Americano

NextLevel Pulsar Nextlevel by NextLevel Brewer Co

NextLevel's Pulsar Americano method pushes a fine-ground concentrate through a metal filter, then adds a large water dilution. It is intended for readily extracted coffees and produces an espresso-inspired long cup with body and clarity.

1:17 Ratio

2:20 Total

20g Dose

95°C Temp

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You'll need

WDT tool Optional

A cluster of fine needles used to stir and de-clump the coffee bed (Weiss Distribution Technique) for even saturation.

Parameters

20 g
Coffee: 340 g
Water: 1:17
Ratio: 95 °C
Temp: 2 fine
Grind: 2:20
Total: ~340 ml
Yield

Grind · 2/10 · very fine

FINE COARSE

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Filter

NextLevel Pulsar Stainless Steel Filter Discs

The steel mesh lets the oils through, keeping this 1:8 concentrate rich and full-bodied even after the big americano dilution.

Or use NextLevel Pulsar Filter

Method

2:20 · total

Before you brew

1 Close the valve. Wet the filter-support ridges, fit the filter, open the valve to drain the base, then close it again and insert the barrel.
2 Add 20g of coffee and level the bed with a WDT tool.
3 Fit the dispersion cap, then tare the scale.

Bloom 1 / 7
0:00

21s

Close the valve. Pour 100g.

+100g→ 100g 5.9g/s 17s Valve: Closed 95°C
Swirl 2 / 7
0:21

24s

Agitate vigorously with a WDT tool. Let it steep.

Fill briskly Valve: Closed
Prepare 3 / 7
0:45

15s

Open the valve to the twelve o’clock position. Let the water drop through.

Valve: Open
Pour 4 / 7
1:00

14s

Finish pouring to 160g.

+60g→ 160g 6g/s 10s Valve: Open
Swirl 5 / 7
1:14

1m1s

Swirl gently.

Valve: Open
Bypass 6 / 7
2:15

5s

Add 180g of hot bypass water to dilute the brew.

+180g→ 340g
Done 7 / 7
2:20

Diluted and ready to drink.

Notes

Use a fine grind but keep the valve flowing; a stalled metal filter can turn the concentrate harsh. Prepare dilution water near 85ppm GH and 20ppm KH, then add it after extraction. Target about 21.5-22.5% extraction yield and coarsen if the finish dries.