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V60 grind size

V60 grind size on a Breville Smart Grinder Pro

For V60 on a Breville Smart Grinder Pro, start at 35. That is about 560 µm, a medium-fine grind.

Breville Smart Grinder Pro setting for V6035Medium-fine grind, ~560 µm
Finer 32Coarser 38Step size 10.5 µm

Adjusting from 35

WhenSettingParticle size
Finer: sour or thin cups32~527 µm
Start here35~560 µm
Coarser: bitter or dry cups38~587 µm

Lower numbers are finer. To grind finer, turn the setting down. Change one step at a time, and brew again before changing anything else.

Starting recipe for V60

Steps

  1. Rinse the paper filter and warm the server. Add 15 g of ground coffee.
  2. Pour 45 g of water, make sure all the grounds are wet, and wait 30 to 45 seconds.
  3. Pour slowly in circles up to 150 g, then to 250 g by about 1:30.
  4. Let it drain. The bed should be flat and the water gone by 2:30 to 3:30.
  5. Taste. Drained too fast and sour: grind finer. Too slow and bitter: grind coarser.

Other brew methods on a Breville Smart Grinder Pro

V60 on other grinders

Questions

What grind setting is best for V60 on a Breville Smart Grinder Pro?

Start at 35 and adjust by taste. Lower numbers are finer. To grind finer, turn the setting down.

How do I know if I should grind finer or coarser?

Drains fast, tastes sour or thin: grind finer. Drains slowly, tastes bitter or dry: grind coarser.

Where does this setting come from?

The Breville Smart Grinder Pro is mapped to particle size in microns, fitted from the Honest Coffee Guide's settings for this grinder. It is a starting point, not a guarantee.