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Graycano

Dark Roast

Graycano Misc pourover by Basic Barista

Basic Barista's dark-roast method adapts the heat-retentive Graycano to more soluble coffee with cooler brewing and restrained agitation. The goal is a smooth, sweet cup that preserves roast depth while avoiding harsh bitterness or a drying finish.

1:15 Ratio
3:00 Total
16g Dose
88°C Temp
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Parameters

16 g
Coffee
240 g
Water
1:15
Ratio
88 °C
Temp
7 medium-coarse
Grind
3:00
Total
~240 ml
Yield
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
FINE COARSE

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Method

3:00 · total

Before you brew

  1. 1 Preheat the brewer with hot water.
  1. Bloom 1 / 4
    0:00
    40s

    Pour in a spiral to 35g. Keep the spout close to the coffee bed and the pour gentle. Let it bloom.

    +35g→ 35g Fill gently 5g/s 7s 88°C
  2. Pour 2 / 4
    0:40
    30s

    Pour in a spiral to 130g. Keep the spout close to the coffee bed and the pour gentle.

    +95g→ 130g Spiral 5g/s 19s
  3. Pour 3 / 4
    1:10
    1m50s

    Pour in a spiral to 240g. Keep the spout close to the coffee bed and the pour gentle.

    +110g→ 240g Fill gently 5g/s 22s
  4. Done 4 / 4
    3:00

    Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Preheat the brewer, then use 88°C water and a coarser grind than you would for a light roast. Keep pours low and gentle so brittle dark-roast particles do not shed excess fines. If smokiness dominates, coarsen or shorten contact; if the result is hollow, tighten the grind slightly.

Original source

Recipe by Basic Barista, published at thebasicbarista.com.

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