Step by step
- Rinse the filter and warm the server.
- Bloom with 2.5 times the dose in water for 40 seconds.
- Pour small amounts in the centre, avoiding the walls.
- The drawdown should finish by 3:30.
Guide
Kalita Wave
A flat bed, even and sweet extraction
The Kalita has a flat bottom and three small holes, so the water stays in the coffee longer and drains evenly. It forgives more than a V60: the cup comes out sweeter and heavier, and a wobbly pour matters less.
- Ratio
- 1:16
- Coffee
- 12–30 g
- Temperature
- 92–95 °C
- Grind
- Medium
- Time
- 3:00–3:30
What you need
- Kalita Wave dripper and a wave filter
- Gooseneck kettle
- Scale with a timer
- Grinder
What ends up in the cup
A sweet, rounded cup. Thaw, Fog and Drizzle are good choices.
Pour schedule
How much water should be on the scale at every second at the recipe dose.
If something goes wrong
- The filter sticks to the walls and water runs down the edge
- Keep the stream off the filter pleats and pour into the centre.
- The cup is flat, with no acidity
- Shorten the brew: grind slightly coarser or cut the last pour.