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Ultra Slow Pour

by Blue Bottle Coffee Nel Drip

Blue Bottle Coffee nel drip recipe. Coarse grind, low temperature, and a painfully slow first pour for a silky, aromatic cup.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Medium roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
3:20
Ratio
1:10
Coffee
25 g
Temp
82 °C

The Ultra Slow Pour recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee for the Nel Drip uses 25 g of coffee and 250 g of water (1:10 ratio), at 82°C, with a target brew time of 3:20.

Parameters

25 g
Coffee
250 g
Water
1:10
Ratio
82 °C
Temp
8 coarse
Grind
3:20
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 8/10 · coarse
FINE COARSE

Method

3:20 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pre-heat nel filter with hot water. Add 25g of coarse coffee in a loose mound. Groom with a paddle. Create a small indentation at the top. Pour 45g very slowly around the indentation.

    +45g 45s Slow
  2. 0:45
    Wait

    Pause for 20 seconds. Let the bloom settle and gases escape.

  3. 1:05
    Pour

    Second pour: 80g of water over 60 seconds in a spiraling pattern. Avoid the edges of the filter.

    +125g 60s Circular
  4. 2:05
    Pour

    Third pour: 60g of water over 30 seconds. Maintain the same spiral pattern.

    +185g 30s Circular
  5. 2:55
    Wait

    Final pause. Allow remaining water to draw through.

  6. 3:20
    Done

    Total brew time 3:20. The result is a mellow, full-bodied brew with a silky mouthfeel.

Notes

Source: Blue Bottle Coffee (bluebottlecoffee.com). Grind to a French press consistency. Water should cool to 79.4-82.2°C (79-82°C) before brewing. Create a small indentation at the top of the coffee mound the size of a nickel. The first pour should be extremely slow: 45g over 45 seconds. Groom the grounds with a bamboo paddle before pouring.

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Original source

Recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee, published at bluebottlecoffee.com.

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