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The Base

Three-pour recipe for two cups. The simplest Big Boy recipe with just three spiral pours.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Medium roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
4:00
Ratio
1:15
Coffee
40 g
Temp
92 °C

The The Base recipe by Orea for the Orea Big Boy uses 40 g of coffee and 600 g of water (1:15 ratio), at 92°C, with a target brew time of 4:00.

Parameters

40 g
Coffee
600 g
Water
1:15
Ratio
92 °C
Temp
7 coarse
Grind
4:00
Total
2
Servings
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
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Method

4:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Spiral pour to 100g.

    +100g 15s Circular
  2. 0:45
    Pour

    Spiral pour to 350g.

    +350g 30s Circular
  3. 2:00
    Pour

    Spiral pour to 600g.

    +600g 30s Circular
  4. 4:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

The foundational Big Boy recipe. Three spiral pours with a large middle pour. Big Boy Wave filters. Comandante 24-28 clicks.

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Original source

Recipe by Orea, published at orea.uk.

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