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by Verve Coffee Kalita Wave 185

Verve Coffee Roasters' Kalita Wave 185 recipe. Bloom with 40g, then two large pours. Simple technique that lets the flat-bottom Kalita do the work of creating even extraction.

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Total
3:30
Ratio
1:16
Coffee
25 g
Temp
96 °C

The Long Pours recipe by Verve Coffee for the Kalita Wave 185 uses 25 g of coffee and 400 g of water (1:16 ratio), at 96°C, with a target brew time of 3:30.

Parameters

25 g
Coffee
400 g
Water
1:16
Ratio
96 °C
Temp
6 medium coarse
Grind
3:30
Total
2
Servings
Grind · 6/10 · medium
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Method

3:30 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 40g to bloom. Gentle shake.

    +40g 10s Slow
  2. 0:30
    Pour

    Pour in a spiral to 220g.

    +220g 25s Circular
  3. 1:30
    Pour

    Final pour to 400g. Gentle spiral.

    +400g 25s Circular
  4. 3:30
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Target 3:00-3:30.

Notes

Verve's approach is intentionally simple: bloom, then two big pours. The Kalita 185's flat bottom and wave filter create natural even extraction, so you don't need complex pour patterns. Coarser grind works well with the restricted flow of the wave filter.

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Original source

Recipe by Verve Coffee, published at vervecoffee.com.

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