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USBrC Qualifiers

UFO Dripper Misc pourover by Kenzie Chay

Kenzie Chay's routine for the USBrC 2024-25 qualifiers — the UFO Dripper's co-designer running his own machine. Two short 50g pours, then two longer pours over a Melodrip Lift, all at a steady 12g/s.

1:15.6 Ratio
2:50 Total
16g Dose
92°C Temp
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You'll need

  • Melodrip Required

    A handheld dispersion screen you pour onto; it softens the water stream so it does not agitate or bore into the coffee bed.

    Recommended Melodrip

Parameters

16 g
Coffee
250 g
Water
1:15.6
Ratio
92 °C
Temp
6 medium
Grind
2:50
Total
~250 ml
Yield
Grind · 6/10 · medium
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Filter

Sibarist UFO Special Edition (FAST)

The fast-draining Sibarist UFO paper matches Chay's steady 12g/s flow, keeping the bed open so the washed Panama Caturra stays floral and clean.

Or use UFO Coffee Tools Type A · UFO Coffee Tools Type F

Method

2:50 · total

Before you brew

  1. 1 Set up the Melodrip — you pour through it over the bed.
  1. Bloom 1 / 5
    0:00
    40s

    Pour 50g in a spiral. Let it bloom.

    +50g→ 50g Spiral 6.3g/s 8s 92°C
  2. Pour 2 / 5
    0:40
    40s

    Pour in a spiral to 100g.

    +50g→ 100g Spiral 6.3g/s 8s
  3. Pour 3 / 5
    1:20
    40s

    Pour to 175g through the Melodrip, keeping the stream soft and even over the bed.

    +75g→ 175g Spiral 6.3g/s 12s
  4. Pour 4 / 5
    2:00
    50s

    Make the last pour to 250g through the Melodrip, keeping the bed calm.

    +75g→ 250g Spiral 6.3g/s 12s
  5. Done 5 / 5
    2:50

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

Coffee: washed Caturra from Jamison Savage, Chiriquí, Panama (1450-1600 masl) — the compulsory #1 for the USBrC 2024-25 cycle. Filter: Sibarist Fast Flat. Grinder: 1Zpresso K-Max at 6.8, ~750 µm. Water: Apax Lab Tonik/Jamm/Lylac mixed in 550 mL, drops 19/3/6, target 90 ppm TDS. Flow rate held at 12g/s for every pour. The two longer pours are dispersed through a Melodrip Lift set above the dripper. The brand page does not specify temperature; defaulting to the UFO baseline 92°C.

Original source

Recipe by Kenzie Chay, published at web.archive.org.

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