Docket No. 0174 · 174 of 999
Midnight Signal
Cold Brew in a cream diner
A cold brew in a cream diner, #174 of 999. Fluorescent light, walnut counter. Wave on the surface. Marshmallow. Common, roast score 131.
The recipe
104 g · 824 g cold water · 18 h · 1:8
- Grind 104 g coarse — the texture of raw sugar — and stir it into 824 g of cold water until no dry grounds are left floating.
- Leave it 18 hours in the fridge. Longer is not stronger past a day, only heavier.
- Strain twice, the second time through paper, and serve over ice in the diner.
- The wave is set on at the pass, not poured — there is no steamed milk in this one, so it is drawn in the marshmallow with a pick.
- Finish with marshmallow.
Traits
| Category | Value | Share | Cups | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel | Diner | 156 | 15.6% | |
| Glaze | Cream | 100 | 10.0% | |
| Brew | Cold Brew | 92 | 9.2% | |
| Pour | