Counter Culture Coffee V60

A straightforward multi-pour V60 recipe from Counter Culture Coffee, aimed at home brewers wanting a reliable single-cup method.(estimated)

Coffee: 30g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“30 grams of fresh-roasted, whole-bean coffee”
said in the original · supplies list
Water: 500g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“500 grams of filtered hot water (200 F)”
said in the original · supplies list
Ratio: 1:16.7
Temperature: 93°C, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“500 grams of filtered hot water (200 F)”
said in the original · 200 °F converts to 93 °C
Brew time: 3:30, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“The coffee should finish draining by 3:30-4:00.”
said in the original · step 07; 3:30 = 210 s taken as the lower bound the creator names
Grind (estimated): medium-fine, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
grind on medium fine setting, like table salt
worked out from the recipe · creator's own descriptor maps directly to medium-fine on the standard spectrum

FineCoarse

Grind: medium fine, like table salt

Tap any underlined number to read where it came from. Numbers marked estimated are ones the original recipe does not give.

Equipment

Designed on: Hario V60-02, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Hario 02 V60”
said in the original · supplies list
Works with: conical paper dripper, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
Hario 02 V60
worked out from the recipe · a conical-paper recipe transfers to other conical paper drippers of the same geometry

Brewing a different amount?

grams

Uses 500g of water

Water in the brewer over time, drawn from the recipe.

0:00

0:00Pour to 60gbloom pour to wet all the coffeeyou have 30s
0:30Pour to 200gadd 140gpour in circular motion after 30-second bloom waityou have 30s
1:00Pour to 300gadd 100gwater should have drained a centimetre before this pouryou have 30s
1:30Pour to 400gadd 100grepeat every 30 secondsyou have 30s
2:00Pour to 500gadd 100gfinal pour to reach total weight of 500g
↳Let it draincoffee should finish draining by 3:30–4:00
3:30Done

Weights are cumulative: what the scale reads when that pour finishes.

Filter rinsed first: Yes, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Place filter in V60 and rinse with hot water, discarding when finished.”
said in the original · step 01
Kettle: gooseneck implied by pour-over context; circular motion pours described, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
pour water in circular motion
worked out from the recipe · circular motion pours over a V60 imply a gooseneck kettle for control; no kettle type is named
Stirring and swirling: circular motion pours, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“pour water in circular motion”
said in the original · steps 05 and 06

Style: clarity, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
pour water in circular motion to 200g
worked out from the recipe · V60 conical paper with pulse pours and no agitation beyond circular pouring produces a clean, clear cup
Suits: light, medium roasts, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
30 grams of fresh-roasted, whole-bean coffee
worked out from the recipe · 93 °C water and medium-fine grind suit light to medium roasts; no roast guidance is given so dark is not excluded but the temperature is on the lower end for dark

Where the original recipe does not say how the coffee tastes, the flavour here is an estimate.

This recipe is Counter Culture Coffee’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to the original.