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Maxime Braem’s Kenya starting point

A credited method with an illustrated pour, steep and press sequence.

2:30 suggested time5 guided stepsMethod: Maxime Braem
SOURCE & TIMING

Credited method. Independent guide.

Method by Maxime Braem. CupClarity independently wrote the instructions and drew the diagrams. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.

Source: stir at 0:30, press at 1:50 for 30–40 s. This guide uses 40 s to finish at 2:30. Stir 10 s and top-up 15 s are estimates; seating the plunger is a handling clarification.

01 · MAKE IT YOURS

Your brew, your dose.

Start with the original settings below. Coffee dose is the weight of dry grounds; changing it scales the water automatically. Temperature is the water temperature when pouring. Step times do not scale automatically.

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Brewing water180 g
Coffee : brewing water1 : 12.0
Grind starting pointMedium · KINGrinder K6 95 clicks
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Enter water per step at the base dose of 15 g. Your selected dose scales these amounts automatically. Set a step to zero for waiting or pressing. The actual amount to pour appears beneath each field and in the guided steps.

Before starting the timer

  1. Fit a paper filter in the standard cap. Use a sturdy receiving cup and check usable chamber space.
  2. Secure the filter cap, set the brewer upright over the cup and add the ground coffee.

Source: stir at 0:30, press at 1:50 for 30–40 s. This guide uses 40 s to finish at 2:30. Stir 10 s and top-up 15 s are estimates; seating the plunger is a handling clarification. Editing values creates your variation of the credited method.

Water input is not finished drink yield. This recipe is limited to 180 g of water; check your brewer’s usable capacity.

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02 · FOLLOW THE BREW

Ready when you are

0:00/ 2:30

Step 1 of 5 · 30s remaining in this step

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In each pour, “Add” is the water for that step. “Scale target” is the cumulative water added since the start: tare before the first pour, not between pours. The timer advances automatically; pause if you need more time. Duration fields use seconds (60 s = 1 minute).

  1. 01

    Bloom

    Add 35 g Scale target: 35 g

    Wet the grounds and let them bloom.

  2. 02

    Stir

    Stir ten times.

  3. 03

    Top up & seal

    Add 145 g Scale target: 180 g

    Reach the cumulative target and gently seat the plunger.

  4. 04

    Steep

    Wait until the press step.

  5. 05

    Press

    Press gently through the timed window.

BEFORE YOU BREW

Make the experiment useful.

  • Start timing with the first pour unless preparation says otherwise. Keep the brewer attended; stop pressing if resistance is high.
  • Grinder clicks apply only to the named model. Adjust one variable at a time; flavour outcomes are not guaranteed.