Classic V60
Large, balanced cafe-style cup
Balanced, clean, familiar
- Coffee
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Water temp
- 93 °C · 199 °F
- Total time
- 4:00
- Level
- Beginner
When to brew it
Use this when you want a reliable large V60 for two cups or a calm morning brew with low technique pressure.
Why it works
Five measured pulses keep the coffee bed topped up and even, making it forgiving while still producing a clean cafe-style cup.
Step by step
30 g coffee and 500 g water. Weights are the total on the scale. The quoted line is what Pour says out loud at that moment.
- 60 g
Bloom
Saturate the bed fully.
Pour says:
Start bloom. Pour to 60 grams.
- 200 g
Pour to 200
Pour in controlled circles.
Pour says:
Pour in circles to 200 grams.
- 300 g
Pour to 300
Let the bed drop slightly, then refill.
Pour says:
At one minute, pour to 300 grams.
- 400 g
Pour to 400
Repeat the circular pour.
Pour says:
Pour to 400 grams.
- 500 g
Pour to 500
Finish evenly without pouring on the filter wall.
Pour says:
Final pour. Finish at 500 grams.
Drawdown
Aim for a 3:30 to 4:00 finish.
Pour says:
Let it draw down. Target finish is between 3 minutes 30 and 4 minutes.
Brewing a different amount? Pour scales every pour to your dose and keeps the 1:16.7 ratio.
Adapted from Counter Culture Coffee's quick and easy V60 guide. See the original on Counter Culture Coffee
