What you need

  • Hario V60-02 (ceramic or plastic) + paper filters
  • Grinder, manual or electric (Timemore C2 is ideal)
  • Scale with a timer (or phone + kitchen scale)
  • Gooseneck kettle (Hario, Timemore Youth) or any kettle with a controllable spout
  • 15g coffee, freshly roasted single origin
  • 250ml water, filtered, heated to 92°C

The classic recipe

Step 1 — Prep (1 min)

  1. Place the filter in the dripper, over a cup or carafe
  2. Pour hot water over the filter — rinses the paper and warms the dripper
  3. Discard the water from the cup
  4. Grind the coffee medium (coarse-salt grind)
  5. Place the ground coffee in the filter and level it with a gentle tap

Step 2 — Bloom (0:00 — 0:30)

Start the timer. Pour 50g water in spirals, from the center outward. The coffee starts to "bloom" — releasing CO2 trapped during roasting.

Let it breathe for 30 seconds. With freshly roasted coffee, you'll see a beautiful brown foam.

Step 3 — First pour (0:30 — 1:15)

Slow, steady pouring: add another 100g water (150g total on the scale). Pour in concentric spirals, avoiding the filter wall.

Step 4 — Second pour (1:30 — 2:15)

When the level drops to half, add another 100g (250g total on the scale).

Step 5 — Drawdown (2:15 — 3:00)

Let the water drain fully. By 3:00 it should all be in the cup.

What beginners get wrong

1. Grind too fine or too coarse

Too fine → water gets blocked, bitter coffee (over-extracted)
Too coarse → water passes too fast, sour, under-extracted coffee

Test: if you finish under 2:30, your grind is too coarse. Past 4:00, too fine.

2. Water too hot or too cold

Ideal: 92°C (98°C for light roasts). Boiling water = 100°C → leave the kettle open for 30 seconds.

3. Stale coffee

Coffee oxidizes within 4-6 weeks of roasting. Check the date on the bag.

4. Pouring fixed at the center

Water needs to wet the entire coffee bed. Use spirals, not a single jet in the middle.

5. Wrong amount

Ideal ratio: 1:16 (15g coffee : 250ml water). A scale is essential.

Coffees we recommend for V60

V60 best showcases coffees with clear, acidic profiles:

V60 is more ritual than expense: 4 minutes of attention each morning, followed by the cleanest cup of coffee you can make.