V60

Their V60 cups are fine five months in.

“My cups are fine and I started with v60 like 5 months ago.”

Some of the best V60s they've had were made with 93-96C water rather than boiling.

“some of the best V60's I've had have actually been made using 93–96ºC water.”

Uses boiling water in their V60 for medium roasts and anything lighter.

“For me, using a v60, I use boiling water for medium roasts and anything lighter.”

Started with a V60 and has since acquired many drippers; the only one they dislike is the April.

“V60 was my first dripper, then over time acquired a couple origami (ceramic, air s, air m), kono, orea v3, timemore b75, fellow stagg x, pulsar, and April. The only one I dislike is the April.”

Found the V60 frustrating and the Pulsar easier to get started with.

“I personally found it easier to get started with the Pulsar. I found the V60 frustrating”

Loves their V60 and Chemex but finds both pretty unforgiving of technique.

“I love my V60 and my Chemex but both are pretty unforgiving from a technique standpoint.”

Prefers an Origami with cone filters over their V60 and says Kalita filters in it mute the acidity.

“Origami with cone filter is my go to. I have a v60 and also have kalita filters”

Has a ceramic V60 they haven't broken yet.

“Right now, I have a ceramic V60 and I haven't broken it yet”

Was frustrated at not getting a consistent cup from their V60 no matter how carefully they controlled variables.

“I too was frustrated with not being able to get a consistent cup from my V60, no matter how careful I was controling every variable I could.”

Has made great cups with their V60 but consistency has always been an issue even with good beans, water and grinder.

“I've made some great cups with my v60 but consistency has always been an issue, even with great beans, good water, and a capable grinder.”

Has been consistently disappointed with the Kalita Wave but always gets great cups from their V60.

“Maybe I'm terrible with the Kalita or wonderful with the V60 but I find the exact opposite. I have been consistently disappointed with the Wave. Always great cups from the V60 though.”

Has both a V60 and a Kalita and gets really great cups with both.

“I have both a V60 and a Kalita and honestly have been getting really great cups with both.”

Finds the V60 unpredictable: when they think they've mastered it, the next few brews are underwhelming.

“the V60 is such an unpredictable brewer, it can be frustrating when you think you've got the hang of it and you're making great cups, then the next 2 or 3 brews turn out to be underwhelming”

Finds their new AeroPress an easier daily use than their ceramic V60, which they will keep for weekends.

“I just got the aeropress a week ago and have been finding that to be an easier daily use. Probably use the v60 on weekends.”

Used lockdown to geek out over every aspect of their single-pour V60s.

“If quarantine has offered me one thing, it has given me the opportunity to geek out about my pour-overs to every possible extent”

Used a Comandante in the low 20s for V60 before switching to a Ditting 804 with Sweet burrs.

“I used to use a Comandante, and normally used low 20s for a V60 grind. About a month and half ago, I got a good deal on a Ditting 804”

Used a plastic V60-02 for years before adding an Origami and Stagg X dripper.

“I had been using a plastic v60-02 for years until I got the origami and a stagg X drippers.”

Folds Melitta #4 filters into their V60, making an incredible cup for a fraction of the price.

“I use Melitta-style #4 filters folded in a cone shape with my V60 and grind a bit finer. Makes an incredible cup for a fraction of the price.”

Bought a V60 coffee sock cloth filter and hasn't looked back.

“I bought a v60 Coffee Sock a while back and haven't looked back. I never have to worry about running out of paper either.”

After five years of okay AeroPress coffee, a V60 gave much better results for less fiddling.

“I used an AeroPress everyday for five years, and it made okay coffee. I got a V60 and was amazed at how much better my results were”

Got better coffee from a V60 than an AeroPress once dialed in at a 1:15 ratio.

“I haven't had bad coffee from aeropress but I was able to get better one with V60.”

Gets great results only sometimes from their V60 but almost every time from an AeroPress.

“I get some great results SOMETIMES with the v60. I get great results almost every time with the aeropress.”

Has almost given up on the V60 because of too many variables and too much inconsistency.

“I've almost given up on V60, too many variables, too much inconsistency.”

Doesn't like pour-overs for being too clean but keeps their V60 for Japanese iced coffee.

