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Full Cup

Blue Bottle's complete pour-over recipe. Four-stage spiral pour for a full, sweet cup.

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  • Medium roast
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Total
3:15
Ratio
1:12.5
Coffee
28 g
Temp
95 °C

The Full Cup recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee for the Blue Bottle Dripper uses 28 g of coffee and 350 g of water (1:12.5 ratio), at 95°C, with a target brew time of 3:15.

Parameters

28 g
Coffee
350 g
Water
1:12.5
Ratio
95 °C
Temp
5 medium
Grind
3:15
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
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Method

3:15 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 60g in center to saturate all grounds. Wait 30 seconds.

    +60g 15s Center
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Spiral pour from center outward then back to center. Reach 150g.

    +150g 25s Circular
  3. 1:15
    Pour

    Repeat spiral pattern. Pour to 250g.

    +250g 20s Circular
  4. 1:50
    Pour

    Final pour to 350g. Gentle spiral to finish.

    +350g 15s Circular
  5. 3:15
    Done

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

Uses Kalita Wave 185 filter. Pre-heat the dripper thoroughly — thick ceramic absorbs significant heat. Pour all the way to the side walls to rinse the filter pleats. Target brew time of 3:00-3:30.

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Original source

Recipe by Blue Bottle Coffee, published at bluebottlecoffee.com.

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