Kalita Wave

Buy This If...
You sometimes rock a fedora and love lemon or lime in your water glass.

Rundown

• Prep Time: 4 min
• Brew Time: 3 min 10 seconds
• Cups: 2 small cups / 1 big mug
• Brew ratio: 1:15
• In your mouth: Balanced & Intricate
• Grind size: Coarse like table salt

Gear:

• Kalita Wave Dripper
• Kalita Wave Filter
• 22 grams of whole beans
• 330 ml of filtered water
• Burr grinder or hand grinder
• Gooseneck kettle w/ thermometer
• Calculator (or your iphone will do)
• Timer
• Scale
• Mug

Pre-Brew

• Use a brew ratio of coffee to water that is 1:15.
• Set filter inside Kalita Wave and put it on top of a mug you’re not using.
• Bring your water boil at 205 degrees.
• Pour boiling water through the Kalita Wave and then discard water. Wetting the paper all the way to the edges eliminates the paper taste in your coffee.
• Allow the kettle water to cool 15 seconds more after wetting the filter.
• While it's cooling, load coffee grounds into the Kalita Wave and gently shake it so that they even out.
• Place Kalita Wave on top of glass brew pot or mug and then on top of a scale.
• Tare your scale to zero.

Brew

Step 1: Bloom (0 - :35 seconds)

• Start your timer and slowly pour from the outside (not touching the paper) in a circular motion finishing in the middle.
• Use just enough water over the grounds that wets them evenly.
• Double the water weight of the initial coffee grounds.
• 22 grams of coffee would make a ~45 gram bloom, which you should finish in about 15-20 seconds.
• Let it sit until your timer reads 35 seconds.

Step 2: Brew (:35 - 1:20)

• Begin pouring again slowly from the middle, in a circular motion, moving outwards until you reach the size of a silver dollar, which matches the size of the three holes in the Kalita Wave. Use the same motion and the same size circle, over and over.
• Finish this step at 1:20 and 165 grams.

Step 3: Pulse (1:20 - 2:20)

• Watch closely for the bloom to fall a half inch or so and, before it hits the bottom, begin pouring again.
• These pulse pours are short, silver dollar sized, circular motions of about 40 grams of water each time.
• The goal is to get the coffee rising and falling smoothly and steadily.
• You will likely experience about 5-6 pulses of about 30 grams of water.
• Stop when you reach 2:20 and 330 grams of water.

Step 4: Wait (2:20 - 3:10)

• If you are using a mug, just wait for it to finish fully.
• If you’re using a fancy glass brew pot, watch for the stream to stop and as soon as it begins to drip, pull the Kalita Wave off the pot.

Step 5: Drink

• Savor. Look in the mirror and stare at your awesome self.
• Make one for your “friend”