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Cafec Flower Cup 4

Cafec Flower Cup 4 Cafec

Light 4:6

by Tetsu Kasuya

Tetsu Kasuya's published light-roast variant of the 4:6 method. Same five-pour timing as the standard 4:6 but with a smaller first pour, shifting the 40% balance toward sweetness and body over brightness.

Parameters

20 g
Coffee
300 g
Water
1:15
Ratio
93 °C
Temp
7 coarse
Grind
3:30
Total
2
Servings
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
FINE COARSE

Method

3:30 · total
  1. 0:00 01
    Pour

    Pour 50g at the centre. Smaller first pour for a sweeter, less bright opening.

    To 50g 10s Circular
  2. 0:45 02
    Pour

    Pour to 112g cumulative. Second pour completes the 40% sweetness/acidity balance.

    To 112g 10s Circular
  3. 1:30 03
    Pour

    Pour to 175g cumulative.

    To 175g 10s Circular
  4. 2:15 04
    Pour

    Pour to 237g cumulative.

    To 237g 10s Circular
  5. 2:45 05
    Pour

    Pour to 300g cumulative.

    To 300g 10s Circular
  6. 3:30 06
    Done

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

First pour drops to 50g (vs 60g in the standard 4:6) — less acidity emphasis, more sweetness in the opening. Pours 2–5 average 62g63g each to land the same 300g total. The 60% second half stays in three pours; this is not a strength change, only a sweetness/acidity rebalance. Coarse grind and 93°C unchanged from the standard 4:6 — the geometry of the recipe is the only thing shifting.

Original source

Recipe by Tetsu Kasuya, published at en.philocoffea.com.

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