I was browsing videos on YouTube last night and ran across a V60 recipe that even I cannot mess up when I am not quite alert first thing in the morning!
I just happened to have a plastic V60-01 sitting around (though this recipe would work fine with a V60-02) and tried this recipe this morning. I needed to grind a little courser as my draw down was too long and the resulting brew had a hint of bitterness. I will go a little finer on the grind next time.
The recipe:
A correction comment from James:
A few quick bits: Firstly - it appears I've ended up in a similar place to Matt Winton's Five Pour Technique. I was aware of Matt's work, but hadn't watched this video recently, and I think we've just worked our way to similar techniques independently. Shout out to Matt for getting there first!
Secondly - excuse the error at 10:13 where I say "Don't be afraid of going a bit coarse" when I meant "finer. Apologies!
Third - regarding preheating with the hot water tap: There's clearly a lot of variation out there on this front, and I could well have made a mistake here. It might be better to use a kettle. I'd recommend transferring the V60 to the sink before adding the water, to slow its exit from the cone, which helps do more heating up with less water.
The follow up Q&A video:
A correction comment from James:
So I messed up the Commandante clicks thing. I did not measure the proper way, because I’m an idiot. I’m probably out by 5-7 clicks so somewhere from 18-23 might be the right range. I’ll confirm tomorrow when I get my hands on the grinder. Apologies!
Enjoy!
I just happened to have a plastic V60-01 sitting around (though this recipe would work fine with a V60-02) and tried this recipe this morning. I needed to grind a little courser as my draw down was too long and the resulting brew had a hint of bitterness. I will go a little finer on the grind next time.
The recipe:
A correction comment from James:
A few quick bits: Firstly - it appears I've ended up in a similar place to Matt Winton's Five Pour Technique. I was aware of Matt's work, but hadn't watched this video recently, and I think we've just worked our way to similar techniques independently. Shout out to Matt for getting there first!
Secondly - excuse the error at 10:13 where I say "Don't be afraid of going a bit coarse" when I meant "finer. Apologies!
Third - regarding preheating with the hot water tap: There's clearly a lot of variation out there on this front, and I could well have made a mistake here. It might be better to use a kettle. I'd recommend transferring the V60 to the sink before adding the water, to slow its exit from the cone, which helps do more heating up with less water.
The follow up Q&A video:
A correction comment from James:
So I messed up the Commandante clicks thing. I did not measure the proper way, because I’m an idiot. I’m probably out by 5-7 clicks so somewhere from 18-23 might be the right range. I’ll confirm tomorrow when I get my hands on the grinder. Apologies!
Enjoy!