Now that we know more about the Kalita Wave, it’s time to brew a cup and enjoy the flavors it can extract.
Brewing Time3 minutesmins
Total Time3 minutesmins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: how to brew coffee with the kalita wave
Equipment
Kalita Wave brewer
Kalita Wave filter
Carafe or coffee mug
Kitchen scale
Timer
Materials
2.5-3tablespoons of fresh-ground coffee
Near-boiling water(no hotter than 205F)
Instructions
Pour hot water over the filter and brewer to heat it up and get rid of any paper flavor that could ruin the coffee. Do not skip this step - it’s important! Once you finish, dump the water out of the carafe.
Add around 2.5–3 tablespoons of coffee to the filter and shake to flatten. Turn on the scale and set to set it to zero, then add the carafe with the brewer and set it to zero again.
Bloom the coffee by pouring out around 45-50 grams of water, using the scale to measure how much water you pour in. Blooming helps release gasses from the coffee beans while extracting flavors out as well. Stir gently with a spoon and wait around 30 seconds before the next step.
After 45 seconds, pour 50 more grams of water in spiral-like motions, carefully covering the beans without causing pockets of water. Keep adding water every 15 seconds until the scale reads around 350–375mg of water. This should take around 3 minutes at most.
Wait for the water to fully drip through the filter and into the carafe. When it’s done, remove the carafe from the scale, pour it into a coffee mug, and enjoy.