Dark Roast

April Brewer April by April Coffee Roasters

April Coffee's dark-roast adjustment lowers extraction intensity through cooler water and a coarser grind. The Brewer's stable flat bed keeps saturation even, aiming to preserve body and sweetness without amplifying bitterness or roast harshness.

1:15 Ratio

3:00 Total

18g Dose

88°C Temp

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Parameters

18 g
Coffee: 270 g
Water: 1:15
Ratio: 88 °C
Temp: 6 medium-coarse
Grind: 3:00
Total: ~270 ml
Yield

Grind · 6/10 · medium

FINE COARSE

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Method

3:00 · total

Bloom 1 / 6
0:00

12s

Pour in the centre to 50g.

+50g→ 50g Center pour 6.3g/s 8s 88°C
Swirl 2 / 6
0:12

33s

Swirl gently. Let it bloom.

Fill gently
Pour 3 / 6
0:45

35s

Pour in the centre to 130g.

+80g→ 130g Center pour 6.7g/s 12s
Pour 4 / 6
1:20

30s

Pour in the centre to 200g.

+70g→ 200g Center pour 7g/s 10s
Pour 5 / 6
1:50

1m10s

Pour in the centre to 270g.

+70g→ 270g Center pour 7g/s 10s
Done 6 / 6
3:00

Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Set the kettle to 88°C and pour gently to avoid extracting fines too aggressively. Start coarse and judge the cooled cup: move coarser for bitterness or dryness, finer for salty thinness. Medium-dark coffees may need a slightly tighter setting.

Original source

Recipe by April Coffee Roasters, published at aprilcoffeeroasters.com.

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