Juicy

NextLevel Pulsar Nextlevel by Caleb Schwarz

Caleb Schwarz's Pulsar V1 recipe uses a closed-valve bloom, then opens the valve fully and builds the brew in two large additions. A strong first swirl and a light final swirl maximize acidity and clarity for a juicy cup.

1:17.3 Ratio

3:00 Total

22g Dose

93°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

22 g
Coffee: 380 g
Water: 1:17.3
Ratio: 93 °C
Temp: 5 medium
Grind: 3:00
Total: ~380 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

FINE COARSE

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Method

3:00 · total

Before you brew

1 Close the valve. Wet the filter-support ridges, fit the filter, open the valve to drain the base, then close it again and insert the barrel.
2 Add 22g of coffee and level the bed with a WDT tool.
3 Fit the dispersion cap, then tare the scale.

Bloom 1 / 5
0:00

20s

With the valve closed, pour 45g, then perform wet WDT to saturate all the coffee.

+45g→ 45g Valve: Closed 93°C
Pour 2 / 5
0:20

10s

Open the valve fully, then pour to 280g.

+235g→ 280g Valve: Open
Swirl 3 / 5
0:30

1m

Swirl vigorously.

Fill briskly Valve: Open
Pour 4 / 5
1:30

1m30s

Finish pouring to 380g, then give the brewer a light swirl.

+100g→ 380g Valve: Open
Done 5 / 5
3:00

Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

3m–4m