Hario V60 Drip-Assist, Size 02, Clear

Simple device makes pour-over coffee brewing much more uniform and predictable.

I use a Goose-Neck kettle for my V60 pour overs at home every day but when I'm on vacation at a hotel, I bring a small electric kettle with a standard V-spout that is not nearly as accurate to pour into a V60 as a goose-neck kettle is. Same thing when I go camping and only have an open spout water kettle.So now, I take this Drip-Assist with me and make near perfect pour-overs when using a larger, v-spout water kettle (that normally is not very accurate to pour and sloshes out to much water).But if you already have a goose-neck pouring kettle, then I don't see how this Drip-Assist will help. You already have the accuracy of hand pouring in gentle circles without this. But if you use a wider V-spout kettle, then this will make your pour-overs really come out much better.This fits all 3 of my V60's: the plastic one, a glass one, and a thicker ceramic V60 and it works with all since it sits just inside the V60's cone.I tried my first Drip-Assist pour using the 40%-60% method (40% of the water in 2 pours, then 60% divided into 4 pours) and my dark roast turned out as good as my usual great coffee using just the V60 and a goose-neck kettle. I poured equally filling the inner and outer reservoir rings in the Drip-Assist. So its 5-stars, works as intended: to evenly distribute the water onto the grounds gently, but as I said, if you already have a goose-neck and a steady hand, you probably don't need this.

This accessory makes it a lot easier to get a good distribution of water over coffee grounds when making coffee with the Hario V60. I kinda held my breath when I purchased it hoping I wouldn’t feel dumb later, but I’m really glad I purchased it.

i use this with a Kalita Wave. It provides for a perfect distribution of water over the ground coffee and the pour is perfectly timed. Also, i use this with a normal hot water kettle so it eliminates the need for a gooseneck kettle. Excellent device!

I find it very useful for consistency and even flow. You still can vary between center and outer rim and how much pressure you put on the coffee bed to make up interesting recipes. I use it or melodrip all the time. There are already enough variables in pour-over. If you can remove your pouring technique out of equation, you can get better results with more consistency and repeatability.

Works well, giving 3-stars because this should have been made out of glass/ceramic or metal...why plastic?

I was skeptical, but the drip assist works great. My plan is to take it to work. This is a lot cheaper than a new gooseneck just for the office.

I use it with the kalita wave with an espresso puck screen under the wave filter and it basically makes drip coffee, like a way better version of what comes out of a mr coffee. When I use it with V60, it tends to make an underextracted brew, in my opinion. You can't really get a super even bloom with it IMO, because the center holes don't distribute far. I have to grind finer to make sure the extraction happens the way I like it. YMMV! I don't hold it over the cup, I put it on the cup. Pete Licata does both in his demo video on Hario dot com. I find putting it on the cup after adding coffee and taring the scale is the better way to make sure it's consistent.