Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker VIC-02B vs Mizudashi MCPN-14: Which?

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Short answer: Get the Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker (VIC-02B, $24.50 at Hario USA) if you want iced coffee right now. It brews hot V60 pour-over straight onto ice, makes 2–4 cups per batch, and also brews hot coffee. Get the Hario Mizudashi Coffee Maker (MCPN-14, $25.50) if you would rather make a liter of cold brew overnight: no hot water, no ice and no paper filters, but it takes about 8 hours in the fridge. Both are made in Japan with borosilicate glass pots.

How we compare: every spec in this article comes from official Hario pages and manuals (starting with Hario USA’s VIC-02B page and Mizudashi page), all listed under Sources below. We don’t run hands-on tests, and if a spec isn’t published, we say so. Last updated: October 2026.

Check price: Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker VIC-02B

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Hario is a Japanese heatproof-glass maker, and in Japan these two pots stand for the two classic ways to make iced coffee at home. The V60 Iced Coffee Maker is a 急冷式 (“quick-chill”) brewer: you brew hot coffee through a V60 dripper and it drips through a tall column of ice, so it cools in seconds. The Mizudashi (水出し, literally “water-extracted”) pot is a cold brewer: coffee steeps in cold water in the fridge for hours. They cost almost the same, so the real choice is about method, timing and how much you drink.

Quick Comparison Table

Spec	Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker VIC-02B	Hario Mizudashi Coffee Maker MCPN-14
Hario USA name	V60 Hot and Iced Coffee Maker	“Mizudashi” (Cold Brew) Coffee Maker, 1000ml
Method	Hot pour-over through a V60 dripper, dripping straight onto ice (flash-chilled)	Cold-water immersion in a fine mesh basket, in the refrigerator
Brew time	Ready right after brewing (“enjoyed immediately,” per Hario USA)	About 8 hours in the fridge (Hario Japan)
Yield	2–4 cups; practical capacity 700 ml (about 23.7 fl oz) per Hario Japan	1,000 ml (about 33.8 fl oz) finished; Hario Japan calls it 8 cups
Coffee per batch (Hario)	10–12 g per cup, fine to medium-fine grind (20–48 g for 2–4 cups)	80 g (about 2.8 oz), medium-fine grind, with about 1,150 ml of water
Ice needed (Hario)	About 120 g / 150 g / 200 g for 2 / 3 / 4 cups	None
Paper filters	Yes: V60 02 size (VCF-02)	No: built-in polyester mesh
Can it make hot coffee?	Yes: set the dripper directly on the glass pot	No: Hario says to brew with water only
Size (W x D x H)	180 x 120 x 220 mm (7.1 x 4.7 x 8.7 in)	138 x 94 x 294 mm (5.4 x 3.7 x 11.6 in)
Materials	Borosilicate glass pot; polypropylene dripper, water distributor, ice chamber, handle and lid	Borosilicate glass pot; polypropylene lid, strainer frame and handle band; polyester mesh; silicone bushing
Dishwasher (Hario Japan)	Yes	Yes
Made in	Japan	Japan
Hario USA price	$24.50	$25.50 (Black, Red or Brown)

Specs and prices from Hario USA, Hario Japan (hario.com) and Hario’s Japanese manuals, checked October 2026. Hario doesn’t publish the VIC-02B’s capacity in milliliters in the U.S.; the 700 ml figure is from Hario Japan’s online store. Inch, ounce and fluid-ounce conversions are ours.

Key differences at a glance

Timing: VIC-02B iced coffee is ready when you finish pouring; Mizudashi cold brew needs about 8 hours in the fridge.
Batch size: 2–4 cups (700 ml practical capacity) vs 1,000 ml, which Hario Japan counts as 8 cups.
What you need: VIC-02B needs a kettle, ice (120–200 g) and V60 02 paper filters; the Mizudashi needs only 80 g of ground coffee and cold water.
Hot coffee: the VIC-02B can also brew hot; the Mizudashi is for cold-water brewing only.
Shape: VIC-02B is short and wide (220 mm tall, 180 mm wide); the MCPN-14 is tall and slim (294 mm tall, 94 mm deep).

