Kalita Wave Iced Coffee

A simple three-pour iced coffee method for the Kalita Wave, brewing hot directly onto ice for a rich, smooth, and round cup.

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What you’ll need

16g

“Coffee: 16g”

the creator said this · Recipe section and Recipe Summary

Coffee

150g

“Water: 150g at 90°C”

the creator said this · Recipe section and Recipe Summary

Water

1:9.4

Ratio

90°C

“Water: 150g at 90°C”

the creator said this · Recipe section and Recipe Summary

Temperature

1:38

“Total Brew Time: 1:37 ~ 1:40”

the creator said this · stated as a range; lower bound 1:37 = 97 s taken; page value 98 s used as nearest whole second

Brew time

medium-coarse

This recipe works with any Kalita Wave dripper, so feel free to use whichever version you have!

we worked this out · stated for all Kalita Wave versions; transfers to any flat-bottom dripper of similar geometry

Grind (estimated)

Grind: Medium-Coarse (FELLOW Ode #8.2)

Designed on: Kalita Wave dripper (any version)
“This recipe works with any Kalita Wave dripper, so feel free to use whichever version you have!”
the creator said this · recipe introduction
Works with: flat-bottom brewer
This recipe works with any Kalita Wave dripper, so feel free to use whichever version you have!
we worked this out · stated for all Kalita Wave versions; transfers to any flat-bottom dripper of similar geometry

Brewing a different amount?

grams

Makes 150g

Water in the brewer over time, drawn from the recipe.

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

Filter: Kalita Wave paper filter
“Kalita Wave Filter”
the creator said this · What You Need section
Filter rinsed first: Yes
“Rinse the paper filter with hot water and discard the rinse water.”
the creator said this · Set up your Kalita Wave, step 1
Grinder: FELLOW Ode, 8.2
“FELLOW Ode #8.2”
the creator said this · Grind Size field in Recipe section

Body: full
“creating a rich, smooth, and round coffee”
the creator said this · creator describes the intended result; 'rich' and 'round' indicate full body
Strength: strong
Coffee: 16g / Water: 150g at 90°C
we worked this out · ratio of approximately 1:9.4 is high-concentration brew intended to dilute over 140g ice, yielding a strong effective brew before dilution
Acidity: medium
we recommend light-roast single origin
we worked this out · light roast at 90°C with flash-chill typically preserves moderate acidity; no specific claim made
Sweetness: medium
creating a rich, smooth, and round coffee
we worked this out · 'smooth and round' suggests balanced sweetness; no explicit claim
Style: balanced
creating a rich, smooth, and round coffee
we worked this out · 'round' and flat-bed geometry with paper filter suggest a balanced rather than ultra-clear cup
Suits: light roasts
“we recommend light-roast single origin”
the creator said this · explicit recommendation in the grind step

Where the creator did not say how their coffee tastes, we have estimated it.

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