The V60 is one of the most popular ways to brew specialty coffee at home. Its cone shape and spiral ribs let water flow quickly and evenly, which produces a clean, bright cup that shows off the character of the beans. That is why the beans you choose matter so much.
What makes good V60 coffee beans?
Pour-over brewing highlights clarity and flavour detail, so look for:
- Specialty grade beans with clear cup notes, rather than dark, generic roasts.
- Light to medium roasts, which keep fruit, floral and sweet flavours that a V60 brings out well.
- A processing method that matches your taste: washed coffees taste clean and bright, natural coffees are fruity and sweet, and anaerobic or infused coffees are bold and unusual.
- Whole beans ground just before brewing, for the most aroma.
Our picks for V60 from Jerial
For fruity, floral cups: Guji Hambela, Ethiopia
A natural-process Ethiopian heirloom coffee scoring 88+, with fruity and floral notes and orange blossom. Ethiopian coffee is a classic choice for V60. Shop Guji Hambela
For a clean, bright cup: Flower, Colombia
Washed Caturra from El Paseo farm in Nariño, with notes of orange, coconut, florals and lemongrass. Shop Flower
For an everyday, balanced cup: Tamara, Colombia
Washed Castillo scoring 87+, with chocolate, hazelnut and black cherry. Easy to enjoy and works for both filter and espresso. Shop Tamara
For something different: Watermelon, Colombia
Nitro-fermented coffee from Risaralda scoring 90+, with notes of watermelon and bubblegum. Shop Watermelon
For dessert-like sweetness: Strawberry and Baby Banana
Fruit-infused Colombian coffees. Strawberry tastes of strawberry milkshake, vanilla and caramel; Baby Banana of baby banana, cotton candy and blackberry. Shop Strawberry · Shop Baby Banana
For a bold, heavy body: Tobacco Beans, Indonesia
Wet-hulled coffee from the Gayo Highlands of Sumatra, with tobacco, brown sugar and apple. Shop Tobacco Beans
A simple V60 recipe
- Coffee: 15 g, ground medium-fine (like table salt)
- Water: 250 g at 92–96°C
- Ratio: about 1:16
- Total brew time: 2:30–3:30 minutes
- Place a paper filter in the V60 and rinse it with hot water. Discard the rinse water.
- Add the ground coffee and level the bed.
- Bloom: pour about 30–40 g of water to wet all the grounds and wait 30–45 seconds.
- Pour the rest of the water slowly in circles, in two or three stages, until you reach 250 g.
- Let it drain fully, give it a gentle swirl, and enjoy.
Quick troubleshooting
- Sour or thin? Grind a little finer or use slightly hotter water.
- Bitter or dry? Grind a little coarser or pour a bit faster.
Explore all our coffees and find your favourite for V60. Free delivery across the UAE on orders over 250 AED. Shop specialty coffee