Light Roast
Kurasu Kyoto nel drip recipe optimized for light roast coffee. Developed by head barista Tsubasa after over 50 tests for sweet, rich texture.
- Balanced
- Sweet
- Medium-bodied
- Medium roast
- Quick
- Beginner
- Total
- 2:00
- Ratio
- 1:10.4
- Coffee
- 20 g
- Temp
- 92 °C
The Light Roast recipe by Kurasu for the Nel Drip uses 20 g of coffee and 208 g of water (1:10.4 ratio), at 92°C, with a target brew time of 2:00.
Parameters
- 20 g
- Coffee
- 208 g
- Water
- 1:10.4
- Ratio
- 92 °C
- Temp
- 5 medium
- Grind
- 2:00
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
-
0:00Bloom
Rinse and squeeze nel filter. Add 20g of coffee. Pour hot water in circular motion over the entire coffee bed to bloom. Use about 40g.
+40g 10s Circular -
0:30Pour
Continue pouring until coffee steadily drips into the server. Switch to center-pour and maintain an even level on the coffee bed.
+160g 60s Slow -
1:30Wait
Once coffee drips down, extraction is complete. Do not over-extract.
-
2:00Done
Adjust taste and concentration with remaining hot water from the kettle (up to 208g total). Serve immediately.
Notes
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- Sweet
Total 3:20 Temp 82°C -
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- Caramel
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Competition
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- Sweet
Total 3:30 Temp 95°C -
Kissaten
1:10by Daibo
- Chocolate
- Caramel
Total 4:30 Temp 85°C -
Dark Roast
1:15- Chocolate
- Caramel
Total 3:30 Temp 88°C
Other Traditional methods
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Kissaten-Style
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- Sweet
- Caramel
Total 3:30 Temp 93°C -
Kyoto
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- Floral
- Fruity
Total 2:30 Temp 92°C -
Light Roast
1:16Hario Woodneck
- Floral
- Fruity
Total 2:45 Temp 92°C -
Japanese
1:15Kalita 101
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 2:30 Temp 90°C -
Light Roast
1:16.7Kalita 101
- Floral
- Fruity
Total 2:45 Temp 96°C
Original source
Recipe by Kurasu, published at kurasu.kyoto.
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