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April Brewer

Competition Style

April Coffee's brewer guide frames this as a competition-style profile for complex, lightly roasted coffees. Several compact pours increase contact and measured agitation, pursuing high extraction, vivid acidity, and articulate flavor clarity.

1:17 Ratio
3:00 Total
15g Dose
94°C Temp
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Parameters

15 g
Coffee
255 g
Water
1:17
Ratio
94 °C
Temp
5 medium
Grind
3:00
Total
~260 ml
Yield
Grind · 5/10 · medium
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Method

3:00 · total
  1. Bloom 1 / 5
    0:00
    45s

    Pour 45g in a spiral.

    +45g→ 45g Spiral 5g/s 9s 94°C
  2. Pour 2 / 5
    0:45
    30s

    Pour over the centre of the bed to 115g.

    +70g→ 115g Center pour 5g/s 14s
  3. Pour 3 / 5
    1:15
    30s

    Pour in a spiral to 185g.

    +70g→ 185g Spiral 5g/s 14s
  4. Pour 4 / 5
    1:45
    1m15s

    Finish in a spiral to 255g.

    +70g→ 255g Spiral 5g/s 14s
  5. Done 5 / 5
    3:00

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

Choose a clean, dense washed light roast and keep every pulse consistent in height and placement. Aim for a measured strength around 1.30-1.40 percent TDS. If later pours stall, coarsen slightly rather than pouring more aggressively.

Original source

Recipe by April Coffee Roasters, published at cup-timer.com.

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