1 Cup V60 Part 2: You Had A Lot Of Questions!

I read a lot of your questions in the comments, and other places, after posting my recent 1 Cup V60 recipe video so I thought it would be best to answer them in a fresh video.

Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Swirling versus stirring the bloom with a cheap grinder
1:45 Does this work on a 2 cup brewer?
3:04 Does this work on a Kalita/other flat bed brewer?
3:45 How many clicks on a Comandante?
5:07 What is the purpose of the 10 second pauses?
6:14 Is this just Matt Winton’s recipe?
7:25 Is this just Tetsu Kasuya’s 4:6 Method?
8:09 Wet WDT / WWDT
9:17 About my most criticised statement
9:31 Squarespace ad
10:27 Is the sink really a good idea?
11:31 Other preheating options

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[jameshoffmann]

🤦‍♂️ so I messed up the Commandante clicks thing. I did not measure the proper way, because I’m an idiot. I’m probably out by 5-7 clicks so somewhere from 18-23 might be the right range. I’ll confirm tomorrow when I get my hands on the grinder. Apologies!

[anothergreatetcetera]

Ah, 'tis the season of James' exceptional knitwear collection.

[coffeeabuse]

I gotta say - it's nice to wake up, make my coffee, and then watch a new Hoffman video on making coffee!

[AlanW]

"Before I got into swirling" has to be the most coffee-enthusiast thing I have ever heard! 😆

[BloodRose]

We are so lucky to have this much attentive support! Thanks James! Also, since it is currently exam season, it got me wondering what you'd think about doing a video for students? Kinda what your ideal setup would be for someone on a budget in a dorm or small apartment.
Cheers from Canada 🍁

[honeyclover]

The brewer on kettle part cracked me up 😂 we need a separate video for James to demonstrate all the ingenuities of the community☕️

[CaffeinatedKarl]

I was a manager at a cafe in the US for many years and was never able to find great info on methods to make great large batch brew coffee (like on a Curtis for instance) there are so many options when programming a brew that I became overwhelmed. I’d love to suggest a cafe series on best practices on brewing very large scales of coffee (like cold brew and drip) for managers and owners to reference!! You are fantastic at explaining thoughts behind a process I think your explanations would be very valuable. Thanks!

[compisfusion]

Will only add this little bit for anyone like me who are rather new.
But if you brew straight into the cup, make sure you give it a good stir before drinking.

To me this made a rather big difference with any v60 recipe.

[joemosser]

I'm using this technique successfully with a 30g to 500ml ratio, on a v60 size 002. 100mls per pour, and 20 seconds between intervals. I'm really enjoying that this method doesn't dirty a spoon - it's one less thing at my coffee station. I seem to get more consistent results than I was with the Ultimate v60 technique. Thanks for the work you do, and all the great cups of coffee I've enjoyed using your brewing methods.

[brainwrite]

Thanks James. It's been fun going on this adventure with you; I literally brewed a V60 to sit and watch this video about V60 brewing.

[TrueProphecy]

Discovered the channel a week ago. Can't stop watching. It's been years since I've been this excited about coffee.

[bweller]

This recipe does indeed work great on the kalita. Using a ceramic kalita I get a finished brew at exactly 3 min and the results were superior to what I was previously doing.

[TheMFYeti]

I've been using the swirl/V60 method in my Chemex and it works great. I usually do 30-500mL or 45-750mL brews.

[beamyjinn]

After using the Aeropress exclusively for years, your last video actually got me into using the V60. I always thought pour-over would be too finicky and not worth the effort for one single cup but turns out I really like it! My single big question is though: why the V60? I can get a nice Melitta brewer for the same price but the filters are way cheaper and available in any store (GER). I was pretty surprised that there a veeeery few videos on YT that compare the V60 and the Melitta even though these two must be the most popular pour-over brewers out there. So I would be very interested in a video that covers that (ideally the modern one with two holes that can brew into two cups simultaneously).

[isaacthek]

I'm not immersed in the minutiae of the coffee world personally, but my brother has been doing small batch roasts for local distribution for a couple years. It's always fascinating to hear such depth of knowledge about a subject that would appear so simple to the outsider. Brewing technique is like the particle physics of coffee.

[corthulhu]

A nice bonus with using the Hario Switch as a dripper is that you can shut its valve and let the water steep and thoroughly preheat the brewer while you finish getting everything set up.

[ceryni]

I have to say James, mad respect to you for engaging with your audience so readily. Huge effort involved and in such a short space of time too. <3

[jsh_jhnson]

At 12:37 you mentioned placing the v60 on the kettle to preheat. I do this with my ceramic v60 but rather than turning it upside down I place it on the kettle as I would if I were brewing and then I put the kettle lid inside the brewer. Works like a charm.

[ngkasp]

Swirling always leads to air pockets for me, regardless of how much bloom water I use. I stir with a chopstick, it gets around the bed easier without potentially over-agitating like a teaspoon in a small bed of coffee might

[mccrispy]

Thanks James, I appreciate the revisit of the revisited method! I didn't really have any questions - but now I do 😉😁. Grind size "25-30 clicks from 'absolute zero' on a Comandante"; which leads me to ask "where is absolute zero?".

I've always set zero as the point at which the handle won't rotate under its own mass when the unit is horizontal (per Comandante recommendations). But "absolute zero" sounds like it's wound to the point where the adjustment knob won't move any further. That's quite a few more clicks on from my (& Comandante's) zero.