1. How Each One Works

V60 Iced Coffee Maker VIC-02B. The set stacks four parts on a glass pot: a long ice chamber (Hario Japan calls it an “ice strainer”) that sits inside the pot, a water distributor on top of it, a plastic V60 02 dripper, and a lid for serving. Hario’s manual lays out the steps:

Put the ice chamber in the pot and fill it with ice: about 120 g for 2 cups, 150 g for 3 cups or 200 g for 4 cups (for 4 cups, fill up to the chamber’s narrow waist). Crush large rock ice so it fits.
Place the water distributor, then the dripper, with a V60 02 paper filter.
Add 10–12 g of fine to medium-fine ground coffee per cup.
Pour freshly boiled water to wet the grounds, wait about 30 seconds, then pour slowly in a spiral.
When the coffee reaches the “remove the dripper” line for your number of cups, take the dripper off.
Move the ice chamber up and down 3–4 times to even out the temperature, then lift it out (some ice will be left, so have a plate ready for drips), put the lid on and pour over ice.

The distributor spreads the coffee over the ice instead of pouring it into one spot, and the tall chamber gives the coffee more contact with ice on the way down. Hario USA sums it up: the long ice strainer rapidly cools the dripped coffee “so that iced coffee can be enjoyed immediately.”

Mizudashi Coffee Maker MCPN-14. This is a glass pitcher with a fine polyester mesh basket. Hario Japan’s manual says to fill the basket with 80 g of medium-fine coffee (up to the top of the mesh), set it in the pot, and pour water slowly in a circle until the grounds are wet, adding about 1,150 ml in total (up to about halfway up the handle band). Stir gently with a spoon, put the lid on, and refrigerate for about 8 hours. Then lift out the basket and keep the cold brew in the fridge. Hario USA adds that a coarser grind gives a lighter, more delicate coffee and a finer grind gives more body and strength.

2. Taste, Strength and Coffee Use

Hario doesn’t publish taste claims beyond the method, and we don’t run taste tests. What the official instructions do tell you:

Coffee per cup is similar. The VIC-02B guide is 10–12 g per cup. The Mizudashi uses 80 g for 8 cups of about 125 ml each (our math from 1,000 ml), or 10 g per cup.
The Mizudashi has a roast preference. Hario Japan’s manual recommends dark-roast “iced coffee” blends and says light roasts don’t fully bring out body and aroma in cold water. Too coarse a grind tastes weak; too fine can push fine particles through the mesh.
The VIC-02B lets you adjust each batch. Because it is a pour-over, you control grind, dose and pour, and Hario’s manual says to adjust grind and amount to taste.
Water matters for cold brew. Hario Japan says the water strongly affects the result, and recommends water with little chlorine smell and, for bottled water, a soft type.

3. Batch Size, Storage and Fridge Fit

The VIC-02B is built for making a fresh batch when you want it: 2–4 cups at a time, 700 ml practical capacity. Hario doesn’t give storage guidance for it. It is 180 mm (7.1 in) wide because of the handle and the room for ice, and Hario says the dripper and distributor nest inside the ice chamber for compact storage (the lid is stored separately).

The MCPN-14 makes 1,000 ml (about 33.8 fl oz) at once, and Hario Japan says to keep it in the refrigerator and drink it within 2–3 days. The pot is 294 mm (11.6 in) tall but only 94 mm (3.7 in) deep, so measure the shelf or door pocket you plan to use. If 1,000 ml is more than you finish in 2–3 days, the 600 ml MCPN-7 ($22.50, 208 mm tall) is the same design in a shorter pot; see our Mizudashi MCPN-7 vs MCPN-14 comparison. Check the Mizudashi MCPN-7 on Amazon.

4. Parts, Cleaning and Care

Parts count: the VIC-02B has a pot, ice chamber, water distributor, dripper, lid and handle band, plus a paper filter each time. The MCPN-14 has a pot, a two-piece strainer (the bottom comes off for washing) and a lid.
Dishwasher: Hario Japan marks both as dishwasher safe.
Heat: on both, the glass pot is rated for a 120°C (248°F) temperature difference. The VIC-02B’s plastic parts are heat-resistant to 120°C; the MCPN-14’s lid and handle band to 110°C. Hario Japan doesn’t mark either one for the microwave, oven, IH or open flame, and the VIC-02B manual says not to use it over direct flame.
Delicate spots: don’t poke fingers into or press hard on the VIC-02B ice chamber’s slits, and don’t press the Mizudashi mesh from the outside or stir with anything sharp. Carry both by the handle, not the lid.
Stains: Hario allows diluted household bleach on the glass. For the Mizudashi, soak a clogged mesh in water at about 60°C (140°F) with mild detergent, and keep bleach soaks of the plastic strainer short.

