Kalita
Kalita is another stroke of genius from a company in Japan. We’ll introduce you to the delights that come from Kalita here. And of course you can click them home here on our website. In fact, we’re quite fond of the Japanese craftsmanship that makes brewing dark magic easy.
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Pour over coffee
What is Kalita?
Since 1958, Japanese Kalita has been producing coffee equipment. Their wave series is the latest shot at the trunk, and it has quickly become popular with pour-over enthusiasts.
Kalita Wave is available in the following versions
185
and
155
that fits three and six cups respectively. Although Wave is very similar to other pour-over coffee makers like the Chemex and Hario V60, there is still a difference. The primary being that Kalita Wave has as many as three outlet holes in its flat bottom. In contrast, both the Chemex and V60 have just one large outlet hole and cone-shaped filters that culminate in a tip.
The intention behind the three outlet holes and the flat bottom is to allow the flow of coffee to be controlled so that the water flows evenly through the funnel. However, this makes tough demands on you as a brewer, as the coffee will be best if you use several and very precise pours.
But just calm down. We review the process and pours right here, in our brewing guide to Kalita Wave.
How to brew coffee with Kalita
We brew on a Kalita Wave 185 and would like to end up with 300ml coffee after brewing. That’s the equivalent of two cups of coffee. Tip: To prevent the coffee from overextracting, the brewing time should not exceed 3 minutes.
Use 21g ground coffee. The coffee must have the consistency of coarse salt (On a scale from 1-10, where 1 is perfectly fine and 10 is completely coarse, we are at 6-7 in degree of grinding).
Tip: To achieve the best result on Kalita Wave, it is important to brew with several short, precise and pulsating pours. Therefore, we recommend using a kettle with a gooseneck that significantly facilitates brewing.
We use Harios Buono boiler, which is available both with and without electricity.
Read more in our Kalita brewing guide here