USBrC Nationals

UFO Dripper Misc pourover by John Dixon

John Dixon's routine from USBrC Nationals 2024 — the dripper's first national showing. Three equal 50g circle pours followed by a 100g center pour finisher, over a layered dose of two Black & White lots on Sibarist FAST UFO paper.

1:15.6 Ratio

2:30 Total

16g Dose

93°C Temp

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Parameters

16 g
Coffee: 250 g
Water: 1:15.6
Ratio: 93 °C
Temp: 5 medium-fine
Grind: 2:30
Total: ~250 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

FINE COARSE

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Filter

Sibarist UFO Special Edition (FAST)

Sibarist's FAST UFO paper speeds drawdown across the flat bed, keeping Dixon's equal circle pours bright and clean for national-competition clarity.

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Method

2:30 · total

Bloom 1 / 5
0:00

45s

Pour 50g in a spiral. Let it bloom.

+50g→ 50g Spiral 6.3g/s 8s 93°C
Pour 2 / 5
0:45

30s

Pour in a spiral to 100g.

+50g→ 100g Spiral 6.3g/s 8s
Pour 3 / 5
1:15

30s

Pour in a spiral to 150g.

+50g→ 150g Spiral 6.3g/s 8s
Pour 4 / 5
1:45

45s

Finish over the centre of the bed to 250g.

+100g→ 250g Center pour 6.3g/s 16s
Done 5 / 5
2:30

Drawdown complete.

Notes

Dose is layered: 10g Wilton Benitez thermal-shock Pink Bourbon over 6g Nestor Lasso anaerobic Sidra Bourbon, both roasted by Black & White. Water is heavily mineralised: Third Wave Water 80 ppm base, then 5 ppm MgCl₂, 10 ppm CaCl₂, 2.5 ppm NaHCO₃ from Lotus Drops (97.5 ppm total). Filter: Sibarist FAST UFO. Grinder: Comandante C40 Mk 4 at 21 clicks, ~600 µm.

Original source

Recipe by John Dixon, published at web.archive.org.

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