5. Price and Running Costs

At Hario USA, the VIC-02B is $24.50 and the MCPN-14 is $25.50 in Black, Red or Brown; all were listed in stock when we checked. The ongoing costs differ: the VIC-02B needs V60 02 paper filters (Hario USA: $6.50 for 40) and a kettle and ice for each batch, while the Mizudashi needs only coffee and water. Hario Japan lists 40 V60 02 filters in the VIC-02B box in Japan; Hario USA’s page doesn’t say whether filters are included. Check Hario V60 02 paper filters on Amazon.

Other Hario iced coffee options

Model (Hario USA)	Method	Yield	Height	Hario USA price	Note
V60 Hot and Iced Coffee Maker VIC-02B	Flash-chilled pour-over (also hot)	2–4 cups	220 mm	$24.50	Needs V60 02 paper filters
Mizudashi Coffee Maker MCPN-14 (1000ml)	Cold brew	1,000 ml	294 mm	$25.50	Black, Red or Brown
Mizudashi Coffee Maker MCPN-7 (600ml)	Cold brew	600 ml	208 mm	$22.50	Black only at Hario USA
V60 Paper Filter 02, 40 ct (HR-VCF-02-40W)	Filters for the VIC-02B	40 filters	–	$6.50	Also sold in 100-count boxes

Prices from Hario USA, October 2026. Heights from Hario USA and Hario Japan.

Hario USA also lists a V60 Glass Iced Coffee Maker (VIG-02T) with a glass dripper, but Hario Japan’s site no longer lists it, so we left it out of this comparison. If you already own a V60 dripper and server, you can also brew over ice in a normal server; for server choices see our V60 Coffee Server 02 vs Range Server 02 guide. For a cold brew bottle that pours like a wine bottle, see Hario Mizudashi vs Cold Brew Coffee Wine Bottle.

Who Should Buy Which?

Choose the Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker VIC-02B if you:

Want iced coffee now, not tomorrow
Make 2–4 cups at a time, for yourself or guests
Already like V60 pour-over and want to tune grind and pour
Want one pot for hot coffee in winter and iced coffee in summer

Choose the Hario Mizudashi MCPN-14 if you:

Like to set it up at night and pour from the fridge for 2–3 days
Want a liter at a time without a kettle, ice or paper filters
Prefer dark-roast cold brew
Have room for a 294 mm (11.6 in) tall, slim pitcher in the fridge

A View from Japan

In Japan, Hario sells the VIC-02B as V60アイスコーヒーメーカー and describes it as 急冷式, a “quick-chill” type that cools coffee with ice as it drips, with a long ice strainer so you can enjoy iced coffee right away and parts that store compactly. The Mizudashi pot is 水出し珈琲ポット, a “cold-water coffee pot,” which Hario Japan describes as making iced coffee with just ground coffee and water. Both glass pots use HARIO Glass®, which Hario says is its heatproof glass made from natural materials at its own factory in Japan.

Hario Japan’s Mizudashi manual has a short section of tips for better cold brew that the U.S. page doesn’t include: use water with little chlorine smell (and soft water if you use bottled mineral water), use dark-roast iced-coffee beans because light roasts don’t give enough body and aroma, don’t boil cold brew if you warm it up, keep it refrigerated and drink it within 2–3 days, and expect the finished amount to vary a little with the coffee you use.

Spec	VIC-02B (Japan)	MCPN-14-B (Japan)
Official name in Japan	V60アイスコーヒーメーカー (“V60 iced coffee maker”)	水出し珈琲ポット (“cold-water coffee pot”)
How Hario Japan describes it	急冷式 (quick-chill type): cools the coffee with ice as it drips	Makes iced coffee with just ground coffee and water
Capacity	Practical capacity 700 mL, iced coffee for 2–4 cups	Finished volume 1,000 mL, for 8 cups
Weight incl. box	About 700 g (product page) / 600 g (HARIO NETSHOP)	About 600 g
Approved uses (Hario Japan icons)	Boiling water, dishwasher (not marked for microwave, oven, IH or open flame)	Boiling water, dishwasher (not marked for microwave, oven, IH or open flame)
Price (tax incl.)	¥2,750	¥2,200 (600 mL MCPN-7-B: ¥1,980)

Japanese specs and prices from Hario Japan (hario.com) and HARIO NETSHOP, checked October 2026. Hario’s two Japanese pages list different boxed weights for the VIC-02B.

