Brew Guide·Kalita Wave

Onyx Coffee Lab: Kalita Method

by Elika Liftee

This is the recipe we use at Onyx Coffee Lab! Originating in Northwest Arkansas, you can find some of the worlds best baristas serving the worlds best coffees through this methodology! Yield is about 12oz of brewed coffee. Expect a total brew time of 3:00 for a specialty coffee. Range can vary from 2:30 for highly soluble coffees up to 4:30 for dense natural Ethiopian coffees.

96°CMedium grind3m 9s brew time12 brew steps

Coffee amount

1:16 ratio · 400g water

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Before you start

  • BoilBoil 400ml of water400ml
  • GrindGrind 25g of coffee25g
13 brew steps
00:00

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PREPARE

Get ready

Set up your equipment and ingredients before you start

NextPour 50g of water and wait to bloom00:10