Coffee Collective Kalita Wave
A straightforward Kalita Wave guide aimed at a delicate, aromatic cup through the flat-bottom brewer's even extraction.
- Coffee
32g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“32 g coffee to 500 g water”
said in the original · Measurements section, Quantity (185)
- Water
500g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“32 g coffee to 500 g water”
said in the original · Measurements section, Quantity (185)
- Ratio
- 1:15.6
- Temperature
93°C, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“92 - 95°C”
said in the original · Measurements section, Water Temperature; midpoint of range taken
- Brew time
- —
- Grind (estimated)
medium-coarse, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
Grind the coffee on a medium-coarse setting.
worked out from the recipe · creator's own term maps directly to medium-coarse on the standard spectrum
Tap any underlined number to read where it came from. Numbers marked estimated are ones the original recipe does not give.
Equipment
- flat-bottom brewer
- Scales
Uses 500g of water
Step by step
- 0:00Pour to 60gbloom pour, wetting all the coffeeyou have 30s
- 0:30Pour to 500gadd 440gpour remaining water slowly and steadily in circular motion from centre outwards and backyou have 1:15
- 1:45Stirquick stir before drinking
Weights are cumulative: what the scale reads when that pour finishes.
How Coffee Collective brews it
- Filter rinsed first
Yes, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Place the filter paper in the dripper and rinse it with water.”
said in the original · Step 3
- Stirring and swirling
stir after drawdown, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Before enjoying the coffee give it a quick stir and let it cool down a little.”
said in the original · Step 7
How Coffee Collective says to adjust it
- portions
- double
- dose
- 32g
- water
- 500g
- single
- dose
- 16g
- water
- 250g
- grind adjustment
- Bitter and dry: grind coarser. Sour and thin: grind finer.
What it makes
- Style
clarity, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“a delicate, aromatic cup”
said in the original · Description section; delicate and aromatic language indicates a clean, clarity-oriented result
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Credit and corrections
This recipe is Coffee Collective’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to the original.