2013 · WORLD BREWERS CUP

James McCarthy — Kalita Wave

Name: 2013 WBrC James McCarthy — Kalita Wave
Total time: 3 min 30 s
Yield: 380ml
Cuisine: Coffee
Ingredients: Coffee 24g; Water 380g (96°C); Grind: Comandante C40 MK4 20

PercolationFlat BottomCompetition

Uses 3 kettles (1 high-flow + 2 flow-restricted). Minimizes agitation and maintains consistent water level to maximize sweetness. 24g/380g, 3:30 total. The long two-kettle pour from about 1:18 is measured from the competition video. Temperature and the middle pour split are not published, so they are estimates.

24gDose

380gWater

1:15.8Ratio

96°CTemp

20 ClicksGrind

3:30Total Time

Brewing Steps

3:30 · 380g

0:00

0:00
Pour48g0:45Total 48g
0:45
Pour142g0:33Total 190g
1:18
Pour190g1:42Total 380g
3:00
Wait0:30

On your grinder

Converted from Comandante C40 MK4 20 Clicks.

Grinder	Setting
1Zpresso J-Max	2.1.8-2.2.0 Rotations
1Zpresso K-Ultra	0.7.0-0.7.2 Rotations
Timemore C3	14-16 Clicks
Hario Skerton PRO	2-4
Porlex Mini II	8-10 Clicks
Baratza Encore	11-13 Scale
Fellow Ode Brew Grinder Gen 2	3.8-4.0 Scale
Niche Zero	0.39-0.41 Rotations
Varia VS3 (Gen 2)	5.9-6.1 Scale
Wilfa Uniform	17-19 Scale
Mahlkönig EK43 (0-16)	9.2-9.4 Scale