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Adjustable Time

by Counter Culture Coffee Clever Dripper L

Counter Culture Coffee's official Clever Dripper recipe. Bloom with a stir, then full immersion for 2 minutes before releasing. A clean, repeatable method from one of specialty coffee's pioneers.

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Total
3:00
Ratio
1:16
Coffee
25 g
Temp
93 °C

The Adjustable Time recipe by Counter Culture Coffee for the Clever Dripper L uses 25 g of coffee and 400 g of water (1:16 ratio), at 93°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

25 g
Coffee
400 g
Water
1:16
Ratio
93 °C
Temp
5 medium fine
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 30g to bloom. Stir gently.

    +30g 10s Slow
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Pour remaining water rapidly to 400g.

    +400g 15s Slow
  3. 0:45
    Stir

    Stir once to break the crust.

    5s
  4. 2:00
    Wait

    Place the Clever on your cup to release.

    60s
  5. 3:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Remove Clever.

Notes

Counter Culture's approach uses a brief bloom to ensure full saturation before the main steep. The stir at 30 seconds eliminates any dry pockets. Release at 2:00 for a lighter cup, or wait until 3:00 for more body. Their 1:16 ratio produces a balanced cup.

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Original source

Recipe by Counter Culture Coffee, published at counterculturecoffee.com.

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