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Kalita 102
Kalita 102 Kalita by Kalita

Kalita's brewing guide scales the ceramic 102 and its three-hole base for a balanced two-cup batch. Steady pulse pours and strong heat retention support even extraction, delivering a warm, rounded brew with dependable clarity.

1:16 Ratio
3:15 Total
25g Dose
93°C Temp
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Parameters

25 g
Coffee
400 g
Water
1:16
Ratio
93 °C
Temp
6 medium
Grind
3:15
Total
~400 ml
Yield
Grind · 6/10 · medium
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Method

3:15 · total

Before you brew

  1. 1 Rinse the filter.
  2. 2 Preheat the brewer thoroughly with hot water.
  1. Bloom 1 / 5
    0:00
    30s

    Pour 50g in a spiral. Keep the stream over the coffee bed and off the filter. Cover the whole coffee bed evenly. Let it bloom.

    +50g→ 50g Spiral 5.6g/s 9s 93°C
  2. Pour 2 / 5
    0:30
    45s

    Pour in a spiral to 150g. Keep the stream over the coffee bed and off the filter. Cover the whole coffee bed evenly.

    +100g→ 150g Spiral 5.9g/s 17s
  3. Pour 3 / 5
    1:15
    45s

    Pour in a spiral to 280g. Keep the stream over the coffee bed and off the filter. Cover the whole coffee bed evenly.

    +130g→ 280g Spiral 5.9g/s 22s
  4. Pour 4 / 5
    2:00
    1m15s

    Finish in a spiral to 400g. Keep the stream over the coffee bed and off the filter. Cover the whole coffee bed evenly.

    +120g→ 400g Spiral 6g/s 20s
  5. Done 5 / 5
    3:15

    Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Preheat the ceramic thoroughly and use a rinsed 102 fan filter. Keep pulse coverage even across the deep bed, without washing the paper, and gently mix the server after drawdown to eliminate strength differences between servings.

Original source

Recipe by Kalita, published at kalita.co.jp.

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