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Nel Drip

Kissaten

Nel Drip Traditional by Daibo

Katsuji Daibo's Omotesando kissaten method, refined at Daibo Coffee over 38 years, uses a nel and tiny, deliberate pours. It targets a concentrated cup with syrupy texture and lingering aroma rather than modern filter clarity.

1:10 Ratio
4:30 Total
20g Dose
85°C Temp
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Parameters

20 g
Coffee
200 g
Water
1:10
Ratio
85 °C
Temp
6 medium-coarse
Grind
4:30
Total
~200 ml
Yield
Grind · 6/10 · medium
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Filter

Hario Woodneck (Nel drip cloth)

Daibo's signature: the thickest unbleached muslin with a single brushed side, its heavy nap slowing the drip to a velvety body.

Method

4:30 · total

Before you brew

  1. 1 Add 20g of grounds.
  2. 2 Groom the bed.
  1. Bloom 1 / 4
    0:00
    45s

    Pour 40g over the centre of the bed.

    +40g→ 40g Center pour 0.9g/s 45s 85°C
  2. Pour 2 / 4
    0:45
    1m30s

    Pour in a spiral to 120g.

    +80g→ 120g Spiral 0.9g/s 1m 30s
  3. Pour 3 / 4
    2:15
    2m15s

    Finish in a spiral to 200g.

    +80g→ 200g Spiral 0.9g/s 1m 30s
  4. Done 4 / 4
    4:30

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

Use thick, brushed-side muslin and a kettle capable of controlled droplets. Keep the concentric pattern from flooding the bed and target nearly 5 min of filtration; a much faster flow signals a stream that is too heavy.

Original source

Recipe by Daibo, published at youtube.com.

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