Brew Guides
V60 - Hoffman
30:500 | Fine (not quite espresso) grind | Pre-wet your filter and ensure brewer is hot | Create a divot in the middle of the coffee bed
0:00 pour to 60g - gently swirl the bed
0:45 pour to 300g (try to hit 300 by 1:15)
1:15 slow down your pour and stop pouring in circular motion
maintain the water level by adjusting the speed of your pour
at 500g water, stop pouring, gently swirl the bed
V60 Roswell
20:300 | Fine grind (not quite espresso)
0:00 pour to 40g - gently swirl the bed
0:45 pour to 200g wait for 20 seconds
Pour to 320g - gently swirl the bed
V60 tips
Don't pour water on the wall of the brewer (water will shoot to the bottom without interacting with the coffee as much.
Grind finer, use less pours (less agitation). Grind coarser, use more pours. See the 4:6 method that uses this principle with coarsely ground coffee.
V60 works best with smaller batches. 15-25g of coffee is going to give you the fullest body coffee experience with a V60. 1:15-1:17 is the ideal ratio for most coffees and taste preferences.
ALWAYS warm up the vessel and pre-wet the filter. This detail is so easy to overlook and tempting to dismiss. These two things make a massive difference in your final tasting experience.
Espresso
I'll give some links for espresso tips/tricks, but before I do that, I'll share some helpful tips for at-home baristas.
Invest in a great grinder before you buy a great machine. You can get by on a Breville Bambino from Facebook Marketplace (for real cheap), but you cannot get by on a Mr Coffee Grinder or even worse, a blade grinder.
Invest some money into a WDT tool. This is the single best investment I've ever made for at home brewing.
Mess around with filters. I've seen amazing results by cutting up some of my V60 filters to the size of the bottom of my espresso basket and putting the filter in the basket before putting the coffee in. If you drink strait espresso (no milk), you might find this to make a big difference in your tasting experience.
