UFO Dripper Misc pourover
USBrC Qualifiers
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.
You'll need
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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
Method
2:50 · total-
Bloom 1 / 50:00+50g add
To
50g
6s Spiral50g circle pour at 12g/s.
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Pour 2 / 50:40+50g add
To
100g
6s Spiral50g circle pour at 12g/s to 100g.
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Pour 3 / 51:20+75g add
To
175g
8s Spiral75g circle pour at 12g/s over a Melodrip Lift, to 175g.
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Pour 4 / 52:00+75g add
To
250g
8s Spiral75g circle pour at 12g/s over a Melodrip Lift, to 250g.
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Done 5 / 52:50
Drawdown complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Kenzie Chay, published at web.archive.org.
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