V60

dfk41

I found one of these in the cupboard

I presume it is a size one V60, so, I am going to wash it and give it a go, since this and Chemex seems particularly popular in the brewing world. I watched this guys brewing video as a guide

but, it left me with a few questions. This is the thing I bought

https://bellabarista.co.uk/collections/coffee-brewers-drip-filters-french-press/products/timemore-crystal-eye-glass-dripper-1-2-cup

Could someone confirm the correct weight of beans, could someone translate a medium to coarse grind setting for the Duo. The bloom is constant at 50 gms for 30 seconds. To confirm the second pout, how long/how much and the same for the third. Once you have stopped pouring I think the video suggests 3.15 is the ideal drip time.

Oh dear!

MWJB

It’s not quite a V60, it’s a copy - the other I have seen like this has less pronounced ridges than the genuine V60, this may not matter overall but translating recipes from a V60 won’t be a straight swap as this will likely drain slower. Looks like it’s 2 cup/02, no matter as the only papers I can currently recommend are the loose bagged, pink & black, white Hario 01 filters.

There is no ideal drip time, pour rate is the thing you are looking for, unless you are Moses you cannot control the flow of liquid, ask Canute.

I would forget off the peg recipe suggestions altogether and I would aim to brew at the same/similar grind setting you use for the Moccamaster. You don’t really want to be fiddling with grind settings every time you switch brewer. (“Medium to coarse”? Which is it?)

You are also brewing at 7g/100ml 1:14 , I’d stick to that.

You have 300g water, I’d break that down into 5 pours of 60g, to start with - pour every 40s. First one is a spiral wetting all the bed, poured in about 20s, folllowing pours do a quick once or twice round the edge then stay in the centre for the remainder each taking 25-30s (so all in by 3:05-3:10). Keep the kettle spout as close to the lip of the brewer as possible, let the water drop straight down, not hose in an arc. Then report back.

So:

0:00 pour 60g in a spiral, in 20s

0:40 pour up to 120g total, 1-2 round the edge then stay in centre

1:20 pour up to 180g total, 1-2 round the edge then stay in centre

2:00 pour up to 240g total, 1-2 round the edge then stay in centre

2:40 pour up to 120g total, 1-2 round the edge then stay in centre, should be all in around 3:05-3:10.

Record dry bed then leave 30-40s for drips to decline.

dfk41

MWJB Cheers Mark. I will print those instructions off!

Tal

I’m new to v60, I bought one so I could do 2 cup filter brews as an alternative to back to back aeropressing.

I use James Hoffman 2 cup technique with an 02 size.

30g coffee, anywhere between 3-0 and 5-2 on a Fellow Ode Gen2, medium grind I guess. Initially I dial in grind to achieve 3mins 30s total pour time and go from there. But I like it as it’s a simple recipe.

So 30g coffee, make a dip with your finger in the middle.

Start a timer with the v60 on a scale.

Pour 60g of water to bloom, swirl the v60 to ensure all coffee grounds are wetted.

00:45 slowly pour in a circular pattern to 300g

01:15 pour in remaining water to 500g, may need to wait for water to drip through in order to get the rest in.

01:45 Stir with a spoon in both directions, then swirl when the level is low enough to settle the bed of grounds.

03:30 hopefully it will be done

Hoffman’s single cup technique:

15g coffee, with a dip in the centre as above.

Start timer:

0:00 50g water

00:15 swirl

00:45 add 50g water

01:00 add 50g water

01:20 add 50g water

01:40 add 50g water

Swirl and drawn down

03:00 finish

Edit: the filter master has replied to your thread. So I’d ignore mine :p

dfk41

Tal Thank you very much

HarveyMushman

Great advice already above but if you’re feeling frivolous I can highly recommend the Acai Pearl S scales to help.

You programme in the recipe (like those mentioned above) via an app and then the scales prompt you for each step and start the timer. So it’ll say ‘add 60g water’ and start a timer for 20s and then ‘add 60g water’ and a timer for 40s etc etc and it can either move to the next step automatically or you can set it to require a button press to move to the next step.

It’s absolutely no different to doing it manually it just means each pour is measured in its own weight and time rather than a sum of all pours.

If you do indulge, make sure you get the ‘S’ version as the other doesn’t have this functionality.

dfk41

Well, that was interesting. I made the brew as per Mark’s instructions and it went pretty much as he stated. So, onto the drink. I am not good at describing things but the brew was a lot cleaner tasting with nice mouthfeel. As far as flavours go, there were new ones to me but nothing I could describe but not unpleasant. I do not think I have enough beans left for another so it will be on to the next and last Skylark offering. I will tell you what it is when I open it.

This certainly is a journey and what is clear, is that there are no shortcuts

dfk41

The new Skylark coffee I have just opened is as insipid as the other 3! Definitely a roaster I will be avoiding in the future!