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KALITA WAVE · SOURCE GUIDE

Stumptown’s Kalita Wave

A flat-bottom dripper method with repeated small pulses.

2:55 suggested time4 guided stepsMethod: Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Conceptual Kalita Wave coffee setting for Stumptown’s Kalita Wave
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SOURCE & TIMING

Credited method. Independent guide.

Method by Stumptown Coffee Roasters. CupClarity independently wrote the instructions and drew the diagrams. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.

Source checkpoints: 0:45, 1:00 and 2:00. The 55-second drawdown is an editable midpoint in its stated finish range.

01 · MAKE IT YOURS

Your brew, your dose.

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Brewing water345 g
Coffee : brewing water1 : 16.4
Grind starting pointMedium-fine, like sea salt
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  1. Use a Kalita Wave with matching wave-shaped paper and capacity for this batch. Rinse gently and discard rinse water.

Source checkpoints: 0:45, 1:00 and 2:00. The 55-second drawdown is an editable midpoint in its stated finish range. Editing values creates your variation of the credited method.

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02 · FOLLOW THE BREW

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  1. 01

    Bloom

    Add 60 g Scale target: 60 g

    Add the bloom water within about ten seconds; stir gently and wait.

  2. 02

    Spiral pour

    Add 140 g Scale target: 200 g

    At 0:45 pour in a slow spiral, reaching the next target by 1:00.

  3. 03

    Small pulses

    Add 145 g Scale target: 345 g

    Add small pulses of roughly 25–50 g until the final target at 2:00.

  4. 04

    Drain

    Let the coffee drain; the source suggests finishing between 2:45 and 3:00.

BEFORE YOU BREW

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  • A flat-bottom dripper method with repeated small pulses.