What does the 60 in Hario V60 refer to?

The 60-degree angle of the cone

Why does the V60 have spiral ribs inside?

To let air escape and guide water flow

What is the bloom in pour over brewing?

A first small pour that lets gas escape

How does the Kalita Wave differ from the V60?

It has a flat bottom with three small holes

Pour Over Coffee Quiz: Hario V60 and Japanese Brewing

A glassware company founded in Tokyo in 1921 designed one of the world's most popular coffee drippers, and this pour over coffee quiz explains how it works. Play 10 interactive questions on the V60's shape, Melitta Bentz's paper filter, the Chemex, the Kalita Wave, the bloom, gooseneck kettles, grind size, ratios and Japan's kissaten cafés.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Name
What does the 60 in Hario V60 refer to?
Company
Which Japanese company makes the V60?
Ribs
Why does the V60 have spiral ribs inside?
Filter
Who invented the paper coffee filter in 1908?
Chemex
When was the Chemex brewer invented?
Bloom
What is the bloom in pour over brewing?
Kettle
Why do baristas use gooseneck kettles?
Ratio
Which coffee to water ratio is common for pour over?
Kalita
How does the Kalita Wave differ from the V60?
Kissaten
What is a kissaten in Japan?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What does the 60 in Hario V60 refer to?
Answer: The 60-degree angle of the cone
The V describes the cone shape.
Q2: Which Japanese company makes the V60?
Answer: Hario
Hario began as a heat-resistant glass maker.
Q3: Why does the V60 have spiral ribs inside?
Answer: To let air escape and guide water flow
They keep the filter from sticking to the walls.
Q4: Who invented the paper coffee filter in 1908?
Answer: Melitta Bentz
She used blotting paper from her son's school book.
Q5: When was the Chemex brewer invented?
Answer: 1941
Chemist Peter Schlumbohm designed it.
Q6: What is the bloom in pour over brewing?
Answer: A first small pour that lets gas escape
Fresh coffee releases carbon dioxide.
Q7: Why do baristas use gooseneck kettles?
Answer: For a slow, precise pour
Control helps extract evenly.
Q8: Which coffee to water ratio is common for pour over?
Answer: About 1 to 16
For example, 15 grams of coffee to 250 grams of water.
Q9: How does the Kalita Wave differ from the V60?
Answer: It has a flat bottom with three small holes
The flat bed slows and evens the flow.
Q10: What is a kissaten in Japan?
Answer: A traditional coffee house
Many still brew coffee by hand.

Pour Over Coffee Quiz – The Art of the Slow Pour

Pour over coffee is made by pouring hot water slowly over ground coffee in a filter. Melitta Bentz invented the paper filter in Germany in 1908, and Peter Schlumbohm designed the Chemex in 1941.

Japan's Hario, founded as a glass maker in 1921, introduced the V60, named for its 60-degree cone. Spiral ribs let air escape and a single large hole lets the brewer control flow. The Kalita Wave uses a flat bottom with three small holes.

Brewers start with a bloom to release carbon dioxide, then pour slowly with a gooseneck kettle. A ratio around 1 to 16 is common. Japan's kissaten coffee houses helped keep hand brewing popular.

What This Quiz Teaches

Coffee lovers and home baristas will enjoy these questions.

What the V60 design does
Who invented filters
How to brew well
Which drippers differ
Where hand brewing thrives

Did You Know?

Water just off the boil is often used.
Grind size changes brew time.
Light roasts are popular for pour over.
Rinsing the paper removes papery taste.
World Brewers Cup competitions judge pour over.