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UFO Dripper Misc pourover

USBrC Nationals

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 Flat.

Parameters

16 g
Coffee
250 g
Water
1:15.6
Ratio
93 °C
Temp
5 medium-fine
Grind
2:30
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

2:30 · total
  1. 0:00 01
    Bloom

    50g circle pour, clockwise outwards.

    To 50g 8s Circular
  2. 0:45 02
    Pour

    50g circle pour, clockwise outwards, to 100g.

    To 100g 8s Circular
  3. 1:15 03
    Pour

    50g circle pour, clockwise outwards, to 150g.

    To 150g 8s Circular
  4. 1:45 04
    Pour

    100g center pour to 250g.

    To 250g 12s Center
  5. 2:30 05
    Done

    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 Flat. 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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