How To Brew The Best Filter Coffee (V60) At Home

Filter coffee (also called drip/pourover/v60) is one of the simplest methods of coffee preparation at home, and also the one for which you don’t need much of equipment in order to produce a cafe quality beverage.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

• a good light filter roast from your local roaster
• a decent grinder
• dripper
• paper filter
• any kettle (better with an adjustable temperature feature)
• any kitchen scale
• any clock (or your phone)
• good quality water, like THIS one

GENERAL RULES:

• Brew ratio: 1:14 – 1:17 (example 15g coffee : 210-250g water)
• Pours for 15g if you want to keep it simple: 50-100-50-50
• Water temperature: 92-98C
• Extraction time: 150-210s (blooming included)

STEP 1 — MAKE IT WARM & WET

• Pour hot water to make your dripper and filter warm & wet
• Discard the water

STEP 2 — SHAKE IT

• Shake up the ground coffee and then pour into it

STEP 3 — LET IT BLOOM

• 1st pour: pour water on it slowly reaching 1:2.5 – 1:3 ratio (example: 15g coffee – 35-50g water)
• Swirl passionately
• Let it bloom for 30-45s

STEP 4 — MAIN POUR

• 2nd pour: up to 9-10x the amount of ground coffee (example: 15g coffee – 150g water)
• The water level of this pour will determine your coffee’s flow rate

STEP 5 — KEEP GOING

• 3rd pour: up to 12-14x the amount of ground coffee (example: 15g coffee – 200g water)

STEP 6 — FINAL BLOW

• 4th pour: up to 14-17x the amount of ground coffee (example: 15g coffee – 250g water)
• swirl moderately

TIPS & VIBES

• If you have some cunning fingers, you can create a little hole in the coffee bed for super even blooming
• Use circular ways to pour, but always over the coffee bed
• No need to pour from big heights, remember, you are not a fountain

WATER MATTERS

• Use Feketeleves Filter Water
• Filter-oriented water = clean & crisp flavour notes, mellow sweetness, juicy acidity, reduced astringency & bitterness
• Tap water? There are many ways to disrespect your coffee, and tap water ranks just below adding sugar

Still confused?

You can always contact us for real human help. Or just vibe your way into it. What matters is that you enjoy the entire ritual!