“I’ve finally accepted that I just don’t like pour overs. I still keep my v60 for Japanese iced coffee”

It took months to learn V60 technique, but for 11 years they've consistently got great coffee.

“It took me weeks/months to get my V60 technique down, but since then I've been doing it the same way for the past 11 years and I consistently get great coffee.”

Five brews on a new method have given the most consistent, pleasant results they've had from their V60.

“I’ve done this 5 times since yesterday morning and it’s the most consistent and pleasant results I’ve gotten from my v60.”

A recipe got them to permanently switch from a Chemex to the V60, with extremely consistent cups.

“This was the method/recipe that got me to permanently switch from my chemex to the V60.”

Never got good results with Hoffmann's method in a V60 but did with a Hario wood drip cotton filter.

“I never got good results with Hoffmann's method using a V60”

Brews with a Hario V60, Cafec T-90 paper and a Timemore C5 ESP grinder.

“I've been brewing coffee using my Hario V60 with Cafec T-90 paper and Timemore C5 ESP grinder.”

Has used a glass V60 for years and also a Switch, with no trouble preheating the glass.

“I've been using the glass V60 for years and years. I also use the Switch.”

Had no idea coffee could taste like this after drinking store-bought coffee since 1997; started with a V60 and espresso.

“I had no idea coffee can taste like this. Ive been drinking store bought coffee since 1997.”

Endorses the plastic V60 and has two, one for home and one for the office.

“Another endorsement here for the plastic V60. I have two of them for home and office.”

Finds a $4 Melitta pour-over makes better cups than their V60 and Kalita.

“My $4 Melitta pour over makes better cups than my v60 and Kalita.”

Finds the V60 delivers more clarity while a Clever Dripper delivers more body.

“My sense is V60 delivers more clarity, whereas Clever delivers more body.”

Blooms their V60 with 3x water since 2x doesn't wet all the grounds, then swirls aggressively.

“I've been blooming my V60 with 3x since I found that 2x doesn't get all the grounds wet”

Uses a V60 at home on weekends with the osmotic method, which is simpler and needs no spoon or swirling.

“I use a V60 at home on weekends and use the osmotic method because it’s simpler and you don’t need a spoon or swirling.”

After years using the V60 as their main method, personally and professionally, they got bored and stopped using it for months.

“After several years of using the V60 as my main brewing method, both personally and professionally, I got tired of it, got bored”

Has tried French press, Hoffmann and Lance Hedrick V60 methods with an Encore.

“I've been trying several methods to make coffee for a while now”

Of 30 brewers, their clear plastic V60 01 is their daily go-to.

“my go to for an individual daily 15 gram brew is my clear 01 plastic V60.”

After trying many brewers they keep returning to their reliable plastic V60.

“Recently I seem to keep going back to the reliability of the humble plastic v60 more and more.”

After an Origami phase they returned to their V60 02 as their daily driver.

“after the dust settled, I returned to my true love.”

Their V60 makes consistently better coffee for them than the Switch.

“I went straight back to the V60.”

They get far more amazing cups from their standard V60 than their Switch.

“My hit rate on amazing cups on a standard v60 vs the switch are like 10:1”

Fifteen years with the cheap plastic V60: simple, never breaks and filters are everywhere.

“I've been using the V60 for at least 15 years now.”

They find their V60 the most versatile brewer, better than their Chemex.

“the v60 is like the simplest of tools - but it's the most versatile.”

After buying many drippers they brew 99% on their V60.

“now I brew 99% V60 and have a cupboard full of brewers collecting dust.”

Seven years with their V60: simple, repeatable and always good.

“Just cracked my daily driver V60 of seven years and had to buy a new one. Simple, repeatable, and always good.”

Their V60 makes some of their best cups but is a lottery compared with an AeroPress.

“I have a V60 from time to time and had some of my best cups in it, but it's more like a lottery”

They love their V60 but find it finicky and inconsistent.

“I love the v60, but man it can be finicky and inconsistent.”

They went back to their V60 for the acidity they missed on the Switch.

“I've put the switch into the cabinet with the other coffee stuff "I thought I need but don't" and went back to the V60.”

They keep coming back to their plastic V60.

“I just love my wee plastic v60.”

After 15 years brewing with it, their V60 is the one brewer they'd keep.

