Vietnamese Phin Recipe
Vietnamese phin coffee drips a dark, robusta-heavy roast slowly through a small metal filter — classic over sweetened condensed milk and ice as cà phê sữa đá.
Ratio
~1:6
Grind
Medium-coarse
Temp
200°F
Coffee
~20 g
Water
~120 g
Time
4–5 min
Step by step
- Add ~20 g coffee to the phin, level it, and set the gravity insert on top.
- 0:00Bloom with a splash of water for 30 seconds.
- 0:30Fill the phin, cap it, and let it drip over a glass (add condensed milk for cà phê sữa).
- ~4:30When dripping stops, stir; pour over ice for cà phê sữa đá.
Tip: A dark, robusta-heavy roast plus sweetened condensed milk is the classic — excellent over ice.