Hoffmann One-Cup V60
Clean 250 g single cup
Clean, sweet, balanced
- Coffee
- 15 g
- Water
- 250 g
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Water temp
- 95 °C · 203 °F
- Total time
- 3:00
- Level
- Intermediate
When to brew it
Use this when you want a precise single cup with clear sweetness and a repeatable small-brew structure.
Why it works
Small staged pours keep the bed from flooding, while the early swirl helps wet all grounds before the main pulses.
Step by step
15 g coffee and 250 g water. Weights are the total on the scale. The quoted line is what Pour says out loud at that moment.
- 50 g
Bloom
Pour evenly to wet the bed.
Pour says:
Start bloom. Pour to 50 grams.
Bloom swirl
Gently swirl the brewer.
Bloom rest
Let the coffee bloom.
Pour says:
Let the bloom rest.
- 100 g
Pour to 100
Pour in small controlled circles.
Pour says:
Pour to 100 grams.
Brief rest
Let the water level fall slightly.
Pour says:
Brief rest.
- 150 g
Pour to 150
Keep the stream centered and steady.
Pour says:
Pour to 150 grams.
Brief rest
Let the bed settle.
Pour says:
Brief rest.
- 200 g
Pour to 200
Pour gently without pushing the filter wall.
Pour says:
Pour to 200 grams.
Brief rest
Let the slurry fall a little.
Pour says:
Brief rest.
- 250 g
Final pour
Finish the water smoothly.
Pour says:
Final pour. Finish at 250 grams.
Final swirl
Gently swirl to settle the bed flat.
Pour says:
Gently swirl to settle the bed.
Drawdown
Target finish is around 3:00.
Pour says:
Let it draw down. Target finish is around 3 minutes.
Brewing a different amount? Pour scales every pour to your dose and keeps the 1:16.7 ratio.
Based on James Hoffmann's one-cup V60 technique, as listed by Timer.Coffee. See the original on Timer.Coffee
