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NextLevel Pulsar

Sweetness Focus

Jonathan Gagné's Coffee ad Astra approach for the Pulsar is built around no-bypass extraction and careful flow control. Its cup goal is concentrated sweetness with jammy, juicy fruit while retaining enough clarity to separate ripe flavor notes.

1:17 Ratio
3:39 Total
15g Dose
99°C Temp
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Parameters

15 g
Coffee
255 g
Water
1:17
Ratio
99 °C
Temp
5 medium
Grind
3:39
Total
~260 ml
Yield
Grind · 5/10 · medium
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Method

3:39 · total
  1. Bloom 1 / 7
    0:00
    45s

    Open the valve. Pour 60g.

    +60g→ 60g 6g/s 10s Valve: Open 99°C
  2. Prepare 2 / 7
    0:45
    5s

    Close the valve.

    Valve: Closed
  3. Pour 3 / 7
    0:50
    25s

    Pour in a spiral to 165g.

    +105g→ 165g Spiral 5.8g/s 18s Valve: Closed
  4. Prepare 4 / 7
    1:15
    5s

    Open the valve.

    Valve: Open
  5. Pour 5 / 7
    1:20
    20s

    Finish pouring to 255g.

    +90g→ 255g 6g/s 15s Valve: Open
  6. Swirl 6 / 7
    1:40
    1m59s

    Swirl gently.

    4s Valve: Open
  7. Done 7 / 7
    3:39

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

Pre-wet by filling above the base ridges, placing the dry filter, and draining before adding coffee. For every additional 5g of coffee, coarsen by about 50um to preserve flow. Dial the valve and grind together: avoid a stalled bed while keeping extraction high enough for juicy sweetness.

Original source

Recipe by Jonathan Gagné, published at coffeeadastra.com.

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