Water First

NextLevel Pulsar Mini Nextlevel by NextLevel Brewer Co

Water First comes from NextLevel's Pulsar Mini recipes and loads water before grounds for rapid, uniform wetting. Two additions with the valve open then favor an efficient drawdown and a clean cup at an everyday strength.

1:17 Ratio

3:00 Total

15g Dose

92°C Temp

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You'll need

WDT tool Optional

A cluster of fine needles used to stir and de-clump the coffee bed (Weiss Distribution Technique) for even saturation.

Parameters

15 g
Coffee: 255 g
Water: 1:17
Ratio: 92 °C
Temp: 5 medium
Grind: 3:00
Total: ~260 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

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Method

3:00 · total

Before you brew

1 Fit a dry filter, insert the barrel and close the valve.

Pour 1 / 6
0:00

12s

With the valve closed, add 60g to the empty brewer before the coffee.

+60g→ 60g 6g/s 10s Valve: Closed 92°C
Prepare 2 / 6
0:12

3s

With the dispersion cap off, add 15g of coffee, level it with WDT, fit the cap, and tare the scale.

Valve: Closed
Prepare 3 / 6
0:15

15s

Open the valve.

Valve: Open
Pour 4 / 6
0:30

30s

Pour in a spiral to 105g.

+45g→ 105g Spiral 5.6g/s 8s Valve: Open
Pour 5 / 6
1:00

2m

Pour in a spiral to 255g.

+150g→ 255g Spiral 6g/s 25s Valve: Open
Done 6 / 6
3:00

Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Set up before you start: place the filter, insert the barrel and close the valve. Place the dispersion cap and tare once the coffee is in. If the flow stalls on a pour, close the valve and WWDT down against the paper.