The Hario v60 is a pour over method ideal for brewing a single cup of coffee—quick and easy, bringing the coffee to the foreground for a clean, bright, and aromatic cup. Our tutorial walks you through how to make pour over coffee to delicious perfection in under 5 minutes (okay, maybe 7 if you count boil time).
Pro tip
If you don’t have a scale, use 2 tablespoons ground coffee. Measuring by weight is recommended as the density of coffee can vary depending on roast level/variety of coffee/sorting method and a host of other factors. For example, our Guatemalan Dark is roughly 20% larger than our Ethiopian Light Roast.
Pro tip
This step warms the brewer and container so your brewing water maintains its temperature as you brew. It also gently adheres the filter to the brewer and rinses any trace of paper flavor from the filter.
Pro tip
Ideally, tamp the grounds flat to ensure that no air gaps remain in the brew bed. Air gaps in the grounds or between the filter and brewer allow water to flow through these gaps rather than the coffee, resulting in an unevenly extracted or “channeled” brew.
Pro tip
Fresh coffee contains CO2 gas. This step releases that gas, ensuring more even brewing. It also provides a reliable indicator of the freshness of your coffee: No bubbling bloom when the water is added means that your coffee has already started to lose some of its fresh flavors—time to buy more beans!
Pro tip
Pour water directly over grounds in a circular motion until the slurry is about halfway up the dripper chamber. Keep the slurry of coffee grounds and water at about the same level by pouring, waiting, and pouring again. The goal is to get as many of the grounds to sink to an even bed at the bottom of the dripper (rather than either floating at the surface or clinging to the sides of the filter).
Enjoy this simple cup of coffee brewed to delicious perfection
Published by Peace Coffee on July 9, 2013.
