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V60

V60

 What you'll need.

  • Filtered Water

  • Whole coffee beans - ideally within 4 weeks of being roasted

  • An adjustable burr coffee grinder

  • Kettle

  • Scales

  • A French Press

  • A spoon or something to stir the coffee with.

 

 

How much coffee do you want to brew?

Boil your water and pre-heat your french press with it.

 

Pre-heat.

 

Set up.

Grind your coffee, a medium coarse setting is ideal and pour your coffee into your pre-heated french press and place on your set of scales.

 

Brew.

Your brewing water should be between 95-99 degrees, about 30 secs of the boil is usually ideal. Start your timer and begin to pour, just pour the water all at once and then stir the entire contents to 'agitate' the grounds, aiding in extracting the coffee. Place the filter assembly on top and let it brew for 4:00 mins. 

 

Plunge & Pour.

Once your timer reaches 4:00 it's time to plunge. We recommend only plunging halfway down as it doesn't stir up all the grounds that settled at the bottom, leading to a much cleaner cup.

Gently pour out your brewed coffee being careful not to tilt the french press too aggressively or try to pour out the 'slurry' at the bottom as this can also allow more sediment to creep into your cup. 

 

The result.

Unlike a method such as pourover we have the same contact time with coffee to water regardless of grind size so it's important to 'dial in' our grinder to a french press via taste. If you have well roasted , freshly ground coffee and good water and still experience an overpowering, dry or overly bitter cup then grind coarser. If your coffee is quite dull, flat, and lacking body, then grind finer and/or make sure your water is at least 95 degrees. The ideal grind setting for a french press should give a cup that has a full, round body with a lush mouthfeel and good balance between sweetness and acidity. This setting would stay the same for smaller or larger brews but may change with different coffees, especially those of differing roast styles.  

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