Center Pour
Open in appKalita's center-pour approach uses the Wave's flat bed and restricted outlets to extract with minimal agitation. A narrow stream keeps the technique simple and controlled, producing a calm, rounded cup with consistent balance and clarity.
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Parameters
- 18 g
- Coffee
- 300 g
- Water
- 1:16.7
- Ratio
- 94 °C
- Temp
- 5 medium
- Grind
- 3:40
- Total
- ~300 ml
- Yield
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Method
3:40 · total-
Bloom 1 / 40:0045s
Pour 50g over the centre of the bed. Let it bloom.
+50g→ 50g Center pour 5g/s 10s 94°C -
Pour 2 / 40:4555s
Pour over the centre of the bed to 150g.
+100g→ 150g Center pour 5g/s 20s -
Pour 3 / 41:402m
Finish over the centre of the bed to 300g.
+150g→ 300g Center pour 5g/s 30s -
Done 4 / 43:40
Drawdown complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Kalita, published at kalita.co.jp.
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Definitions, ratios and protocols behind this recipe.
- Kalita Wave Where the V60 gives you a deep cone and free-flowing exit, the Kalita Wave does the opposite: a flat bed, three small holes, and a corrugated paper that holds itself off the walls. The brewer restricts flow on purpose. The grounds and the device share control.
- Origin Where the coffee grew shapes the cup more than almost anything else. Soil, altitude, climate, and varietal interact for the years the tree spends in the ground. Once the cherry is picked, the rest of the chain (processing, roast, brew) only modifies what's already there. You can't put fruit into a coffee that wasn't grown for it.
