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Clever Dripper S

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Counter Culture's Clever Dripper recipe scaled for the small brewer. A stirred bloom, full immersion fill, and timed release retain the original bloom-steep-release structure while producing one balanced, sweet cup.

1:16 Ratio
3:00 Total
15g Dose
93°C Temp
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Parameters

15 g
Coffee
240 g
Water
1:16
Ratio
93 °C
Temp
5 medium-fine
Grind
3:00
Total
~240 ml
Yield
Grind · 5/10 · medium
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Method

3:00 · total
  1. Bloom 1 / 7
    0:00
    8s

    Lift it off the cup. Pour 20g.

    +20g→ 20g Valve: Closed 93°C
  2. Swirl 2 / 7
    0:08
    22s

    Stir gently. Let it bloom.

    Valve: Closed
  3. Pour 3 / 7
    0:30
    38s

    Finish pouring to 240g.

    +220g→ 240g 6.7g/s 33s Valve: Closed
  4. Swirl 4 / 7
    1:08
    10s

    Stir once.

    Valve: Closed
  5. Steep 5 / 7
    1:18
    42s

    Let it steep.

    42s Valve: Closed
  6. Prepare 6 / 7
    2:00
    1m

    Place it on the cup.

    Valve: Open
  7. Done 7 / 7
    3:00

    Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Scaled down from Counter Culture's standard recipe for the Clever S. Same 62.5g/L ratio and technique. Perfect for a single cup.

Original source

Recipe by Counter Culture Coffee, published at counterculturecoffee.com.

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