Brew Guide: Kalita Wave | Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Kalita Wave

How to Brew Coffee with a Kalita Wave

With its stainless steel body and wavy contours, the Kalita Wave wins over coffee and design enthusiasts alike. It's a favorite pour-over for home and it's great on the go, too. The flat-bottom filter and three-hole base promote an even extraction, which makes this one of the more forgiving brewers out there. The key to mastering this brewer is the slow spiral pour.

Let's Get Brewing

Brew Time About 3 Minutes

What You Need

Kalita Wave brewer
Kalita Wave filter
Grinder
21g (3 Tablespoons) ofStumptown coffee
Hot water just off the boil (about 205°F)
Spoon
Scale
Timer
Stumptown Diner Mug
Optional: Brewing carafe

Brewing Instructions

Simple guidance for a great cup

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Follow along step by step and see how it comes together

Prep and preheat
Fill your kettle with filtered water and heat it to just off the boil (about 205°F). Set the Kalita Wave on top of your mug or carafe and drop in a Wave filter. Rinse the filter with hot water to wash out any papery taste and warm up the dripper, then pour out the rinse water.
Weigh and grind coffee
Measure out 21g (about 3 Tablespoons) of your favorite Stumptown coffee and grind it medium-fine around the texture of sea salt. Add the grounds to the filter and shake gently to level them. Zero your scale if you're using one.
Saturate and bloom
Start a count-up timer when you add the hot water. Pour 60g over the dry grounds in the first 10 seconds, saturating them completely, and let the coffee bloom. Give it a gentle stir so no grounds stay dry.
Second pour
At 0:45, pour in a slow spiral up to 200g, finishing by 1:00. The spiral keeps everything evenly saturated and integrated.
Pulse and wait
Over the next minute, add small pulses of water (about 25 to 50g at a time) until you reach 345g by 2:00. Aim for the dark, drier spots and skip the lighter ones. Then let it draw down fully, finishing somewhere between 2:45 and 3:00.
Serve and Enjoy
Remove the Wave from your carafe or mug and serve!