Kalita Wave 2020

By Kurasu Kyoto, 2020

A simple four-pour flat-bed recipe from Kurasu's Kyoto cafe, designed for consistency and ease with the Kalita Wave 155.

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What you’ll need

  • Kalita Wave Hasami Porcelain Dripper 155
  • Scales
13g

“Coffee: 13g”

the creator said this · Description box, English section

Coffee
200g

“Water: 200g”

the creator said this · Description box, English section

Water
1:15.4
Ratio
91°C

“90c ~91c (194F)”

the creator said this · Description box, English section; taking the upper value of the range as the single representative temperature

Temperature
Brew time
medium

Dripper: Kalita Wave Hasami Porcelain Dripper 155

we worked this out · A flat-bed schedule transfers to other flat-bottom drippers of similar geometry

Grind (estimated)
Designed on
Kalita Wave Hasami Porcelain Dripper 155

“Dripper: Kalita Wave Hasami Porcelain Dripper 155”

the creator said this · Description box, equipment list

Works with
flat-bottom brewer

Dripper: Kalita Wave Hasami Porcelain Dripper 155

we worked this out · A flat-bed schedule transfers to other flat-bottom drippers of similar geometry

grams

Makes 200g

400:001000:401501:102001:40
Water in the brewer over time, drawn from the recipe.

The pours

0:00
  1. 0:00pour to 40gbloom pouryou have 40s
  2. 0:40waitbloom rest ends at 40 seconds
  3. 0:40pour to 100gsecond pour to 100 g cumulativeyou have 30s
  4. 1:10pour to 150gthird pour to 150 g cumulative at 1 min 10 secyou have 30s
  5. 1:40pour to 200gfinal pour to 200 g cumulative at 1 min 40 sec

Weights are cumulative: what the scale reads when that pour finishes.

How they brew it

What it makes

Style
clarity

“We love this flat bottom dripper for the consistent cup it produces.”

the creator said this · Description box, English section; 'consistent cup' implies clarity and evenness rather than texture

Credit and corrections

This recipe is Kurasu Kyoto’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to where they published it.

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