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NextLevel Pulsar

Drain and Steep

NextLevel Pulsar Nextlevel by Max Martinelli

Max Martinelli's recipe in NextLevel's Pulsar collection drains the bloom completely, switches to a closed-valve immersion, then reopens for a pulsed finish. These distinct phases seek measured strength and a clean balance of body and clarity.

1:17 Ratio
2:25 Total
15g 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

15 g
Coffee
255 g
Water
1:17
Ratio
95 °C
Temp
7 coarse
Grind
2:25
Total
~260 ml
Yield
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
FINE COARSE

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Method

2:25 · total

Before you brew

  1. 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. 2 Add 15g of coffee and level the bed.
  3. 3 Fit the dispersion cap, then tare the scale.
  1. Bloom 1 / 6
    0:00
    45s

    With the valve closed, pour 50g, then perform wet WDT to saturate all the coffee. Let it steep.

    +50g→ 50g Valve: Closed 95°C
  2. Prepare 2 / 6
    0:45
    5s

    Open the valve.

    Valve: Open
  3. Drawdown 3 / 6
    0:50
    10s

    Wait for the level to drop.

    Valve: Open
  4. Pour 4 / 6
    1:00
    45s

    Close the valve. Pour in a spiral to 150g. Let it steep.

    +100g→ 150g Spiral 5g/s 20s Valve: Closed
  5. Pour 5 / 6
    1:45
    40s

    Open the valve. Finish pouring to 255g. Add the water in pulses. Keep the water about 1 cm above the coffee bed.

    +105g→ 255g 5.3g/s 20s Valve: Open
  6. Done 6 / 6
    2:25

    Finish when the coffee stops dripping.

Notes

Let the bloom drain fully before closing the valve for immersion; otherwise the phases blur and contact time becomes harder to repeat. Once reopened, pulse gently while holding the slurry near 1cm. Aim for roughly 1.3-1.4% TDS and adjust grind, not pulse height, to correct strength.

Grinder

800–860 µm average (ZP6 4.0–4.2).

Original source

Recipe by Max Martinelli, published at nextlevelbrewer.com.

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