Brewing Notes
Pour Over Clarity: A Simple V60 Routine for Fresh Light Roasts
Fresh light and medium light roasts shine in a clean pour over. This simple Hario V60 routine is built for Syzygy Coffee beans roasted to order in Miami, especially when you brew within a few days of the roast date.
What you need
- Hario V60 (01 or 02) and paper filter
- Gooseneck kettle
- Scale and timer
- Fresh whole bean Syzygy coffee
- Burr grinder
Starting recipe
- Ratio: 1:16, so 18 g of coffee to 288 g of water
- Water: 93 to 96°C (about 200 to 205°F), filtered if possible
- Grind: medium fine, like table salt, adjust finer if weak, coarser if bitter or slow
- Total brew time: about 2:45 to 3:30
Step by step V60 routine
1. Rinse and preheat
Place the filter in the V60, rinse thoroughly with hot water, and discard the rinse water. This removes paper taste and warms the dripper and cup.
2. Dose and grind
Weigh your beans, grind fresh, and level the bed. Make a small well in the center for an even bloom.
3. Bloom (0:00 to 0:45)
Pour about twice the coffee's weight in water, so 36 g for 18 g of coffee. Give it a gentle swirl or stir so all the grounds get wet, then wait 30 to 45 seconds. Fresh coffee usually blooms like crazy, and that's a good sign!
4. First pour (to ~60% of total water)
Pour in slow, concentric circles from the center outward, keeping the water level steady. Aim to reach roughly 60% of your total brew water by ~1:30 to 1:45.
5. Finish pour and drawdown
Continue pouring to your target weight. Give a gentle swirl to flatten the bed, then let it drain. Target finish around 2:45 to 3:30. If it finishes much faster, grind finer; if it stalls, grind coarser.
Freshness tip for Syzygy light roasts
We roast within 2 to 3 business days of your order. For peak clarity and aroma, brew within the first couple of weeks, and if you can, enjoy that first cup in the first few days after arrival while the roast is still singing.
Dialing in
- Tastes sour or sharp? Grind a little finer, or use slightly hotter water.
- Tastes bitter or dry? Grind a little coarser, or shorten the brew.
- Thin: tighten ratio (try 1:15) or grind a touch finer
Ready to brew something new? Explore our fresh roasted coffees or join Orbit Club for roast to order drops at your door.
Want a pour over that is a little more forgiving? Follow my Kalita Wave pour over guide.