“If I had to choose one brewer it's probably the one I'd keep”

Their V60 finally clicked with Abaca filters.

“Grabbed some of the Cafec Abaca filters to give the V60 one last go. Loved it.”

Their metal V60 has been their daily brewer for years.

“Metal V60 has been by daily for years, love the thing.”

Their plastic V60 gave years of good service before they replaced it.

“So my plastic v60 was showing a lot of wear and tear after years of good service.”

They love their titanium V60, the best version of the design.

“Love these things! Imo the titanium is the best rendition of the classic V60 design.”

Their titanium V60 is their everyday brewer for life.

“I love my titanium v60. I have both sizes. My everyday brewer for life.”

Their V60 beats their AeroPress every time in comparisons.

“I’ve done so many comparisons v60 beats my aero press every time”

They far prefer their ceramic V60 to the AeroPress.

“I moved to ceramic drippers (Hario V60, Kalita 185, Kalita 102) after that and by far prefer those for good coffee and ease of use.”

Their V60 is their go-to and handles most roasts.

“V60 is my go to. I can produce a good cup from most roasts.”

They now prefer the more complex cups from their V60 to their AeroPress.

“By now, I prefer coffees from my V60 (they're more complex IMO)”

Once their technique was right they much preferred V60 cups to espresso.

“I drink my coffee black with very few exceptions and found once I got my technique right I much prefer the cup profile in v60s.”

Their V60 is far less to clean than an espresso machine and nicer to drink.

“Waaaay less stuff to clean (you just toss the filter with the coffee to the trash) and it's just nicer to drink”

The convenience of their V60 made it worth switching from espresso.

“Went from espresso to hario v60. The convenience alone makes it worth it.”

Their V60 makes pretty good coffee and is much quicker to clean than a French press.

“The coffee is pretty good but the real benefit is the time saved on cleaning.”

After six months with a V60 they went back to the AeroPress, though they liked the bigger cups.

“recently decided to try switching to pour over with a v60. after about 6 months I had to switch back.”

Their Hario V60 is their daily go-to and tastes significantly better than any drip machine, for a little more effort.

“This taste significantly better than any drip coffee maker I have used. It is a little more effort.”

They love their V60 for juicy, clarity-forward cups, though it is their most finicky brewer.

“I love the Hario V60. It’s the most finicky of my brewers”

Their V60 brews are inconsistent, which they put down to skill, so they added a Melodrip.

“V60 - Inconsistent but skill issue.”

They prefer their V60 and Alpha cups over any other brewer for clean, lighter-bodied cups.

“I prefer the cups I get from the alpha and v60 over any other brewer because the bypass gives me clean lighter body cups”

They prefer their V60 day to day, but some beans turn bitter or astringent on it and need a more forgiving brewer.

“Day-to-day, I prefer the V60, but the Pulsar— and to a slightly lesser extent, Switch— come in clutch when I can’t hit the mark with V60.”

Their daily V60 is far better than anything else they can brew, including their wife's Moccamaster.

“I can make a v60 in my sleep. I look forward to making that cup every morning. It’s so much better than anything else I could brew.”

Their cheap plastic V60 works great and is more consistent than their long-used Chemex.

“My $8.99 white plastic V60 took some tests but works great, more consistent results than my Chemex”

Their plastic V60 is durable and brews a better cup than their ceramics.

“Hario's plastic v60s are also wonderfully durable and brew a great cup of coffee.”

Their glass V60-01 has given great results.

“I have the V60-01 glass and it’s given great results.”

Their standard V60 gives noticeably more acidity and brighter floral notes than their RAN.

“I actually get noticeably more acidity and brighter/floral notes from the standard V60.”

Their glass V60 has been used daily for 10-12 years without incident.

“I have been using my glass V60 every day for, I don't know, ten or twelve years, without incident.”

Their plastic V60 survives rough use and is the brewer they always reach for.

“My plastic v60 lol it’s been through some rough shit and refuse to give up.”

After many brewers, nothing beats the V60 for them.

“Nothing beats the v60 for me with the possible exception of the Deep27”

Their plastic Hario V60 has been their daily driver since 2002.

“My plastic hario v60 has been my daily driver since 2002.”

The V60 has been the staple of their coffee station for years.

