Café Siglo de Oro

Coffee for filter and V60

Filter is where a good coffee has most to say. Extraction is slow and the paper retains the oils, so what reaches the cup is clean and transparent: you can pick out the light notes that espresso flattens.

Single origin, light or medium roast

Here single origin genuinely pays off. A blend is built for consistency and to stand up to milk; in filter you want the opposite, for the coffee's origin to show.

Light and medium roasts preserve acidity and the fruity, floral notes. A dark roast in a V60 mostly tastes of roast, and wastes the method.

Grind and temperature

Medium grind, like table salt. And adjust by drawdown time, not the total clock: if it finishes before 2:45 and tastes weak, grind finer; if it runs past 4:00 and turns bitter, coarser.

Temperature matches the roast, and it's the change that shows most and that fewest people make: light roast 94-96 °C, dark roast 88-91 °C.

The grinder matters more here than anywhere

In filter, fines clog the paper and over-extract. A blade grinder produces fines by design, so it delivers bitterness and a stall at the same time.

If you're going to buy one thing to improve your filter coffee, make it a burr grinder before any other accessory.

Can I use the same coffee for filter and espresso?
Yes, but it rarely shines equally in both. A balanced medium roast is the most versatile; if you'll only keep one coffee at home and use both methods, go that way.
Ground or whole bean for V60?
Whole bean whenever possible, because grind uniformity shows clearly in filter. If you buy ground, specify it's for filter or V60.

Freshly roasted in Almería and shipped within 24-72 hours.