Brewing With The V60

The V60 is a popular way to enjoy filter brewed coffee and is quite simple to use. It's name derives from it's conical V shape which has an internal angle of 60°. It was designed to reproduce the flavour of cloth drip coffee, popularised from the 18th century in Europe, while using a paper filter.

You Will Need

Coffee
Scale
Grinder
V60 Dripper
V60 Paper Filter
V60 Server
Timer or Stopwatch
Water
Kettle

Our Standard Recipe

15g coffee, 240g water, 97°C

Brew Method

1. Heat water to 97°C (you will need 240g or 240ml for this recipe)
   
2. Weigh 15g of coffee beans and grind  to a medium coarse setting
3. Prepare the scale, V60 Dripper, V60 Server and V60 Filter Paper for use (place them on top of each other with the filter paper inside the Dripper) 
4. Rinse the filter paper using the water you heated in step 1 above
5. Place the freshly ground coffee from step 2 above inside the rinsed filter paper, ensuring an even distribution
6. Start the timer and pour 50g of hot water on top of the ground coffee. Pour in a circular motion and ensure the water is distributed evenly with no dry grounds remaining
7. Wait 30s before resuming to pour more hot water onto the coffee. Start at the centre and pour in a circular motion while working your way outwards
8. Once the scale shows you have poured 200g of water onto the coffee bring the water to the centre and finish pouring once the scale shows you have reached 240g
9. Total brew time should be around 2m 15s

Notes:

• The brew ratio used in this recipe is 1:16 or 16g of water for every gram of coffee 
• To make a larger or smaller portion, simply multiply the amount of coffee by 16 to derive the amount of water needed