Light Roast

April Brewer April by April Coffee Roasters

April Coffee's light-roast profile combines hotter brewing and a finer grind to unlock dense specialty coffees in the April Brewer. It is intended to emphasize transparent origin character, bright acidity, and developed sweetness.

1:16.7 Ratio

3:30 Total

15g Dose

100°C Temp

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Parameters

15 g
Coffee: 250 g
Water: 1:16.7
Ratio: 100 °C
Temp: 3 fine
Grind: 3:30
Total: ~250 ml
Yield

Grind · 3/10 · fine

FINE COARSE

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Method

3:30 · total

Before you brew

1 Preheat the brewer with hot water.

Bloom 1 / 5
0:00

40s

Pour in the centre to 50g. Let it bloom.

+50g→ 50g Center pour 6.3g/s 8s 100°C
Pour 2 / 5
0:40

30s

Pour in a spiral to 100g.

+50g→ 100g Spiral 6.3g/s 8s
Pour 3 / 5
1:10

30s

Pour in a spiral to 170g.

+70g→ 170g Spiral 6.4g/s 11s
Pour 4 / 5
1:40

1m50s

Pour in a spiral to 250g.

+80g→ 250g Spiral 6.2g/s 13s
Done 5 / 5
3:30

Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Use 100°C with freshly roasted, well-rested coffee and preheat the brewer to limit heat loss. Begin finer than the standard profile, then coarsen if the finish becomes drying. Sourness with a fast drain usually needs a finer setting.

Original source

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

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