V3 GUIDES

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All of the V3 one cup recipes will work on the older V2 brewers. This section of the guides is an archive of some of the most popular recipes created by us and the community for our older generation brewers. We have an even larger selection of recipes for the V4 which will translate well to our V3 brewer.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
THE TYPE OF COFFEE USED MAKES A BIG IMPACT ON BREW TIMES
Dense, washed coffees will take longer to drain than more fermented soluble coffees. Each coffee is different and thus you will get slightly (or sometimes vastly) different brewing times from coffee to coffee. This is okay! Use your taste to judge what type of cup you enjoy most.
IDEAL RANGE
USABLE: 10 grams to 22 grams
BEST RANGE: 12 grams to 18 grams
POURING SPEED (FLOW RATE)
We pour with our standard 5 G/S or 50G in 10 seconds.
GRIND SIZE
We display grind size advice in Comandante C40 Clicks (as it is our preferred hand grinder) but we also refer to grind size ranges like FINE, MEDIUM-FINE, MEDIUM, MEDIUM-COARSE, COARSE. We recommend you take our base recipe (Easy does it) and dial your grinder in based on our time guides and on your taste. Every grinder will produce a different profile and will interact differently with the paper filter.
ROAST LEVEL
Our recipes are designed around light (or even often very light) roast levels. If you are brewing more developed medium or dark roasts, please note that you should adjust parameters. In general the darker you go, we would recommend to decrease grind size gradually and lower water temperature - adjust to taste. We have not tested with dark roasts too much as of yet, and may prepare a guide section specifically for this later on. Just keep in mind that we designed and tested this device more around light roast coffee.
THERE IS NO NEED TO PRE-HEAT THE DEVICE
All of our recipes start with a room temp device and this is fine. Please note that if you pre-heat the device, you may end up with a different cup profile than what we do when we create the recipe.
EXPLORE BEYOND
Our recipes below are a starting point. Please explore our V4 Recipes, as most of them translate well to the V3 - you may just have to grind a bit coarser. Adapt recipes from your favourite YouTubers, Brewing Champions, or local baristas - have fun and share your findings with us!

RECIPES

Base ONE
A simple but effective recipe that should be familiar if you're transitioning from a V60 or Kalita brewer. Big brightness with lower sweetness, light body.
Recipe Video  ►
COFFEE: 12 GRAMS
WATER: 200 ML@ 96 CELSIUS
GRIND SIZE : MEDIUM (20-24 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA WAVE
00:00 Spiral pour to 50G
00:40 Spiral pour to 100G
01:10 Spiral pour to 150G
01:40 Spiral pour to 200G
02:00 - 02:30 Enjoy!

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.
BASE TWO
A pulse recipe classic to bring out a lot of balance in a bigger cup of coffee.
Recipe Video  ►
COFFEE: 18 GRAMS
WATER:  300 ML@ 94 CELSIUS
GRIND SIZE : MEDIUM (20-24 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA WAVE
00:00 Spiral pour to 60G
00:40 Spiral pour to 140G
01:20 Spiral pour to 220G
02:00 Spiral pour to 300G
02:30 - 03:30 Enjoy!

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.

THE WIDE
A high extraction, wide ratio recipe for our flat filters.
COFFEE: 10 GRAMS
WATER: 200 ML@ 96 CELSIUS
GRIND SIZE : FINE (14-17 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA FLAT PAPER + NEGOTIATOR
00:00 Spiral pour to 50G
01:00 Pour to 125G, half circular and half central
02:00 Pour to 200G, half circular and half central
03:30-04:30 Enjoy!
NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.

Since we are using very fine grinds, we are going to have slower drawdown. Please adapt the grind size and water temperature by taste.

Adjust to slower pouring if you notice drawdown is too slow.

THE MID
A simple recipe that works great for all types of coffees.
COFFEE: 12 GRAMS
WATER: 200 ML@ 92 CELSIUS
GRIND SIZE : MEDIUM (20-24 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA FLAT PAPER + NEGOTIATOR
00:00 Spiral pour to 50G
00:40 Pour to 125G, half circular and half central
01:45 Pour to 200G, half circular and half central
02:30-03:30 Enjoy!

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.

Control your extraction time by changing the pouring flow rate.

This recipe is great for washed coffees but can work for naturals and more fermented coffees too.
THE PULSE
A simple pulse recipe that works great for all types of coffees. Adjust grind and temperature to taste.
COFFEE: 16 GRAMS
WATER: 260 ML@ 94 CELSIUS
GRIND SIZE : MEDIUM-COARSE (24-28 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA FLAT PAPER + NEGOTIATOR
00:00 Gentle spiral pour to 60G
00:40 Gentle spiral pour to 110G
01:10 Gentle spiral pour to 160G
01:40 Gentle spiral pour to 210G
02:10 Gentle spiral pour to 260G
02:40-03:40 Enjoy!

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.
THE FINE
A community favourite - a single pour recipe that produces a very interesting outcome with very low time commitment - always well under 2 minutes.
Recipe Video  ►
COFFEE: 12 GRAMS
WATER: 200 ML@ 94 CELSIUS
GRIND SIZE : FINE (15-18 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA WAVE
00:00 Pour 200G, the first 50G in a slow circular pour and the remaining 150G in a central slow pour.

That's it. It should be drained and ready to enjoy by 2 minutes.

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.
THE ICE
A great recipe for flash brews! A simple 4 pour recipe that gives a very bright flash brew that doesn't taste diluted and works very well with washed coffees.
Recipe Video  ►
COFFEE: 18 GRAMS
WATER: 160 ML@ 94C + 140G OF ICE
GRIND SIZE : MEDIUM (22-24 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA WAVE
Add 140G ice to the carafe

00:00 Gentle spiral pour to 40G
00:40 Gentle spiral pour to 80G
01:00 Gentle spiral pour to 120G
01:20 Gentle spiral pour to 160G
01:40-02:20 Enjoy!

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.

Make sure to sir and cool down the brew rapidly after brewing and to melt some of the ice. 
THE BRIGHT
A super easy recipe for low effort brews when you're sleepy in the morning. An easy 75/75/150 pouring cadence that makes a bright, happy cup!
Recipe Video  ►
COFFEE: 18 GRAMS
WATER: 300 ML@ 94C
GRIND SIZE : MEDIUM (20-24 CLIX)
FILTER : OREA WAVE
00:00 Circular pour to 75G
00:30 Circular pour to 150G
01:00 Circular pour to 300G
02:00-02:45 Enjoy!

NOTES:

Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee's behaviour as your pouring guide. We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.

A double-bloom recipe for those who dare try to unlock the juice.

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