April Brewer April
Dark Roast
Adjusted recipe for darker roasts. Lower temperature and coarser grind prevent bitterness while preserving body.
Parameters
- 18 g
- Coffee
- 270 g
- Water
- 1:15
- Ratio
- 88 °C
- Temp
- 6 medium-coarse
- Grind
- 3:00
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
3:00 · total-
Bloom 1 / 50:00+50g add
To
50g
10s SlowBloom with 50g. Gentle swirl.
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Pour 2 / 50:45+80g add
To
130g
12s SlowPour to 130g.
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Pour 3 / 51:20+70g add
To
200g
10s SlowPour to 200g.
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Pour 4 / 51:50+70g add
To
270g
10s SlowPour to 270g.
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Done 5 / 53:00
Brew complete. Rich body with minimal bitterness.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by April Coffee Roasters, published at aprilcoffeeroasters.com.
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