spiralling motion, from the centre outwards.

  8. Carefully, pick up the v60 giving it a gentle swirl at the 1min 30 sec mark. Make sure you don’t lift it too high and try to keep it flat.

  9. After 3 min 30 seconds your brew should be finished or close to finished, once it is, dispose of the filter paper + coffee and give your final brew a decent stir to avoid *stratification

TIPS

The pouring motion can be tricky to nail at first, especially with some wider kettle spouts, but just do your best to keep a constant, steady flow.

* Stratification occurs during most coffee brewing methods where the water passes through a bed of coffee. This means is the water that passes through first, will be extracting differently to the water passing through last. By stirring the final brew, you’re combining all of the parts of the extraction, giving you a better overall flavour balance.

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