How to prepare a coffee with V60

The V60 is a coffee extraction method among the most used in cafes specialty and appreciated by coffee lovers. Let's find out his story and how to use it well.

The V60 is produced by the Japanese company Harry, founded in 1921 in Tokyo as a producer of glass for chemistry. Between the years 40 e 50 Hario began producing siphons glass coffee but with V60 that in 2004 It has achieved popularity among coffee lovers.

The V60 name derives from its conformation at 60 ° cone, precisely because of this characteristic, the coffee is extracted evenly giving a clean cup and very aromatic. Inside the cone we are of spiral ribs which promote turbulence during the infusion allowing air to escape and a large hole that allows us to adjust the water flow.

The V60 is available in two sizes, one for home use (until 2 cups) and one for coffee shops (until 4 cups)

In addition to the size it is possible to choose different materials including plastic (the cheapest version) or glass, steel and porcelain. In addition there are also two special editions, a wooden base with olive and the famous Copper Edition.

How to prepare a coffee with V60

Equipment needed:

• Hario V60 Dripper 02
• Paper filters for V60
• Hario Buono Kettle
• Macinino Hario
• Hario Libra
• Coffee Spoons
• A cup

How to prepare a coffee with V60

• Heat 250ml of water in the kettle Hario.
• Grind 15g of coffee with medium grained.
• Place the cup on the V60, insert the paper filter and wet it with warm water to remove paper hints.
• Discard the water and place the cup with the V60 on the scale and tare to zero.
• Add the ground coffee evenly.
• Pour enough water to temperatures of 92 ° -96 ° to wet the whole ground coffee and wait for about 30 seconds.
• Pour more water slowly, using a circular motion. The preparation is complete when the scale marks 250g, the entire process should take about two and a half minutes.

This preparation is suitable for a single cup, for two people to double the amount of water and coffee.