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The Importance of Details in Coffee Brewing

Water flow control, pouring timing, and how the various parameters harmonize with one another—these are all crucial details during the brewing process. Even for the three-stage method, which FrontStreet Coffee considers the easiest, most forgiving way to brew good coffee, none of these details can be ignored.

But after long stretches of intense concentration, sometimes we just want something simpler—a way to brew great coffee without watching the clock or modulating the flow every second. As it happens, FrontStreet Coffee recently discovered a method that fits the bill: inject a fixed amount of water within a fixed time, and a delicious cup practically takes care of itself.

The Patrik Rolf Brewing Method

This method was shared by Patrik Rolf, founder of the Norwegian coffee brand April. Besides running a brand, he was also the runner-up at the 2019 World Brewers Cup Championship.

Patrik has a distinctive, systematic take on coffee. The method FrontStreet Coffee is sharing today differs significantly from tradition, yet the flavors perform superbly and it couldn't be more practical. The plan is simple: divide the water into two pours and inject each within a fixed window. There is one limitation, though—it requires a flat-bottom, "cake-style" dripper.

Why Use a Cake Dripper?

Two reasons. First, the flat bottom lets the grounds settle into an even bed, so you don't need refined flow control, and the coffee bed stays shallow—both of which translate into high consistency from cup to cup. Second, cake drippers generally flow slowly, so hot water lingers longer. Since the water is split into two generous pours, that slow drawdown creates plenty of immersion-style extraction, and the resulting flavor is more balanced.

Coffee Bean Selection

This method works for beans of every roast level, so choose freely according to taste. If you like floral and fruity acidity, go for a light roast—such as FrontStreet Ethiopia · Flower Queen (Huakui), FrontStreet Boundary Manor · Sidra, or FrontStreet Boquete Washed Geisha. If you prefer a mellow, full-bodied cup, choose a darker roast—like FrontStreet Sumatra · Golden Mandheling or FrontStreet Brazil · Queen's Manor. Alright, no more preamble—here's exactly how to brew it!

Brewing Tutorial

For this session, FrontStreet Coffee used FrontStreet Emerald Manor · Washed Diamond Mountain. The parameters:

Coffee amount: 15g
Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:16
Grind size: 90% passing through a #20 sieve—fine granulated sugar texture (relatively fine)
Water temperature: 94°C
Dripper: Origami

The total water to pour is 240ml, split evenly into two 120ml pours. Start the first 120ml with a moderate flow, beginning at the center and spiraling slowly outward.

Once you reach the outer circle, keep making large circles until all 120ml is in. At roughly the 50-second mark, the water will have fully drained, leaving a deep pit in the bed. At 1 minute, start the second pour—another 120ml, again from the center, circling outward in big loops until the target amount is fully poured.

The second pour finishes at around 1 minute 20 seconds, and by about 2 minutes 30 seconds the dripper will have drained completely. Lift the dripper off and end the extraction. Tasting time!

Tasting Notes

As promised, the coffee brewed this way performs beautifully. All of Washed Diamond Mountain's strengths come through: elegant florals on the first sip, citrus sweetness and acidity, and a fresh green-tea note. The flavor is balanced, the body light, and the whole experience is effortless and comfortable. If you're curious, do give it a try—the operation is genuinely simple. One caution: because this pouring style isn't the most extraction-efficient, you can afford to grind a bit finer and use slightly hotter water to avoid under-extraction.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you're new to pour-over and looking for a dripper that's practical, beginner-friendly, and good-looking, any seasoned hand will likely point you to the Hario V60. Its designer, Hario, was founded in 1921 in Tokyo as a scientific-glassware maker, and in 2004 it redesigned the V60 prototype into the form we know today—named for its distinctive 60-degree cone angle and V shape—releasing it to market a year later. The cone and 60-degree angle force water to travel through the grounds toward the center before dripping through, extending the contact time so aroma and flavor extract fully, while the single large outlet makes flow speed almost entirely dependent on your pouring control.

Which beans suit the V60? Before the 2000s, the market favored medium-dark roasts and rich, sweet, full-bodied cups—think FrontStreet Blue Mountain No.1 or FrontStreet PWN Golden Mandheling, the era's most popular specialty beans. But with the third wave of coffee came the pursuit of origin character: Ethiopia's white florals, Kenya's berry acidity, roasts drifting lighter. The V60's fast, efficient extraction brings out exactly that—dimensional aroma and lively acidity—so floral-fruity beans are a natural fit: the classic Yirgacheffe character of FrontStreet Guodingding (Gedeb Worka), the tropical fruit of FrontStreet Flower Queen, the Geisha-scented FrontStreet Strawberry Candy, and the raisiny FrontStreet Mozart.

The Kenya Cherry Tomato is a superb example: grown at 1550-1750m in Thika on SL28 and SL34, given a Kenyan 72-hour double fermentation wash, and roasted light to keep its bright, juicy acidity—dried cherry tomato and florals in the dry fragrance, cherry tomato and dried plum up front, snow pear and black plum in the mid-palate, and a long finish of raw sugar and green tea. V60 drippers come in resin, ceramic, glass, copper, and stainless steel; FrontStreet Coffee favors resin for its heat retention and the tightest manufacturing tolerances, but the geometry is the same across them all.