V60
Ultimate V60
A Hario V60 recipe by James Hoffmann.
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Recipe by James Hoffmann
Published

The numbers
- Brewer
- Hario V60
- Filter
- paper
- Coffee
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Grind
- medium-fine
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Time
- 3:30
Steps
- Rinse the filter with hot water and discard it.
- Add 30 g of coffee, without tamping. Make a small well in the centre of the bed.
- 0:00Bloom with 60 g of water.
- Swirl gently. Swirl rather than stir so every bit of coffee gets wet.
- 0:45Pour to 300 g over 30 seconds.
- 1:15Pour to 500 g slowly and evenly over 30 seconds.
- 1:45Stir 2 times. One stir each way.
- Swirl gently. Gentle swirl to flatten the bed.
- Let it drain. Aim to finish by 3:30.
Tips
- Use water as hot as you can, especially for light roasts; the swirls keep the bed flat so the drawdown stays even.