How to brew Hario V60

Hario’s V60 brewer is probably the poster child for pour-over brewing and third-wave coffee.

Easy to learn but with a whole range of variations, it’s the method you’re most likely to see in your favourite brew bar or cafe, home or campsite.

Here’s our step-by-step guide (or jump onto this guide’s Frequently Asked Questions):

V60 01 (1 cup) V60 02 (2 cup)

Method for V60 01 (1 cup)V60 02 (2 cup)

Gear

• Hario V60 01 02 Dripper
• Paper filters
• Gooseneck kettle✎
• Server
• Grinderℹ︎
• Scales
• Timer
• Stirring tool
• Mug(s)!
Goods

• 15 30g of coffee beans
• 250 500g (mL) of just-boiled water ♨︎
• Extra water to rinse the paper filter

✎: We recommend using a gooseneck kettle because it offers higher pouring precision. However, if you don’t have one, you can always use a standard one or literally any pouring source. Your coffee, your rules.

ℹ︎: If you don’t have a grinder, that’s OK! You can always use pre-ground coffee, though we recommend freshly ground because it does elevate the flavour of each brew.

♨︎: In our recipes, we measure water in grams because we use scales, and it’s easy to achieve precision this way. However, if you don’t have scales, the conversion is easy: 1g=1mL.

Put the V60 on top of the mug/server, place the filter and rinse it.

Rinsing with hot water saturates the filter and gets rid of the papery taste. Don’t forget to discard it thoughtfully before brewing.

Grind 1530g of coffee and place inside the brewer.

Gently shake to settle the grounds into a flat bed.

Move everything on top of the scales, tare, and gently pour in 50100g of water just off the boil. 

It helps to pour the water in a circular pattern from the outside of the filter towards the centre.

Swirl or stir to make sure all the grounds are wet, start the timer and wait 45 seconds.

This initial wait is called the bloom and gives time for the gasses trapped in the coffee to escape.

Gently pour in more water until you’ve added a total of 250500g. Pour using a circular motion.

Pour each new batch of water in gently, trying not to disturb the coffee grounds too much. Aim for a total brew time of 3.54 minutes (meaning the last drop should come through the filter at minute 3:304:00, from the start of the first pour.