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.

Coffee: 16g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Coffee: 16g”
said in the original · Recipe section and Recipe Summary
Water: 150g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Water: 150g at 90°C”
said in the original · Recipe section and Recipe Summary
Ratio: 1:9.4
Temperature: 90°C, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Water: 150g at 90°C”
said in the original · Recipe section and Recipe Summary
Brew time: 1:38, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Total Brew Time: 1:37 ~ 1:40”
said in the original · stated as a range; lower bound 1:37 = 97 s taken; page value 98 s used as nearest whole second
Grind (estimated): medium-coarse, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
Grind Size: Medium-Coarse (FELLOW Ode #8.2)
worked out from the recipe · creator's own label 'Medium-Coarse' maps directly to medium-coarse on the standard band scale

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Grind: Medium-Coarse (FELLOW Ode #8.2)

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Equipment

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

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Uses 150g of water

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

Body: full, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“creating a rich, smooth, and round coffee”
said in the original · creator describes the intended result; 'rich' and 'round' indicate full body
Strength: strong, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
Coffee: 16g / Water: 150g at 90°C
worked out from the recipe · 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, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
we recommend light-roast single origin
worked out from the recipe · light roast at 90°C with flash-chill typically preserves moderate acidity; no specific claim made
Sweetness: medium, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
creating a rich, smooth, and round coffee
worked out from the recipe · 'smooth and round' suggests balanced sweetness; no explicit claim
Style: balanced, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
creating a rich, smooth, and round coffee
worked out from the recipe · 'round' and flat-bed geometry with paper filter suggest a balanced rather than ultra-clear cup
Suits: light roasts, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“we recommend light-roast single origin”
said in the original · explicit recommendation in the grind step

Where the original recipe does not say how the coffee tastes, the flavour here is an estimate.

This recipe is Kurasu Kyoto’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to the original.