April Coffee's V60 recipe
Recipe by April Coffee Roasters · See the original
April is a roastery in Copenhagen founded by Patrik Rolf. This is the V60 recipe the team brewed most often while preparing for the World Brewers Cup, shared on their own blog.
It uses a coarse grind and six equal pours on a fixed clock. Every pour goes round in circles with enough force to stir up the grounds, so there is no need for a spoon.
V60 recipes
Everyday
Our one-cup starting point for any filter roast.
15 g · 1:16.7 · 2:30 to 3:30
Hoffmann's V60
Two cups, a big bloom and a swirl to finish. Clean and sweet.
30 g · 1:16.7 · 3:15 to 3:45
4:6 method
Five pours you can tune for sweetness and strength.
20 g · 1:15 · 3:30
Rao's V60
Very hot water, a big bloom and spins instead of stirs.
20 g · 1:16.5 · 4:00 to 4:30
Hoffmann's one cup V60
One mug, five small pours and a swirl. Sweet and even.
15 g · 1:16.7 · 2:50 to 3:20
Five pour
Five equal pours, each one when the last has drained.
20 g · 1:15 · 3:15 to 3:45
April's V60
Six even pours with a lively stream, done by 3:30.
20 g · 1:15 · 3:20 to 3:30
Recipe
Change any amount and the whole recipe scales with it.
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Water temperature
- 92°C
- Grind
- Coarse
- Time
- 3:20 to 3:30
What you need
- V60 dripper and a paper filter to fit it
- Kettle, ideally a gooseneck kettle for a steady pour
- Digital scale with a timer
- Burr grinder
- Mug or server
Method
- 1
Rinse the paper filter with hot water and tip the water away. Add 20 g of coarsely ground coffee, level it and zero the scale.
- 2
Heat water to 92°C. Start the timer and pour 50 g in circles, firmly enough to stir the grounds.
- 3
At 0:40, pour another 50 g in the same way to reach 100 g.
- 4
At 1:10, pour to 150 g, and at 1:40, pour to 200 g.
- 5
At 2:10, pour to 250 g, and at 2:40, pour the last of the water to 300 g.
- 6
Let it drain. It should finish between 3:20 and 3:30.
If it does not taste right
My coffee tastes sour or thin
The coffee is under extracted. Grind a little finer, or pour more slowly so the brew takes longer.
My coffee tastes bitter or dry
The coffee is over extracted. Grind a little coarser, or check that the brew is not running past 3:30.
The water stalls and drains very slowly
The grind is too fine or has too much dust. Grind coarser, and avoid pouring directly onto the paper.
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