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Filter Guide: V60

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Brewing filter coffee at home can be one of the most enjoyable and approachable ways to experience specialty coffee. Among all the methods, the V60 is one of the most popular, and for good reason. It tastes clean, expressive, and it’s relatively simple once you get the hang of it.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through what you need, a step-by-step recipe, and a few tips tailored to the kind of coffee you’re using.

What You’ll Need

Essential Equipment

V60 dripper (01 or 02 size, ceramic, plastic, or glass — whatever you vibe with!)

V60 filter paper

Gooseneck kettle (ideally electric temperature controlled)

Digital scale

Timer (if not already on your scale)

Grinder (either electric or hand grinders like the Comandante or Timemore CS3 are great)

Server or cup

Optional but Helpful

Stirring stick or spoon

Choosing the Right Coffee

At Haven, we offer two roast styles suited for pour-over:

Filter Roast – Crafted specifically for filter brewing. Expect high clarity, complex aromatics, and vibrant acidity.

Omni Roast – A versatile roast that works well for both espresso and filter. Slightly more body than a dedicated filter roast, but still expressive and clean in a pour-over.

If you want to go deeper, consider booking our Custom Roast Experience — where you can select your favourite single origin or create your own blend, and roast it to your preferred style (filter, omni, or espresso) with a member of our team!

The Recipes

Here are our recommended starting points depending on the coffee roast style you’re using:

Filter Roast

Coffee: 20g

Water: 300g

Ratio: 1:15

Water Temp: 90–94°C

Grind Size: Medium to medium-coarse (like beach sand or sea salt)

Omni Roast

Coffee: 18–19g

Water: 300g

Ratio: Around 1:16–17

Water Temp: 88–92°C

Grind Size: Medium-coarse to coarse

Number of Pours

Bloom (Pour 1) – 3 × weight of coffee

Pour 2, Pour 3, and Pour 4 – Divide the remaining water evenly, approx. 80g each

Pour Style

Pouring too fast will disrupt your coffee bed and encourage channeling, where water flows through without extracting delicious flavours from your coffee. Pouring too slow will allow the fine grounds to settle, potentially clogging the flow of your pour-over.

Aim for even concentric circles clockwise around the coffee bed. Your water stream should be similar to the thickness of a spaghetti noodle — not too fast and not too slow.

Step-by-Step Guide

Rinse the filter with hot water to remove paper taste, as well as preheat the dripper and vessel.

Discard rinse water (don’t miss this step — we’ve all done it!).

Grind your coffee fresh to the appropriate grind size (see recipes above).

Add ground coffee into the V60 and gently shake to level the bed.

Start your timer and bloom: Pour in 3× the weight of coffee in water in concentric circles, making sure to wet the coffee bed evenly. Let sit for ~30 seconds, or until most CO₂ is released.

Start your second pour: Pour ~80g in concentric circles, distributing water evenly.

Start the third pour once you can see the coffee bed through the water (about 2/3 of water has drained).

Repeat for remaining pours until 300g is reached.

Let it draw down — total brew time should be around 3 minutes, give or take 15 seconds.

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Swirl the brewed coffee gently in the server or cup to mix the layers.

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Taste and adjust for next time — experiment with grind size, pouring speed, or total brew weight.

Additional Tips

Stir back and forth or gently swirl the coffee after your bloom and/or final pour to manipulate water flow.

This redistributes the grinds and encourages even extraction.

Dialing In: Troubleshooting Basics

Issue

Likely Cause

Adjustment

Coffee drains too fast

Grind too coarse

Grind finer

Coffee drains too slow

Grind too fine

Grind coarser

Tastes sour

Under-extracted

If time is too short, grind finer. If time is too long, decrease dose.

Tastes dry or bitter

Over-extracted

If time is too short, increase dose. If time is too long, grind coarser.

Final Thoughts

Every coffee is different — that’s what makes filter brewing so fun! Start with the guidelines above, then tweak based on what you taste. You might find that a slightly finer grind brings out more sweetness, or a coarser grind gives you more clarity.

And if you’re brewing with an omni roast, remember it’s all about finding the sweet spot between body and brightness.

Happy brewing! Don’t forget to contact us if you have any questions, and tag us @havencoffee with your amazing home brewing setups.