The Next Level LVL-10 is a flat-bottom dripper with adjustable flow — a screw mechanism at the base that opens or closes a central valve across ten discrete positions. Released by NextLevel Brewer Co (US), it takes the variable-flow idea the December Dripper popularised and gives the brewer finer control with ten settings instead of three.
The 10-position valve means the LVL can shift from a very open, fast-drawdown profile (similar to a V4 Wide or Tricolate-adjacent) to a very restricted, slow one (close to a Kalita Wave) without changing drippers. In practice most brewers find a sweet spot around position 5 to 7 for daily use and move the valve only when switching between very light and medium roasts.
A starting recipe at setting 6: 18 g of coffee to 300 g of water (1:16), medium grind, water at 94 °C, three pours in 3:00 to 3:45. Uses NextLevel's own LVL-10 circular paper filters. The LVL is the dripper for brewers who have outgrown fixed-flow drippers and want one device that can replace three. The trade-off is that the valve adds a cleaning step, and the ten positions take some experimenting to internalise.
