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.
- Coffee
20g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Coffee dose: 20g”
said in the original · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
- Water
300g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Water: 300ml filtered water at 93°C”
said in the original · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Temperature
93°C, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Water: 300ml filtered water at 93°C”
said in the original · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
- Brew time
3:20, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Total brew time: Approximately 3:00 to 3:20 minutes”
said in the original · Base V60 Recipe bullet list; upper bound of 3:20 = 200 s taken as the single value
- Grind (estimated)
medium-coarse, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
Grind size: 30–32 clicks on a Comandante grinder (coarse setting)
worked out from the recipe · Comandante at 30–32 clicks is toward the coarser end of medium-coarse for filter brewing
Grind: 30–32 clicks on a Comandante grinder (coarse setting)
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Equipment
- conical paper dripper
- Comandante, 30–32 clicks
- Scales
- Works with
conical paper dripper, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
its structure translates seamlessly to other conical brewers, with only minor modifications to flow rate or bed resistance
worked out from the recipe · body text, 'Versatile Enough for Any Origin' section
Uses 300g of water
Step by step
- 0:00Pour to 60gfirst of five equal pours, each taking around 10 secondsyou have 1:10
- 1:10Pour to 120gadd 60gsecond pour after 30-second breakyou have 1:10
- 2:20Pour to 180gadd 60gthird pour after 30-second breakyou have 1:10
- 3:30Pour to 240gadd 60gfourth pour after 30-second break
- 2:40Pour to 300gadd 60gfinal pour begins around the 2:40 mark
Weights are cumulative: what the scale reads when that pour finishes.
How Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery brews it
- Grinder
Comandante, 30–32 clicks, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Grind size: 30–32 clicks on a Comandante grinder (coarse setting)”
said in the original · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
- Water
filtered, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Water: 300ml filtered water at 93°C”
said in the original · Base V60 Recipe bullet list
What it makes
- Body
medium, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“retain body”
said in the original · body text, 'My go-to V60 recipe' section
- Acidity
high, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“allowing natural acidity to shine”
said in the original · body text, 'My go-to V60 recipe' section
- Style
clarity, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“extract a clean cup, emphasize honest flavours, and retain body, all while allowing natural acidity to shine”
said in the original · body text, 'My go-to V60 recipe' section
- Suits
light, medium, dark roasts, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“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”
said in the original · body text, 'Versatile Enough for Any Origin' section; no roast level is excluded
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Credit and corrections
This recipe is Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to the original.