Stumptown — Kalita Wave
Forgiving Kalita Wave with a slow spiral and pulse pours to 345 g.
- Coffee
- 21 g
- Water
- 345 g
- Temperature
- 96 °C
- Brew time
- 3:00
- Ratio
- 1:16.4
- Grind size
- medium-fine (sea salt)
Brew steps
5 steps- 01
Prep and preheat
Heat water to just off the boil (about 205°F). Set the Kalita Wave on your mug or carafe and drop in a Wave filter. Rinse the filter with hot water, then pour out the rinse water.
- 02
Weigh and grind
Measure 21 g of coffee and grind medium-fine around the texture of sea salt. Add grounds and shake gently to level.
- 03Starts at 0:00
Bloom
Start a count-up timer when you add hot water. Pour 60 g over the dry grounds in the first 10 seconds, saturating them completely, and let the coffee bloom. Give it a gentle stir so no grounds stay dry.
- 04Starts at 0:45
Second pour
At 0:45, pour in a slow spiral up to 200 g, finishing by 1:00.
- 05Starts at 1:00
Pulse pours
Over the next minute, add small pulses of water (about 25 to 50 g at a time) until you reach 345 g by 2:00. Aim for the dark, drier spots. Let it draw down fully, finishing between 2:45 and 3:00.
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