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Coffee, not Volvo.
What do I need, what should I know?
Presumably this is Hario related?
It makes a very clean, bright cup of coffee.
Coarse grind, rinse the paper once it is folded and in the cone. I have found that the plastic cone works slightly better than the ceramic cone because the ridges are sharper somehow and the paper sits slightly differently in the cone.
Wet the coffee with hot water and leave to stand for 30 secs until it stops expanding/bubbling, ‘the bloom’ and then start the pour in a circular motion and try to do the pour in one go without breaks.
A hario kettle definitely helps.
That’s pretty much all there is to it.
Whereas I just bung a scoop in, pour on hot water.
Job done.
(You can buy large quantity packs of unbleached filters on eBay for a lot less than the official ones)
I've got a Bodum drip filter (stainless filter so no throwing paper away every time), while I can make a really drinkable espresso with what I have at home. I've struggled with drip filtering as it's always had an 'off' taste, despite grinding fresh beans. Might be that I need a bean more suited to pour-over.
As you are asking, the most important thing is apparently grinding your beans freshly, you got grind?
I was about to put a Hario V60 Buono drip kettle 1.2L and a Hario V60 Buono drip kettle Thermometer on ebay. Both are essentially new (with boxes). I still also have the original top for the kettle.
I bought them to use as a posh kettle on the induction hob but realised a) it doesn't make for good tea b) you really need a kettle with a whistle if using it for this purpose. So they've basically been ornaments. I want to sell them together. I think they have a combined value of £110, so maybe £60 with postage included. if anyone is interested??
Clever dripper or Hario Switch plus Wilfa Svart Grinder has proved endgame for my morning coffee. All the benefits of immersion AND dripper so no sludge, a bright, clean coffee and plenty opportunity to play around with grind size and extraction times for different beans. Also, much less sensitive to filter paper types. Some filters are faster than others, which affects the immersion time/extraction rate.
That barely scrapes the surface, recommend you go and watch hours of James Hoffman via the youtube link above to find out what you really need...
It's really easy to get in a rabbit hole with special techniques and equipment for what is a very simple brewer. I really like the James Hoffmann method linked above.
I don't think a pouring kettle is essential but I do find it a nice thing to use. As it turns out my favourite one I've used is probably the simplest & cheapest I've come across, the HArio Air Kettle: https://www.hario.co.uk/products/v60-drip-kettle-air
Are you planning on grinding the beans yourself or using pre-ground?
Yeah, the present of a fancy Sage grinder made the biggest difference to me, most of what you buy pre-ground is a bit too fine for V60.
I don't bother with a fancy kettle though, just pour slower from the normal one.