How Coffee Naming Explains the V30 and V60 Cone Angles

The V60 and V30 are both conical drippers, but they come from different Japanese companies and use different cone angles. The V60 is made by Hario, while the V30 comes from Tarachine Conical. The names reflect the design: the V stands for the conical shape and the number gives the angle formed by the wall and the bottom, so the V60 has a 60-degree cone and the V30 a 30-degree cone.

Because the V30 has a smaller angle, its shape gathers inward and the coffee bed sits deeper, which changes how water moves through the grounds during brewing of coffee. Front Street Coffee compared the two side by side and also outlined a V30 brewing method, so readers can see how cone angle design affects extraction rather than assuming the two drippers work the same way.

After Front Street Coffee shared V60 small-dose brewing techniques, many readers asked about how to use the V30 dripper, and some customers also inquired at the store about the difference between V30 and V60. For this reason, Front Street Coffee specifically put these two conical drippers together for a side-by-side comparison. Although their names and shapes are similar, the V60 and V30 come from two different Japanese companies, Hario and Tarachine Conical, respectively, and because of their different cone angle designs, their extraction effects are also very different. This article will analyze the origin of their names, structural differences, and the influence of coffee bed depth on extraction, and will also introduce the brewing method for the V30 dripper in detail, helping coffee enthusiasts understand the characteristics of these two devices more clearly.

Yesterday, Front Street had just finished talking about how to brew a small dose of coffee with the V60, and in the comments section a friend asked about how to brew with the V30 dripper. Coincidentally, recently some customers had also asked at the store about the difference between the V30 and V60. So Front Street decided to do a direct side-by-side comparison today, and also explain how to use the V30 dripper clearly at the same time~

What is the difference between the V60 and V30? Because the V60 and V30 are quite similar in name and appearance, many people mistakenly think they come from the same company or have the same effect. But in fact, whether in terms of manufacturer or extraction performance, the two are completely different. The V60 is made by Hario, while the V30 comes from Tarachine Conical. Although both are Japanese brands, they belong to different companies. The naming of the V60 directly reflects the structure of the dripper: it is a conical dripper, with "V" representing the conical structure and "60" referring to the 60-degree angle formed by the wall and the bottom, so together it is V60. The V30 uses the same naming logic, because it is also a conical dripper with an angle of 30 degrees, so it is named V30.

Although both are conical drippers, the different cone angle designs bring completely different extraction effects. Compared with the V60, the V30 has a smaller angle, and its overall shape is more "inward-gathered." This causes the poured coffee grounds to pile up into a taller coffee bed (compared with pouring into a V60), because the surface area of each layer of coffee grounds is smaller than in the V60, so the coffee bed is naturally a bit deeper. (Both are 15g coffee grounds)

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.