V60 Pour Over

Here's a step-by-step guide to making a great cup of coffee using the V60 pour-over method. This is how we brew in the V60  - experiment with your own way if you aren't finding this suitable to your coffee tastes:

Equipment

  • V60 dripper
  • V60 paper filter
  • Kettle (ideally with a gooseneck spout for control)
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder (for fresh beans)
  • Timer
  • Mug or carafe

Ingredients

  • Fresh coffee beans (18g for one cup)
  • Filtered water 

Steps

 

1. Prepare Your Water and Coffee

  • Boil your water to about 212°F (93°C). If you don't have a thermometer, let the water sit for 30 seconds after boiling.
  • Grind your coffee to a medium-fine consistency, similar to granulated sugar. Our regular ground coffee works well in a V60.

2. Rinse the Filter

  • To make the cone filter easier to place - fold along the embossed edge and place the filter in the V60 dripper.
  • Put V60 on cup
  • Pour hot water over the filter to rinse it and heat up the cup and filter at the same time. This removes any papery taste and preheats the dripper and carafe or mug. Discard the rinse water.
  • Place cup onto scale and zero out scale

3. Add Coffee Grounds

  • Add the 18g regular ground coffee to the filter.
  • With your clean finger make a small indentation into the middle of the grinds.

4. Start the Bloom (First Pour)

  • Zero out your scale, start timer,  and slowly pour hot water over grounds until they are covered. This creates a coffee plug plus a little bloom time for the grinds.
  • Slowly add water working from the edges of the V60 to the middle until you have 240 grams of water. 
  • Allow to drain through.

5. Remove V60

  • Add additional 60g of water  - totally 300g of water for what we like to say is the perfect v60 coffee.

    6. Serve and Enjoy

    • Take a sip and enjoy the rich flavors!

    Tips

    • Experiment with grind size and pour technique to find the taste profile you like best.
    • Try adjusting the bloom time or the pour intervals if you prefer stronger or milder flavours.
    • This is the perfect way to make weekend coffee and then sit down and enjoy the sips while reading your favourite book.