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Dark Roast — 3-Pour

Optimized for dark roast with lower temperature and faster extraction.

  • Chocolate
  • Caramel
  • Full-bodied
  • Dark roast
  • Standard
  • Beginner
Total
3:00
Ratio
1:17
Coffee
20 g
Temp
88 °C

The Dark Roast — 3-Pour recipe by Kalita for the Kalita Wave 185 uses 20 g of coffee and 340 g of water (1:17 ratio), at 88°C, with a target brew time of 3:00.

Parameters

20 g
Coffee
340 g
Water
1:17
Ratio
88 °C
Temp
6 medium coarse
Grind
3:00
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 6/10 · medium
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Method

3:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Gentle bloom with 50g.

    +50g 8s Slow
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Pour to 170g.

    +170g 20s Circular
  3. 1:05
    Pour

    Pour to 340g.

    +340g 25s Circular
  4. 3:00
    Done

    Brew complete. Target ~3:00.

Notes

The flat bed of the Wave helps tame the aggressive flavors of dark roast.

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Original source

Recipe by Kalita, published at kalita.co.jp.

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