Official Brewer Recipes
Official recipes are the methods published by the people who make the brewer: Hario for the V60, Kalita for the Wave, the Chemex Corporation, AeroPress, and so on. They matter because the device was designed around them: the geometry of the cone, the number and size of the drainage holes, the ribs, and the filter thickness all assume a particular grind, ratio, and pour. Starting with the maker's recipe means starting where the engineering expects you to be. 🔧
These recipes tend to be deliberately approachable (forgiving ratios, simple pours, round numbers) because the manufacturer wants a first-time buyer to succeed. They are an excellent baseline before you graduate to the more opinionated Competition Recipes and Community Recipes. Where a brand publishes several variations over the years, the note here documents a representative current method and flags where specifics are approximate.
| Recipe | Brewer | Dose | Ratio | Temp | Grind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hario V60 Official Recipe | Hario V60 | 15 g | 1:15 | 92-96°C | medium-fine |
| Kalita Wave Official Recipe | Kalita Wave | 21 g | 1:16 | 93-96°C | medium |
| Chemex Official Recipe | Chemex | 42 g | 1:15 | 94-96°C | medium-coarse |
| AeroPress Official Recipe | AeroPress | ~17 g | concentrate, then diluted | 80-85°C | fine |
| Clever Dripper Official Recipe | The Clever Dripper | 18 g | 1:16 | 93-96°C | medium |
| OXO Rapid Brewer Recipe | OXO Rapid Brewer | 22 g | 1:16 | 93-96°C | medium |
| Origami Dripper Recipe | Origami Dripper | 15 g | 1:16 | 92-94°C | medium-fine |
Notice how the conical brewers (V60, Origami) lean finer and the flat-bottom brewers (Kalita, OXO) and immersion brewers (Clever) sit a touch coarser. That's geometry driving grind. Conical vs Flat Bottom Drippers explains why. To understand any number in these tables, follow the link, and consult How to Read a Coffee Recipe for the full field schema.
#Continue Reading
- Recipes and Methods: the full recipe hub with all three categories
- Equipment and Drippers: the devices these recipes are built for
- How to Read a Coffee Recipe: the schema behind every card
- Competition Recipes: where champions take these brewers further