# V60 recipe and dial-in guide

> Hario's cone dripper with one large hole and spiral ribs. It barely restricts flow, so grind and pour decide how fast it drains.

Source: https://cuplift.app/brewers/v60 · Updated 18 October 2026

## A starting V60 recipe

This is where Cuplift starts a new V60 brewer before it knows anything about the coffee. Once you add a bean, the recipe adjusts for roast, process and altitude, then learns from what you taste.

| Coffee | Water | Ratio | Grind | Temp | Target drawdown |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15g | 250ml | 1:17 | 660µm (Medium-Coarse) | 94°C | ~3:00 |

Grind is in microns because a click means something different on every grinder. 660µm is about 22 clicks on a Comandante C40. Filter: Paper (x1).

### Steps

1. Rinse filter
2. Add 15g coffee
3. Bloom with 40ml, gentle swirl, wait 45s
4. Pour to 150ml in concentric circles by 1:00, at 0:45
5. Pour to 250ml by 1:30, at 1:00
6. Gentle swirl, drawdown complete by ~3:00

## Dialling in a V60

- Time the drawdown. A bed that stalls or gushes is the first thing to fix, because the cup can't be judged on a brew that didn't flow properly.
- Grind is your main extraction lever — finer to extract more, coarser to extract less.
- Pour height stands in for contact time: a higher, more energetic pour extracts more.
- Temperature and water minerals come after, once grind has had its turn.

Whatever the problem, change one thing per brew. The [dial-in guide](https://cuplift.app/dial-in) covers the order to fix things in.

## Common pour over problems

- [Why does my coffee taste sour? How to fix it](https://cuplift.app/fix/sour-coffee)
- [Why does my coffee taste bitter? How to fix it](https://cuplift.app/fix/bitter-coffee)
- [Why does my coffee taste dry, chalky or astringent?](https://cuplift.app/fix/astringent-coffee)
- [Why does my coffee taste weak or watery?](https://cuplift.app/fix/weak-coffee)

## Recently dialled in on a V60

- [Palermo by Sumo Coffee Roasters](https://cuplift.app/coffee/palermo/miha): best 8.3/10 over 5 brews
- [Finca Motta by Sumo Coffee Roasters](https://cuplift.app/coffee/finca-motta/miha): best 8.1/10 over 5 brews
- [Finca El Diviso by Solas Coffee Roasters](https://cuplift.app/coffee/finca-el-diviso/ian): best 8.9/10 over 12 brews
- [Malarkey by 3fe](https://cuplift.app/coffee/malarkey/ian): best 6.9/10 over 4 brews
- [Finca El Placer - IPA by West Cork Coffee](https://cuplift.app/coffee/finca-el-placer-ipa/ian): best 8/10 over 6 brews
- [Ardent Guji by Imbibe Coffee Roasters](https://cuplift.app/coffee/ardent-guji/ian): best 8.5/10 over 3 brews