“The V60 has been the staple of my coffee station for years.”

After spending a lot on gear they keep coming back to a simple V60.

“I just keep coming back to a simple v60 with a simple recipe”

Their steel V60 has no taste issues and the heat isn't a problem.

“I have a steel… no taste issues and I’ve never noticed the heat. I use the handle to move it.”

Loves their steel V60 and keeps going back to it over plastic, glass and Neo because it's easier to clean.

“I have the steel v60 and love it.”

Keeps breaking their glass V60 02; the steel one works fine but leaks on a Switch base.

“I just broke my 02 glass (again, every few months) so I’ve been using the steel 02 I have for travel.”

Their glass V60 makes more satisfying, more forgiving cups than their Kalita Wave.

“it seems to me that the v60 is way more forgiving.”

The V60 is their yardstick and most useful brewer.

“The V60 is my yardstick. I know it the best, and have the most control.”

Eight years exclusively on a V60; the only complaint is generic filters collapse, so they need Hario's.

“Ive been exclusively making coffee on a V60 for about 8 years now, and there's really only one complaint I have with it”

Their $6 plastic V60 is still going strong after seven years.

“i got my plastic V60 for $5.99 7 years ago and it's still going strong”

Finds the V60 the most inconsistent pour-over because it's so easy to over-tweak.

“I think a v60 can be the most inconsistent pour over you can find”

Their V60 is their least consistent brewer, the most sensitive to small changes.

“I found my v60 to be the least consistent - or rather the most susceptible to subtle (or Not so subtle!) changes.”

Their V60 was one of their least consistent brewers, relying more on pouring technique than their Kalita.

“My v60 pour over was one of the least consistent - at least for me.”

Moved away from the V60 as their daily brewer because it was fiddly and gave very variable results; their flat-bottom brewer and even their Chemex were more consistent.

“The V60 is a very fiddly brewer for 250ml of liquid and I got very variable results.”

They use an automatic brewer on lazy days but still love brewing with their V60.

“I still love using my V60 though but its nice to have for days i dont feel like it”

After mastering the V60 they now barely use it: capable but inconsistent and unforgiving compared with other drippers, not bad but not great.

“It’s not a bad brewer, it’s just not great, either, and has nothing in particular to recommend it.”

The V60 is too inconsistent for their weekday mornings, so they save it for weekends.

“My abilities make the V60 too inconsistencies for most week mornings.”

Gave up on the V60 at first, but their new plastic V60 01 has made amazing cups; still finds it finicky about pouring technique.

“I just bought the v60 01 plastic and I just made amazing cups.”

They keep going back to their V60, a good-value entry to filter coffee, though their Kalita Wave is easier to use consistently.

“I keep going back to the Hario V60, it's a pretty good entry to drip filter coffee (esp the price)”

Their long-time V60 always makes good to great brews.

“Love my v60. I’ve had it for the longest. Always good to great brews.”

Bought other drippers but always goes back to their V60.

“I bought the Kalita wave mino and the Hario Neo and I always go back to my V60.”

Uses their V60 nearly every day without special water and finds the AeroPress less interesting.

“Nope, use it nearly every day and I'm not even using any sort of third wave water etc.”

Gave their V60 away because the process didn't appeal to them; it may make better cups, but their Moccamaster is more consistent and convenient.

“The process does nothing for my soul so we gave our v60 away and just use our moccamaster.”

Nearly giving up on the V60: despite a drip assist, different recipes, grind sizes and techniques they can't get a consistently good cup, unlike with their AeroPress.

“I’ve experimented with different recipes, finer and coarser grind sizes, and various techniques, but I just can’t seem to get a consistently good cup.”

Didn't like the V60 mainly because of the effort of weighing and pouring in stages, and switched to a simpler brewer.

“I didn't like my V60, but mainly because I couldn't be bothered to weigh water and pour multiple times at various intervals etc.”

Loves their V60 and suggests the poster may simply prefer the AeroPress.

“nope i luv my v60 maybe you just prefer aeropress.”

Owns plastic and titanium V60s; the titanium one brews amazing cups, though they find the V60 the most boring to use.

“I got the titanium and enjoy it but I feel like it's the most boring to use IMO (it brews amazing cups)”