HOW TO BREW: 1

HOW TO BREW | HARIO V60 DRIPPER | LIGHT ROAST

 

This is a two-pour brewing recipe for ROAST LEVEL 1, light roast, using the HARIO V60 dripper, as adopted by THE WORD COFFEE. (For medium to dark roast recipes, click here.)

 

Brewing Concept

This recipe seeks simple brewing by reducing the number of variables in the brewing process, allowing anyone to brew delicious coffee.

What You Need

・Purified water or soft mineral water

・HARIO V60 dripper, paper filter (preferably bleached)

・Coffee server or cup

・Coffee kettle

・Coffee scale, or smartphone timer and kitchen scale

・Thermometer

 

 

Recipe (Light Roast)

 

Ratio: Coffee grounds/water = 1:15 to 1:17

・Set the dripper, paper, and grounds on the server.

・First pour. Start the timer. At the same time, pour hot water at 93℃ to 87℃, about 20% of the total amount (enough to immerse all the grounds).

・Swirl gently at the end of the pour. Let it bloom for 40-45 seconds.

・Second pour. Pour the remaining water in a circular motion, then swirl gently at the end.

・Wait until all the water has drained (2-3 minutes), remove the dripper, stir, and the brewing is complete.

 

Swirl = Hold the bottom of the dripper and gently shake the entire server in a circular motion. This is done to ensure all the grounds in the dripper are evenly exposed to the hot water.

To adjust the taste and concentration, first try changing the grind size of the coffee (adjust so it drains in 2-3 minutes), then try changing the water temperature (light roasts are generally brewed at high temperatures, but for light roasts with special fermentation processes like anaerobic, high-temperature brewing can make the taste too strong, in which case lower the water temperature). For grind size, start fine, and if there's a powdery or astringent taste, gradually make it coarser.

Rinsing (running hot water through coffee equipment and paper) should be done if the equipment is extremely cold, as it can lower the temperature inside the dripper and affect the brewing.

The more processes involved in coffee brewing, the more variables there are, leading to different tastes each time. THE WORD COFFEE aims to minimize these variables and pursue simple brewing so that even beginners can consistently brew delicious coffee. Use this recipe as a base, fine-tune it, and find your perfect 100-point cup of coffee.

-Updated 2025/11/7

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