NextLevel Pulsar™ Mini Recipes
Mini Brewing Tips
Comparing to the PULSAR with the smaller MINI
- ● Generally, all of the PULSAR recipes can be adapted to the MINI by changing the grind size and/or matching the ‘Bed Depth’ and brew ratio.
- ● The flow will generally be slower (ie the flow out of the bottom will be less or even broken) But the water column height will lower at a similar rate at similar bed depths.
- ● There’s a correlation between a Bed Depth and TBT (Total Brew Time). Deeper beds seem to need a longer contact time.
- ● As bed depth increases so should the grind size.
- ● The MINI 'swirl' is different, it needs to be faster/smaller circles.
- ● Users need to be more intentional about closing the valve during agitation (even while adding water) to keep fines from clogging the smaller filter area.
- ● If the TBT is longer than you want, try: grinding coarser, reduce agitation, reduce brew ratio (Usually add dilute with this option) or add bloom water before the coffee. Larger doses (20g - 25g) can also flow really well.
- ● Adding the paper filter to a wet base doesn’t work as well as the PULSAR. Starting with a dry filter seems to work well with the smaller 58mm diameter paper filter.
- ● Both drippers use the same valve.
The Importance of Bed Depth
| Bed depth | Brew time | Relative burr gap | Dose (Pulsar) | Dose (Mini) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 mm | 3:20 - 3:40 | 0 | 20 g | 10.7 g |
| 15 mm | 3:30 - 4:00 | +15 µm (3 marks) | 22 g | 12 g |
| 17 mm | 3:40 - 4:40 | +40 µm (8 marks) | 25 g | 15 g |
| 19 mm | 3:53 - 5:20 | +65 µm (13 marks) | 28 g | 18 g |
| 20 mm | 4:00 - 5:40 | +80 µm (16 marks) | 30 g | 19.5 g |
| 23.3 mm | 4:20 - 6:45 | +125 µm (25 marks) | 35 g | 22.8 g |
| 25 mm | 4:30 - 7:20 | +145 µm (29 marks) | 37.5 g | 24.4 g |
For a deeper dive into these differences:
https://coffeeadastra.com/2025/11/28/the-pulsar-mini-and-the-importance-of-bed-depth/
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