The Standard V60 Recipe

This is the recipe to learn first — a clean, forgiving, beginner-friendly default that strips pour over down to its essentials: one bloom, two simple pours, round numbers, and a 1:16 ratio. There's nothing clever to get wrong, which is exactly the point. Brew this a dozen times until the motions feel natural, then graduate to the more developed methods. 🌱

#Pour Schedule

1. Setup — Rinse the paper filter (pre-wet), discard the rinse water, add 15 g coffee, level the bed.
2. 0:00 — Add 45 g (cumulative 45 g, ~3× dose); bloom 45 s, with a small swirl.
3. 0:45 — Pour in slow circles to 140 g (cumulative 140 g).
4. 1:30 — Pour to 240 g (cumulative 240 g), keeping the bed level and avoiding the wall.
5. ~3:00 — Drawdown completes; aim for a flat, even bed.

#Why It Works

Everything here is chosen to be hard to mess up. A 1:16 ratio sits in the sweet spot between weak and overpowering; a medium-fine grind flows reliably; water just off the boil suits most roasts; and two even pours keep the bed submerged without demanding pro-level control. If the cup is sour, grind finer or brew hotter; if it's bitter, grind coarser or cooler — the simple diagnostic loop in Recipe Variables and Cup Outcomes and the Pour Over Troubleshooting Guide.

This is your reference point. Once it's automatic, the James Hoffmann V60 Technique adds the swirl, the Tetsu Kasuya 4:6 Method adds tunable splits, and the Kalita Wave Official Recipe shows the flat-bottom contrast. The numbers are a sensible composite of common practice — adjust freely as your palate develops.

#Continue Reading

• Hario V60 — the dripper this recipe uses
• James Hoffmann V60 Technique — the natural next step
• Recipe Variables and Cup Outcomes — fixing a sour or bitter cup
• Pour Over Quick Start Checklist — the whole process at a glance
• Common Pour Over Mistakes — what beginners trip over