Notes from the bar

Brew guides

The exact recipes we use on the bar, written down so your kitchen counter can keep up. Start with the V60 — it is the most forgiving — and work from there.

The house method

V60, the Copper & Crema way

Fifteen grams of coffee, two hundred and fifty of water, three pours and no fuss. This is the recipe we train every barista on before they touch the espresso machine.

V60, the Copper & Crema way

Prep

2 min

Cook

3 min

Serves

1 mug

Difficulty

Easy

Method

  1. 01Rinse the filter with hot water and discard it.
  2. 02Add the coffee, level the bed, start the timer.
  3. 03Pour 50g of water and swirl gently — wait 35 seconds.
  4. 04Pour to 150g in slow circles, then to 250g by 1:30.
  5. 05Draw down should finish near 3:00. Swirl, pour, drink.

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