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NextLevel Pulsar

Layered

NextLevel Pulsar Nextlevel by Long Vo

Long Vo's recipe, shared by NextLevel, begins with a steeped bloom before four equal pours through an open Pulsar valve. Refilling to the same level each time makes it quick and forgiving, with a layered cup that balances body and definition.

1:15 Ratio
2:30 Total
20g Dose
94°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

20 g
Coffee
300 g
Water
1:15
Ratio
94 °C
Temp
5 medium
Grind
2:30
Total
~300 ml
Yield
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

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Method

2:30 · total

Before you brew

  1. 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. 2 Add 20g of coffee and level the bed.
  3. 3 Fit the dispersion cap, then tare the scale.
  1. Bloom 1 / 7
    0:00
    15s

    Close the valve. Pour 60g and swirl to saturate the bed.

    +60g→ 60g Valve: Closed 94°C
  2. Prepare 2 / 7
    0:15
    5s

    Open the valve.

    Valve: Open
  3. Pour 3 / 7
    0:20
    25s

    Pour in a spiral to 120g.

    +60g→ 120g Spiral 6g/s 10s Valve: Open
  4. Pour 4 / 7
    0:45
    25s

    Pour in a spiral to 180g.

    +60g→ 180g Spiral 6g/s 10s Valve: Open
  5. Pour 5 / 7
    1:10
    25s

    Pour in a spiral to 240g.

    +60g→ 240g Spiral 6g/s 10s Valve: Open
  6. Pour 6 / 7
    1:35
    55s

    Pour in a spiral to 300g.

    +60g→ 300g Spiral 6g/s 10s Valve: Open
  7. Done 7 / 7
    2:30

    Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

After the steeped bloom, open the valve and refill to the top of the base on every pour. Keep additions equal and avoid letting one pulse run much lower than the others. Most coffees should finish in roughly 2.5-3 min; adjust grind if drawdown falls outside that window.

Grinder

600–700 µm nominal burr gap.

Original source

Recipe by Long Vo, published at nextlevelbrewer.com.

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