The Pulsar is a collaboration between NextLevel and astrophysicist Jonathan Gagné. As soon as Scott saw what they were up to, he was eager to sell the Pulsar.

The Pulsar is a “no bypass brewer” with a valve to control flow. Jonathan worked with NextLevel to improve the shower screen performance, the dimensions of the brewer, and to add the valve, to maintain a slurry during blooming, and to control flow. The result is a small miracle: it is easier to achieve even extractions with the Pulsar than any other percolation brewer.

The Pulsar is our go-to manual brewer and great for travel. It weighs less than 1/2 pound and does not require a special kettle for optimal performance. Included with your brewer will be a pack of our quality filters.

• Flow Control - The Pulsar brewer offers complete control over agitation and flow rate, and makes it easy to retain water during the blooming phase.
• Diffused Pouring - Start a controlled brew with a uniform wetting of the grounds with the carefully designed dispersion cap.
• High Versatility - The valve and the "no bypass" brewer design provide an unlimited number of possible combinations of immersion and percolation.
• No Water Bypass - Eliminate the unknown amount of water bypassing the coffee bed (Easily control the strength with brew ratio)
• Heat Retention - The combination of thermal stable plastic and dispersion cap give this brewer the advantage of higher slurry temps.
• Tea Brewing - The ideal dripper for steep & release tea brewing. Gong-fu tea brewing is a traditional Chinese method of making tea.
• Steep-and-Release - Perfect for simple brews 'steep-and-release' brews.
• Made in the USA - All parts manufactured in the United States of America!

The Pulsar comes with 100 paper filters for 100 brews -- Need more filters? We have them here.