All types of paper filters contribute a paper-like flavor to your coffee, including the tiny aeropress ones. Thus, using smaller filters can improve the taste. Moreover, they are generally slightly less expensive and more eco-friendly. I always advise either downsizing your paper filter or using a larger brewer.
- V60-03 use a 02 filter
- V60-02 use a 01 filter for brews up to 18gr
- V60-01 use a 02 dripper instead.
Why is that? With the filter not sticking out above your dripper, it becomes simpler to pre-heat and rinse both your paper filter and brewer. Furthermore, a larger brewer is more effective at keeping the heat in the brewbed (especially if it’s ceramic and pre-heated). While there’s a lot of focus online on brewing temperature, the real concern is the temperature inside your brewbed, rather than just the temperature of the water you’re pouring.
Use the 01 paper filter in the 02 dripper and the 02 paper filter in the 03 dripper. This way the paper doesn't stick out and the heat in the brew bed gets better retained.
Always rinse the paper filter with hot water before putting your ground coffee in the brewer and start brewing. Rinsing with hot water will remove most of the paper flavor the filter releases and also pre-heats your brewer so the temperature in the brew bed will be higher and more stable: #extractmorewiththecoffeenose
Be mindfull about your water and energy use. No need to overdo it and placing your brewing device on top of your kettle (where the lid would otherswise sit) does a great job at pre-heating your V60.
Wanna look at social media reels with bad pouring or learn more about brewbed temperature and how your pouring affects extraction from a Pro?
Join a Pour 'n' drip workshop @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab or dive into the SCA Brewing module.
I developed our own WB.coffee V60 filter papers that have a slightly faster flow rate and enable higher filter extractions!
If you truly want to #extractmorewiththecoffeenose you should get yourself some Sibarist FAST (competition) filters. Due to it's fast flow rate you can grind finer and extract more. Look for our combo Switch + FAST filters.
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