Brewing Guide
Brewing Guide for Hario V60, Chemex, Aeropress, & French Press
Hario V60 for a single 12oz cup
(for a 10oz cup, reduce coffee to 21g, water to 300g total)
27g Coffee, Medium Drip Grind
400g Water (200-205 Degrees F)
Brew Time: About 3 minutes
Directions:
- Place filter in V60, preheat filter, V60 and mug by pouring hot water through them.
- Add freshly ground coffee to filter, place everything on scale and tare the scale.
- Start timer and add 50g of water by pouring slowly into the center of the grounds.
- Allow the bloom to degas for 30 seconds before adding more water.
- Continue to pour slowly in circles around the center of the grounds (don't pour directly onto the filter).
- Stop pouring when you have poured 350g water total.
- Ideal brew time is about 3 minutes. After all water has been poured and filter begins to drip slowly, remove V60 and discard filter.
- Enjoy in your favorite coffee!
Chemex for 2 to 4 cups
46g Coffee, Medium Drip Grind
700g Water (205 Degrees F)
Brew Time: 4½ – 5 minutes
Directions:
- Rinse filter thoroughly with hot water. Pour out rinse water.
- Add Ground coffee to filter, shake gently to even bed of grounds.
- Pour approximately 80 grams of water over the grounds, evenly soaking all grounds. Be careful not to pour directly onto the filter. Allow coffee to sit for approximately 40 seconds.
- After allowing the coffee to degas for 40 seconds, pour additional water gently on top of the grounds until the level of the slurry reaches approximately ⅓ of the way up the cone.
- Continue to pour slowly in circles around the center of the grounds (don't pour directly onto the filter).
- Continue adding water to maintain this slurry level until you reach the target brew weight (700 grams). Ideally your coffee will finish brewing between 4:30 and 5:00 minutes.
- Dispose of the filter, swirl the coffee around inside the chemex and serve.
- Enjoy!
Aeropress for a single 10oz cup
18g coffee, Medium-fine grind
200g water (170-180 Degrees F)
Brew Time: 2 minutes
Directions:
- Invert Aeropress and preheat with hot water.
- Empty water and add coffee to brew chamber.
- Place Aeropress on scale and tare the scale.
- Start timer and add hot water.
- After all water has been added, stir the slurry (coffee & water mixture) until all grounds fully saturated.
- When timer reaches 1½ minutes, screw on filter chamber and flip over the Aeropress, placing it on top of a coffee mug.
- Gently press down on the plunger until you hear a hiss.
- Remove Aeropress from mug and enjoy!
French Press
27 to 30g Coffee, Coarse Grind
400g Water (195-205 Degrees F)
Brew Time: 4 minutes
Directions:
- Preheat french press with hot water.
- Add freshly ground coffee; place french press on scale and tare the scale.
- Start timer and begin adding hot water.
- Completely saturate all grounds with hot water.
- After 1 minute, stir the grounds front to back 4 times.
- Place the lid and plunger on top of french press.
- When the timer is at 4 minutes, gently press down the plunger.
- Decant into your favorite mug and enjoy!