The V60 is simple. It is also unforgiving. Small changes in grind, pour speed, or water quality show up fast in the cup. That is why we like it.
This is the recipe we keep coming back to at Fortin. It is practical, repeatable, and easy to dial in at home.
What you need
- V60 dripper (ceramic if you have one)
- Paper filter
- 15 g freshly ground coffee
- 225 g water at about 90°C
- A timer
- Gooseneck kettle, optional but helpful
Recipe
Rinse the paper filter with hot water first. This removes paper taste and preheats the brewer. Discard the rinse water.
Add the ground coffee and level the bed with a gentle tap.
Bloom (0:00 to 0:45)
Start your timer and pour 45 g of water, just enough to wet all grounds. Let it sit for 45 seconds. You should see the bed rise as CO2 escapes.
Main pours (0:45 to 2:30)
Pour the remaining 180 g in three pours of 60 g each. Leave about 30 seconds between pours. Keep the pour controlled and steady, moving in small circles from center outward.
Target total brew time: roughly 2:30 to 3:00.
Quick dial-in rules
Start at 90°C. If the coffee is very light or very bright, go 1 to 2 degrees higher. If it turns bitter too quickly, lower temperature slightly.
Grind size is your main lever. If drawdown is too fast and the cup tastes thin, grind finer. If it stalls and tastes dry or bitter, grind coarser. Keep the recipe fixed while adjusting grind. You will learn faster.
The variable people skip: water
Most V60 guides focus on technique, which makes sense. But water chemistry can matter just as much. Coffee is almost entirely water.
If mineral balance is wrong, your cup will flatten no matter how clean your pouring is. We wrote a full breakdown here: Water: the ingredient we don't talk about enough →
Start with fresh coffee
If you change only one thing at home, make it freshness. Freshly roasted coffee gives clearer bloom behaviour and better flavour separation in the cup.
We roast in small batches and restock weekly in Ridderstraat and Visstraat. If you want to test this recipe properly, begin with fresh beans.
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