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Next Level LVL-10

Concentrate Bypass

NextLevel's LVL-10 concentrate-and-bypass method pairs a cooler bloom with a hotter main extraction. The temperature shift seeks delicate aromatics first, then sweetness and body, before hot-water dilution sets cup strength.

1:18 Ratio
2:30 Total
30g Dose
88°C Temp
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Parameters

30 g
Coffee
540 g
Water
1:18
Ratio
88 °C
Temp
4 medium-fine
Grind
2:30
Total
~540 ml
Yield
Grind · 4/10 · fine-medium
FINE COARSE

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Method

2:30 · total
  1. Bloom 1 / 8
    0:00
    20s

    Close the valve. Pour 90g.

    +90g→ 90g 6g/s 15s 78°C Valve: Closed
  2. Prepare 2 / 8
    0:20
    5s

    Open the valve.

    Valve: Open
  3. Drawdown 3 / 8
    0:25
    20s

    Wait for the level to drop.

    18s Valve: Open
  4. Pour 4 / 8
    0:45
    7s

    Close the valve. Pour 150g gently to 240g.

    +150g→ 240g Fill gently 88°C Valve: Closed
  5. Prepare 5 / 8
    0:52
    5s

    Open the valve.

    Valve: Open
  6. Wait 6 / 8
    0:57
    48s

    Let the bed draw down completely.

    Valve: Open
  7. Bypass 7 / 8
    1:45
    45s

    Add 300g of bypass water directly to the cup to dilute the concentrate.

    +300g→ 540g
  8. Done 8 / 8
    2:30

    Diluted and ready to drink.

Notes

Bloom at 75-80°C, then use 88°C for the main extraction. Taste before adding about 300g of hot bypass water, and add it gradually if the coffee is unusually soluble so aroma is not lost to over-dilution.

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