
James Hoffmann's Ultimate V60 Technique
"One of the most foundational V60 recipe for pour-over staters. It is the essential standard for extracting full cafe-level complexity from a solo home brew."
James Hoffmann

Tips & Preparation
- Thanks to Reddit r/Coffee u/fractalsonfire
- Use 100°C water for light roasts, slightly cooler for dark roasts.
- Grind slightly finer than medium.
- Adjust grind size and ratio to taste.
Recipe Steps
Rinse paper in V60 and preheat it. Pour in coffee and make a well with your finger in the coffee bed.
0:00
Start timer and gently pour 2x coffee dose as water to bloom (up to 3x coffee dose if necessary).
Swirl it good. Wait 30 to 45 seconds.
0:45
Spiral pour in 60% of total brew water until 1:15 (i.e. 60% of 500g, pour to 300g).
1:15
Keep it topped up, slowly pouring the rest of the brew water over 30 seconds
1:45
Little stir in one direction, then a little stir in the opposite direction (About 1 to 1.5 revolutions each way).
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