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Crystal Eye Light Roast

Optimized recipe for the Timemore Crystal Eye dripper with light roast coffees. Higher temperature and medium-fine grind for maximum extraction from hard-to-extract light roasts. Five pulse pours.

  • Floral
  • Citric
  • Light-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Standard
  • Intermediate
Total
3:00
Ratio
1:16.7
Coffee
15 g
Temp
95 °C

The Crystal Eye Light Roast recipe by Timemore for the Timemore Crystal Eye uses 15 g of coffee and 250 g of water (1:16.7 ratio), at 95°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

15 g
Coffee
250 g
Water
1:16.7
Ratio
95 °C
Temp
5 medium fine
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 50g. Swirl to saturate.

    +50g 10s Circular
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Pour to 100g.

    +100g 8s Circular
  3. 1:00
    Pour

    Pour to 150g.

    +150g 8s Circular
  4. 1:30
    Pour

    Pour to 200g.

    +200g 8s Circular
  5. 2:00
    Pour

    Final pour to 250g.

    +250g 8s Circular
  6. 3:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Target 2:45-3:00.

Notes

The Crystal Eye's unique glass construction allows you to see the drawdown process. Light roasts need higher extraction temperatures and finer grinds. Five equal pulse pours with a swirl after the bloom create consistent extraction layers. The 50g increments are easy to count on your scale.

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Recipe by Timemore, published at timemore.com.

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