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Medium Roast Balanced

by Torch Torch Donut Dripper

Balanced recipe for medium roasts on the Torch Donut. Slightly higher temperature than dark roast recipes for more sweetness.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Medium roast
  • Quick
  • Intermediate
Total
2:15
Ratio
1:14
Coffee
15 g
Temp
90 °C

The Medium Roast Balanced recipe by Torch for the Torch Donut Dripper uses 15 g of coffee and 210 g of water (1:14 ratio), at 90°C, with a target brew time of 2:15.

Parameters

15 g
Coffee
210 g
Water
1:14
Ratio
90 °C
Temp
5 medium
Grind
2:15
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 5/10 · medium
FINE COARSE

Method

2:15 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 40g in center. Wait 30 seconds.

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

    Pour 60g in slow circles to 100g.

    +100g 15s Circular
  3. 0:55
    Pour

    Pour 60g to 160g.

    +160g 15s Circular
  4. 1:20
    Pour

    Final 50g to 210g.

    +210g 10s Circular
  5. 2:15
    Done

    Drawdown complete.

Notes

The Donut Dripper was designed for dark roast, but works well with medium roast at slightly higher temperature. The large single hole and internal ribs create a unique steep-and-drain brew style. Use a trapezoidal paper filter folded to fit.

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Original source

Recipe by Torch, published at torch-kyoto.com.

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