The Truth About V60 Filter Papers

Sidenote: I made a small mistake - the latest supplier is the 2nd Japanese factory, who are a more recent addition than the one from the Netherlands.

Thanks to Brewed by Hand for helping me source all the different papers!

Have you tried the different papers? What are you thoughts?

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[smirbelbirbel]

As a paper conservator I thought I have seen most things you could or would do with paper. The tasting is a new one.
A thinner paper can still contain more fibre, or the fibre could be more fibrillated. It would make sense that a 'fluffier' paper would let liquid through more readily than a more compressed, dense, thinner paper.

[maciej-]

Cupping paper filter with a proper slurp - you made my day! :D

[anonymous-nhmp]

Can you give official tasting notes on those paper filters, I'm done with coffee now

[alanredversangel]

When you start drinking water with paper soaking in it it's time for an intervention.

[louisroy-couture]

Hey guys here I go: I use number 1 and number 2 filter at my coffee shop. We serve Square Mile, Heart roaster and we have a couple other roaster that come and go. For us their was a big difference between the 2 filter, with a 30 sec average time difference. The thing is some coffee are better with the second version of the filter and other with the 1st version. To make it simple this is what we tasted (personal point of view): lighter coffee like Square Mile filter and Ethiopian coffee tend to taste better with the 2nd version. With the first version almost every coffee from Kenya tasted better. We brew around 10, V60 per day, so we have a sample of over 2 000 since we have the 2 filter. there you have it don't know if this is useful for any one. We can still find the 1st version un 100 pack but they are pretty rare it is probably some left over.

[maxupp]

Why did I just watch a grown man make and taste paper tea?

[brekkoh]

The wave of arm crossings at 3:45 is my favorite part

[BlendandChat]

I never thought I'd find myself enjoying a video about coffee filters but here I am! Really interesting :)

[zebitz]

Hi James! Recently I noticed that the papers from the 2nd Japanese factory changed on the inside. They used to be relatively "rough" much like the outside of the filter. However the newer batch I received is very smooth and silky on the inside. After I started using these my brew time also increased with the exact same grind settings on the exact same beans. Just an observation to add :) Thanks for the video

[leovoi]

This a very interesting video.. here in Indonesia, we got a recommendation from a lot of sources (cafe, social media, community) to use the 40 pcs paper filter box because the 100 pcs in that plastic bag significantly make the flow rates become slower and causing a bitternes in our V60 coffee where we demand for a sweet and pronounced clarity in our cup. Thank you for you experiment video Mr. Hoffmann 🙏

[TiloWieland]

Great video thank you! Always wondered about the different packages. I regularly brew the double amount of water and, , wash out " the filter with the boiling water before brewing the coffee with it.

[javierpenarandach.]

just discovered your channel, as I was researching on this topic, it surprised me that so far you´ve been the only one on youtube I have seen discuss this topic among a lot of different creators, thanks for the video, subscribed!

[TheSucread]

From personal experience, I cannot brew a good of coffee from Dutch filters. This 100 package filters from Japan were once made in the original factory (before the got an indent and the paper "handle"). The new Japanese filters (with the indent and "handle") are slightly different but certainly are quite easy to adapt to coming from the originals.

[adamglen]

Really enjoyed the editing of the side by brew comparison. Nice work James!

[Rufnek]

Would really have liked to have seen the unbleached filter use/taste. Also, would have liked to see him use them for the coffee to see if the prerinse cleared the taste issues up. Further, also would have liked to know if you can easily substitute another filter of similar shape without impacting the coffee brew process.

[aaronsimmons]

3:27 all 3 of you adjust your shirt at the same point after rinsing the spoon 😂

[rglr_coffee]

Woah this really make sense now. I was kinda disturbed when they released w/tap version, not only it didn’t fit well but also I had to smell after rinsing to confirm the paper smell is gone and complaining why smell got stronger. Thanks for the video. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[NevrNewd]

When I first got my V60, I received the tabbed filters. I kept seeing recipes saying 2-3 minutes, and my brews were taking 3:30+. Way over extracted and bad. Took me weeks before I figured out it was the filters. Switched to the original and it made a huge difference. Glad to see some testing that I'm not crazy!

[ZacharyPittman]

Woah! I love the side by side brew shots. That's incredible. Your consistency shows the difference of the filters (the point of the video). Well executed!

[wingedtoast]

i've noticed a weird trend when I buy them from some retailers, that the boxed ones are actually the shrink wrapped ones with the tabs, just stuck inside a hario box.