Every morning, I make two cups of V60 filter coffee using 25gm of freshly-ground beans from local Singaporean roasters. One for The Wife, and the other for myself.
That’s usually enough to get us through the day, but sometimes I turn on my Nespresso Creatista Plus to make a flat white or Americano in the afternoon.
Once in a while though, the Nespresso doesn’t quite cut it and I find myself craving for another filter coffee. The Wife usually tries to limit herself to just the one cup in the morning, to avoid getting (too) addicted, and I end up having to brew just for myself.
My V60 dripper is a Hario 02, which makes 2-4 cups, and using it for just one cup feels like overkill. On days like that, the one cup disposable dripper from Daiso works like a charm.
Its construction is surprisingly simple.
Each dripper consists of filter paper glued onto a piece of thin cardboard. There are grooves that extend out from each corner of the opening in the centre which, upon folding, creates a sturdy 3D structure that sits snugly on top of a coffee mug.
Since I’m just brewing for myself, I simply half my usual dosage and brew with 12gm of coffee. Recipe-wise, I stick with my tried-and-trusted Tetsu 4-6 and adjust the amount of water for each pour proportionately, accounting for the lower dosage.
And since I’m brewing with less coffee, I grind slightly finer to compensate i.e. 4 clicks less on my 1Zpresso JX-Pro, usually using the 3-5-0 setting.
Given the much smaller opening and lower water volumes, a gooseneck kettle is almost mandatory. Otherwise, if you’re using a normal electric kettle, chances of spillage and/or flooding are high.
Everything sits conveniently on top of my coffee scale, and when I’m done, I just chuck the dripper and used grounds in the bin. No muss, no fuss.
All that’s left is to let the coffee cool for 15 mins, to reach the optimal drinking temperature that allows the full flavour of the beans to shine through. I’ve tested by sipping at intervals of a couple of minutes, and 15 seems to be the sweet spot.
Remember when I said earlier that I had to make one cup because The Wife doesn’t drink coffee in the afternoons? Well, turns out that sometimes she does, but not the same volume as our daily morning coffee.
That’s when I whip out my cute little espresso cup, pour our a small amount for her and place it on its cute little saucer.
In my opinion, it’s way too little to really enjoy a pour over coffee. But hey, if that’s what she wants, that’s what she gets.
