Baratza’s pulse-pour V60
A small bloom followed by separated pours, with a medium to medium-coarse starting grind.

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Method by Baratza. CupClarity independently wrote the instructions and drew the diagrams. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.
Source specifies 40 g bloom for 30 seconds, roughly 100 g pulses with 10-second gaps, 320 g total and under 3 minutes. Pour durations and the 60-second drain window are interface estimates.
Your brew, your dose.
Water scales with coffee. Step times stay editable: larger batches do not automatically take proportionally longer.
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Enter water per step at the base dose of 20 g. Your selected dose scales these amounts automatically. Set a step to zero for waiting or pressing.
Before starting the timer
- Fit and rinse V60 paper, discard the rinse water, add grounds and gently level the bed.
Source specifies 40 g bloom for 30 seconds, roughly 100 g pulses with 10-second gaps, 320 g total and under 3 minutes. Pour durations and the 60-second drain window are interface estimates. Editing values creates your variation of the credited method.
Water input is not finished drink yield. This recipe is limited to 600 g of water; check your brewer’s usable capacity.
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Bloom & wet evenly
Add 40 g Scale target: 40 gStart timing, add water and gently swirl or stir to wet dry pockets.
- 02
First pulse
Add 100 g Scale target: 140 gPour gently over the coffee.
- 03
Pause
Pause between pours.
- 04
Second pulse
Add 100 g Scale target: 240 gContinue in small circles, avoiding bare filter paper.
- 05
Pause again
Briefly allow drainage.
- 06
Final pulse
Add 80 g Scale target: 320 gReach the final water target without overflowing.
- 07
Drain
Allow drainage and serve. Actual finish time varies.
Make the experiment useful.
- Keep the kettle close to the bed for a controlled pour.