Five-Pour Method

The championship V60 recipe Matt Winton used to win the 2021 World Brewers Cup, aiming for clarity of flavour through five equal, aggressive pours.

Tap any underlined number to read where it came from. Numbers marked estimated are ones the creator never gave, so we worked them out.

What you’ll need

Hario V60 Metal Dripper, 02 size
Hario V60 paper, 01 size
HARIO V60 Electric Coffee Grinder (in video); HARIO hand grinder (reference setting), about 12 clicks on a HARIO hand grinder
gooseneck; removed from base after first pour to cool gradually through later pours
Scales

20g

“This recipe involves 20 grams of coffee”

the creator said this · transcript, 1:41

Coffee

300g

“using a 1:15 ratio of water, which means 300mL of water”

the creator said this · transcript, 1:44–1:47

Water

1:15

Ratio

93°C

“today I'll be using water set at 93 degrees Celcius”

the creator said this · transcript, 1:52

Temperature

3:30

“I think we're going to be looking at around 3:30 minutes”

the creator said this · transcript, 8:08

Brew time

coarse

It's a cone dripper. Meaning it has this 60-degree angle. When you pair this with a paper filter from HARIO

we worked this out · the method depends on conical geometry and paper filter; transfers to any conical-paper dripper

Grind (estimated)

Grind: quite coarse; about 12 clicks on a HARIO hand grinder

Designed on: Hario V60 Metal Dripper, 02 size
“I chose the metal V60 for my championship”
the creator said this · transcript, 0:33; description box lists 'V60 Dripper 02 Size, Metal (VDM-02-HSV)'
Works with: conical paper dripper
It's a cone dripper. Meaning it has this 60-degree angle. When you pair this with a paper filter from HARIO
we worked this out · the method depends on conical geometry and paper filter; transfers to any conical-paper dripper

Brewing a different amount?

grams

Makes 300g

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

0:00

0:00pour to 60gBloom pour; start in the middle then pour around to wet all the grounds evenly.you have 30s
0:30waitWait about 30 seconds to allow even saturation before the next pour.
↳pour to 120gSecond pour as soon as the bed has finished dripping. Pour centre first, then around the sides.
↳pour to 180gThird pour once the previous has drained to a drip.
↳pour to 240gFourth pour once the previous has drained to a drip. Being slightly over or under is acceptable.
↳pour to 300gFifth and final pour to reach total water weight of 300 g.
↳drawdownAllow to drain; remove dripper before the very last drips, which taste bitter.

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

Filter: Hario V60 paper, 01 size
“In this case, the 01 filter paper from HARIO.”
the creator said this · transcript, 2:54
Filter rinsed first: Yes
“Next, I'll be rinsing with water just from the kettle. It doesn't matter too much if it's hot or cold, just so long as you thoroughly wet and rinse the paper.”
the creator said this · transcript, 3:07–3:13
Dripper: metal
“I chose the metal V60 for my championship”
the creator said this · transcript, 0:33
Kettle: gooseneck; removed from base after first pour to cool gradually through later pours
“We're going to leave the kettle off of the base. So it does start to cool down a little bit as we do those later pours.”
the creator said this · transcript, 6:16–6:19
Grinder: HARIO V60 Electric Coffee Grinder (in video); HARIO hand grinder (reference setting), about 12 clicks on a HARIO hand grinder
“today, I'm using the electric grinder from HARIO”
the creator said this · transcript, 2:20
Water: good filtered water
“the water that we're going to be using is just some good filtered water for coffee”
the creator said this · transcript, 2:04

Body: medium
we're going to be pouring quite aggressively
we worked this out · five equal pours with aggressive agitation at a 1:15 ratio suggests a medium body
Strength: medium
using a 1:15 ratio of water, which means 300mL of water
we worked this out · 1:15 ratio is a standard medium-strength brew ratio
Acidity: medium
it gave me the best clarity of flavour and brightness in the cup
we worked this out · brightness is a proxy for acidity; coarse grind and multiple pours on a light roast support medium-high acidity; medium is the conservative call
Style: clarity
“It gives you such a clarity of flavour, and an extraction that I haven't been able to find with any other method and dripper.”
the creator said this · transcript, 9:36–9:39
Suits: light, medium roasts
“Here I have a beautiful washed Ethiopian from a local roastery, which is light-roasted, for filter.”
the creator said this · transcript, 2:14–2:17; light roast is the demonstrated roast; medium inferred as compatible given no exclusion stated

Where the creator did not say how their coffee tastes, we have estimated it.

This recipe is Matt Winton’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to where they published it.