Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery V60
By Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery, 2025
A structured five-pour method refined through national Brewers Cup competition, aimed at clean, balanced cups that hold up across different origins and roast styles.
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What you’ll need
- conical paper dripper
- Comandante, 30–32 clicks
- Scales
20g
“Coffee dose: 20g”
the creator said this · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
300g
“Water: 300ml filtered water at 93°C”
the creator said this · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
93°C
“Water: 300ml filtered water at 93°C”
the creator said this · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
3:20
“Total brew time: Approximately 3:00 to 3:20 minutes”
the creator said this · Base V60 Recipe bullet list; upper bound of 3:20 = 200 s taken as the single value
medium-coarse
its structure translates seamlessly to other conical brewers, with only minor modifications to flow rate or bed resistance
we worked this out · body text, 'Versatile Enough for Any Origin' section
Grind: 30–32 clicks on a Comandante grinder (coarse setting)
- Works with
conical paper dripper
its structure translates seamlessly to other conical brewers, with only minor modifications to flow rate or bed resistance
we worked this out · body text, 'Versatile Enough for Any Origin' section
Makes 300g
The pours
- 0:00pour to 60gfirst of five equal pours, each taking around 10 secondsyou have 1:10
- 1:10pour to 120gsecond pour after 30-second breakyou have 1:10
- 2:20pour to 180gthird pour after 30-second breakyou have 1:10
- 3:30pour to 240gfourth pour after 30-second break
- 2:40pour to 300gfinal pour begins around the 2:40 mark
Weights are cumulative: what the scale reads when that pour finishes.
How they brew it
- Grinder
Comandante, 30–32 clicks
“Grind size: 30–32 clicks on a Comandante grinder (coarse setting)”
the creator said this · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
- Water
filtered
“Water: 300ml filtered water at 93°C”
the creator said this · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
What it makes
- Body
medium
“retain body”
the creator said this · body text, 'My go-to V60 recipe' section
- Acidity
high
“allowing natural acidity to shine”
the creator said this · body text, 'My go-to V60 recipe' section
- Style
clarity
“extract a clean cup, emphasize honest flavours, and retain body, all while allowing natural acidity to shine”
the creator said this · body text, 'My go-to V60 recipe' section
- Suits
light, medium, dark roasts
“Whether you're brewing a washed Ethiopian with floral aromatics or a syrupy natural-process Brazil, this method adapts while maintaining the coffee's integrity”
the creator said this · body text, 'Versatile Enough for Any Origin' section; no roast level is excluded
Credit and corrections
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