Japanese reviewers on blogs and in Rakuten, ReviCo and MonotaRO buyer reviews describe the two very differently. For the VIC-02B, one coffee blogger who measured the result reports about 12°C (54°F) right after brewing, calls the taste clean and balanced, and praises Hario’s recipe for listing ice weights. Another blogger who has used it for three summers says it gives consistent, café-style iced coffee for guests, notes that it doubles as a hot-coffee server with the ice parts removed, and especially recommends it to people with an ice-maker fridge because it uses a lot of ice. On the downside, the first blogger finds the pot bulky for the amount it makes, doubts it fits in a fridge, and dislikes that the black parts hide the coffee dripping over the ice; one MonotaRO buyer said most of the ice melted during brewing and that the many parts were a chore to clean, and would rather brew over ice in a plain server. For the Mizudashi MCPN-14, Rakuten buyers at one shop (4.75 out of 5 from 16 reviews) mostly praise the smooth, clean taste, the easy overnight routine and a slim pot that fits the fridge at about the height of a 2-liter bottle; some also use it for barley tea, oolong or other cold tea. Complaints include the large amount of ground coffee it takes, one owner who found 8 cups too much for a small household and wished for the smaller size, a ReviCo buyer who found the result a little weak (the shop suggested a darker roast or finer grind), and one reviewer who found the fine mesh hard to clean. A few buyers were replacing a pot they had broken. (Third-party reviews, not our own testing.)

Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker vs Mizudashi: Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for iced coffee, the Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker or the Mizudashi?

It depends on when you want the coffee. The V60 Iced Coffee Maker (VIC-02B) brews hot coffee straight onto ice, so it is ready as soon as you finish pouring and gives you a fresh 2–4 cups each time. The Mizudashi MCPN-14 makes 1,000 ml of cold brew with no hot water and no ice, but it needs about 8 hours in the refrigerator. Pick the VIC-02B for iced coffee on demand (and hot coffee in winter); pick the Mizudashi if you like to set it up at night and pour from the fridge for the next few days.

How long does each one take?

Hario USA says the VIC-02B’s long ice chamber cools freshly dripped coffee so iced coffee “can be enjoyed immediately”; brewing takes about as long as a normal pour-over, starting with a 30-second bloom. Hario Japan says the Mizudashi brews in the refrigerator in about 8 hours, and that you can adjust the time to taste after your first batch.

How much coffee and ice do I need?

For the VIC-02B, Hario’s manual suggests 10–12 g of fine to medium-fine ground coffee per cup and about 120 g of ice for 2 cups, 150 g for 3 cups and 200 g for 4 cups (for 4 cups, fill the ice chamber up to its narrow waist). For the Mizudashi MCPN-14, Hario Japan’s manual calls for 80 g of medium-fine coffee and about 1,150 ml of water to make about 1,000 ml; the grounds absorb the rest.

Can the Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker make hot coffee?

Yes. Hario USA sells it as the “V60 Hot and Iced Coffee Maker,” and the manual says you can brew hot coffee by setting the dripper directly on the glass pot, without the ice chamber and water distributor.

Can I use hot water in the Mizudashi coffee pot?

Not for brewing. Hario Japan’s manual says it is a pot for cold-water brewing and asks you to extract with water. The glass itself is heatproof, and Hario Japan marks the pot as safe with boiling water and in the dishwasher, but it is not a hot brewer. The manual also says that if you warm up the finished cold brew, don’t let it boil, because the flavor suffers.

How long does Mizudashi cold brew keep?

Hario Japan’s manual says to keep it in the refrigerator and drink it within 2–3 days, because it oxidizes over time. It also says to take the strainer out after brewing, since leaving it in makes the coffee bitter.

Do I need paper filters?

For the VIC-02B, yes: it uses V60 02 size paper filters (VCF-02). Hario USA sells a 40-count box for $6.50. The Mizudashi MCPN-14 needs no paper filters, because the coffee sits in a fine polyester mesh basket.

Are they dishwasher safe?

Hario Japan marks both as dishwasher safe. Hario’s manuals add that you should use a soft sponge, not abrasive cleansers or metal scrubbers. For the Mizudashi, Hario Japan suggests soaking a clogged mesh in water at about 60°C (140°F) with mild detergent and washing it gently, and only short soaks if you use household bleach on the plastic strainer.

Check current listings

Amazon search results often mix the VIC-02B with the glass-dripper VIG-02T, plain V60 drippers and servers, and other brands’ iced coffee makers. The Mizudashi shows up next to the 600 ml MCPN-7, Hario’s Mizudashi tea pots and the Cold Brew Coffee Wine Bottle. Check for “VIC-02B” or “MCPN-14” before you buy.