Drop Coffee's Kalita Wave recipe

Recipe by Drop Coffee · See the original

Drop Coffee is a roastery in Stockholm, and this is the recipe they publish for brewing their coffee on the small Kalita Wave 155. A bloom is followed by four pours spaced 30 seconds apart.

They suggest water between 92°C and 96°C, and stress that the bed should never run dry between pours.

Kalita Wave recipes

Everyday

Our one mug starting point with short, steady pulse pours.

20 g · 1:16 · 3:00 to 3:30

Drop Coffee's Wave

One cup on the small Wave, five pours on a steady clock.

16 g · 1:16.3 · 2:45 to 3:00

Madcap's Wave

Hot water and small, even pours every time the level drops.

21 g · 1:16.9 · 3:15 to 3:45

Recipe

Coffee

Water

Makes about

Change any amount and the whole recipe scales with it.

Ratio: 1:16.3
Water temperature: 94°C
Grind: Medium
Time: 2:45 to 3:00

What you need

Kalita Wave dripper and a Wave paper filter to fit it
Kettle, ideally a gooseneck kettle for a steady pour
Digital scale with a timer
Burr grinder
Mug or server

Method

1
Rinse the Wave filter with hot water and tip the water away. Add 16 g of ground coffee, level it and zero the scale.
2
Start the timer and pour about 45 g of water between 92°C and 96°C, making sure all the coffee is wet.
3
Wait 20 to 30 seconds, until the bubbling settles, then pour to 100 g.
4
At 1:00, pour to 150 g. At 1:30, pour to 200 g. Do not let the bed run dry between pours.
5
At 2:00, pour the last of the water to 260 g.
6
Let it drain. It should finish between 2:45 and 3:00. If it tastes bitter, grind coarser next time; if sour, grind finer.