An official recipe for one or two cups with slight adjustments, designed for the V4 by Orea themselves. It uses the fast bottom by default, and a flat paper with the Negotiator. The official guides also include this piece of advice:
Please use our timings as suggestions. Use the coffee’s behavior as your pouring guide. **We pour when we see the water level almost reach the coffee bed.**
Easy Does It
- Coffee: 16g @ medium/coarse (22-26 Commandante clicks)
- Water: 260ml @ 94ºC
| Time | Step |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Spiral pour to 60g (~12s) |
| 00:40 | Spiral pour to 110g (~10s) |
| 01:15 | Spiral pour to 160g (~10s) |
| 01:45 | Spiral pour to 210g (~10s) |
| 02:15 | Spiral pour to 260g (~10s) |
| 02:30 - 03:00 | Done |
Easy for Two
- Coffee: 25g @ coarse (24-28 Commandante clicks)
- Water: 400ml @ 94ºC
| Time | Step |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Spiral pour to 100g (~20s) |
| 00:40 | Spiral pour to 175g (~15s) |
| 01:25 | Spiral pour to 250g (~15s) |
| 02:00 | Spiral pour to 325g (~15s) |
| 02:45 | Spiral pour to 400g (~15s) |
| 03:30 - 04:00 | Done |