I liked this video. I make coffee every day in my office, and lately I’ve been using the V60. I generally use around 18-22g of coffee and pour ~300ml to yield 250ml of brewed coffee (~8oz). I had been grinding fine and trying to mimic the pour-wait-pour-wait style I’ve often seen used with Melitta pourovers, but it results in an over-extracted brew. This continuous pour style, and a grind just slightly coarser than what i’d been doing, has produced much better results in the cup.
4 comments
JT says:
May 27, 2010
Hmmm… I should of picked up some Hario stuff while I was in Fukuoka. I found it to be a lot cheaper there. I have been tempted to try this for a while. My old roasters in Canada, have some entertaining “how-to” videos that are a little simplistic but fun to watch, nonetheless. http://www.49thparallelroasters.com/brewingGuide.html
admin says:
Jun 7, 2010
Honestly I find the Melitta drip brewer to be much easier to get a consistently good cup of coffee. The Hario has a tighter margin for error, you need to manage your flow rate and grind size much more carefully. Haven’t cupped them side by side so I don’t really know if there’s a big taste difference…
JT says:
Jun 8, 2010
I picked up the V60 as it was a splurge purchase when I saw them at my local home plus. I also picked up a sweet pour-over pot off of Gmarket with a built in thermometer to keep the temp. consistent. Now I am just working on the flow rate and everything should be awesome!
admin says:
Jun 8, 2010
Got a link to the drip pot w/thermometer?? Sounds cool.