Learning how to brew on a new manual coffee device like the Hario V60 can be intimidating. It doesn't help the fact that there are so many different brewing methods out there. As we seek to develop resources for helping inform home-brewers and baristas alike get the most out of their coffee gear, it is important for us to learn and glean from others in the coffee community. A helpful resource for brewing on manual coffee methods, which also features our Siphon Brewing Guide, is the website brewmethods.com. In an effort to narrow down the choices in brewing methods for aspiring coffee geeks, as well as to contribute a new and helpful reference to the coffee community, we decided to evaluate and review eight different V60 brewing methods off of brewmethods.com.

The format below includes the specified paramaters of each particular brewing method, the Method itself, my Tasting Notes, my Brew Methods notes, and a Score from a scale of 1-10 based off of the taste of the cup in relation to the other methods and coffee description. I used the exact same coffee everyday, a Burundi Kiryama from Counter Culture Coffee. The Grind setting specified below is from the Baratza Maestro, you can find the newest model, the Baratza Encore, here.

We hope that the notes and scores for the different methods below will help you gain a better grasp of brewing on the V60. Feel free to leave any questions or comments below. Happy brewing.