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Among all types of Pour over(V60) coffee filter cups, the most popular is the V60 filter cup. Many Pour over(V60) coffee shops will have a V60 filter cup. The V60 filter cup is also one of the entry-level coffee appliances for many coffee lovers. So why is the V60 filter cup so popular?
The V60 filter cup is also one of the coffee utensils commonly used by FrontStreet Coffee to produce coffee. There is also a KONO filter cup that is also commonly used. So what is the difference between the V60 filter cup and other filter cups?
First of all, FrontStreet Coffee will introduce to you what V60 means. Because the V-shaped cone has an angle of 60°, it is named V60 filter cup. It is a Hario company in Tokyo, Japan. It has won hundreds of design awards, and the V60 filter cup has become one of the most famous inventions. The V60 won the title in 2007 and still wears the coveted Good Design sticker on its base.
The V60 filter cup they designed has been made of ceramic, glass, resin and metal. The reason why FrontStreet Coffee is so optimistic about this V60 filter cup is because its design is very thoughtful. For example, the 60-degree design of the V60 filter cup allows water to flow to the center, extending the contact time between water and coffee. And you can also see that the V60 filter cup has a large-diameter filter hole, which can mainly control the flavor of coffee by changing the flow rate of water. Then there are unique spiral-shaped grooves, which allow air to escape upward from all sides to maximize the expansion of the coffee powder. Compared with the KONO filter cup, its ribs are very long, while the KONO filter cup has very short ribs, so the soaking time of the KONO filter cup will be longer than that of the V60 filter cup.It is recommended to brew Front Street Guodingding Coffee, Front Street Oiran Coffee, and Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee.
The KONO filter cup currently used by FrontStreet Coffee has shorter ribs and smaller filter pores. Because the ribs are at the bottom and very short, they fit closely with the filter paper, so the flow rate will be slower than the V60 filter cup. Unlike the spiral ribs of the v60, the Kono filter cup's divergent rib design and small-diameter filter holes make the filter cup filter at a slower speed. The overall tendency is for immersion extraction, making the coffee taste fuller. When brewing darker roasted coffee like Front Street Mandheling, a KONO filter cup is used instead of a V60 filter cup.
So how to use the V60 filter cup? When FrontStreet Coffee uses the v60 filter cup for brewing, it chooses the No. 01 filter cup made of resin. The resin material blocks heat loss. The size of No. 01 is suitable for brewing for one person. In addition, when using the v60 filter cup for hand brewing, you need to match the relevant filter paper. When purchasing filter paper, you should also purchase filter paper of the corresponding size, or you can just tell the merchant the model of the V60 filter cup.
In addition to filter paper, Pour over(V60) coffee also requires a Pour over(V60) pot, filter cup, sharing pot, grinder, filter paper, electronic scale, and thermometer. After the preparation is completed, everyone can follow the steps of FrontStreet Coffee to brew coffee by hand!
The first step is to wet the filter paper. Wet the filter paper with hot water before brewing to make the filter cup and filter paper fit better.
The second step is to pour the coffee powder. Pour the ground coffee powder into the filter cup and wait until the water temperature reaches the required level for brewing.
Step three, brew. The more commonly used brewing method of FrontStreet Coffee is the three-stage extraction method. In the first stage of water injection, 30 grams of water is injected for steaming to ensure that all coffee powder is moistened. The steaming time is 30 seconds. The purpose is to eliminate carbon dioxide and allow the subsequent water flow to better extract the coffee. Inject water into the second stage to 125 grams, then wait for the coffee liquid to drop to half before starting the third stage of water injection. Finally, inject 225 grams of water and wait for the coffee liquid to filter. The total extraction time is 2 minutes.
The fourth step is to shake the coffee liquid in the coffee pot evenly and you can taste the coffee brewed by yourself.
This is the specific process of FrontStreet Coffee using the V60 filter cup. When will FrontStreet Coffee use the V60 filter cup for brewing? Generally speaking, FrontStreet Coffee will choose coffee beans with a lighter roasting degree, such as Ethiopian coffee. For darker roasted coffee beans, FrontStreet Coffee will use a kono filter cup. Because the spiral design of the Hario v60 filter cup will significantly lengthen the path for water to flow through, extending the contact time between coffee powder and water, the brewed coffee will have a higher level of quality.
Also, when FrontStreet Coffee uses the V60 filter cup, the water temperature will also be different. When using the v60 filter cup to brew lighter roasted coffee beans, the water temperature should be 90 to 92 degrees Celsius, while the darker roasted coffee beans should be brewed at 88 to 89 degrees Celsius. Although the process of brewing coffee by hand is simple, there are still many factors that affect coffee. The most influential ones are the ratio of coffee powder to water, grinding degree, water temperature and extraction time.
As for the extraction time, FrontStreet Coffee generally controls it to about two minutes, because if the brewing time is too long, the extraction will be over-extracted and a lot of bitterness will be removed; if the time is too short, the extraction will be insufficient and the coffee will taste lighter, so a reasonable brewing time is very important. There is also the degree of grinding. FrontStreet Coffee recommends that the grinding degree of Pour over(V60) coffee is medium to fine, and the pass rate using a 0.85mm standard sieve is 80%. Coffee powder that is too coarse will be too bland, while coffee powder that is too fine will taste bitter.
Therefore, buying a good filter cup does not mean you can brew absolutely good coffee. This is a plus. However, with the emergence of the V60 filter cup, FrontStreet Coffee believes that it has taken a big step forward from immersion coffee to drip coffee, because compared with the previous filter cup, the V60 filter cup can change the flow rate of the extracted water, thereby changing the extracted coffee flavor, making the extraction of coffee more possible.
So if you are a novice or a general coffee lover, FrontStreet Coffee recommends that you choose the hario V60 filter cup. However, if you are a hand brewing expert and want to choose different flow rates, you can choose according to your own situation.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
