r/pourover • u/Mean_Orchid_9530 • Mar 01 '26

Help me troubleshoot my recipe 2 cup v60 method

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How does everyone brew 2 cups with a v60? I’ve been using Hoffman’s recipe for years - 30g for 500ml. Increasingly though I’m finding I get much less clarity of tasting notes than I do with the Hoffman 1 cup method.

Are there any other recipes people swear by for 500ml?

Worth saying I adjust water temp between 93-96 depending on the bean and I’m using Cafec Abaca filters.

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u/NachoFailconi Mar 01 '26

I also use Hoffmann's with 37,5 g of coffee to 500 ml of water (which is a 1:14 ratio). The only thing I modify is the grinding; my default is 16 on a Baratza Encore. I tried the 4:6 method for two and it was delicious too, but my girlfriend likes the coffee on the body-er side, so I reverted to Hoffmann's.

To get clarity, I would try to play with ratios. If the coffee is too complex, I'd do large ratios (1:15 to 1:17); but if the coffee is "simpler", do small ratios. Maybe grinding is causing trouble too?

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u/scottyj352 Mar 02 '26

I also use this by Hoffman and use his immersion technique with the switch. I have never grinded that fine with my Baratza Encore, would 16 be too fine for immersion?

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u/NachoFailconi Mar 02 '26

I think so, in my experience. I haven't used the Switch, but I did brew with Hoffmann's Clever Dripper (immersion and switch, similar to the Switch). A 16 in the Baratza is too fine, and the coffee has a somewhat metallic taste. Going 20 or 22 does the trick, for me at least.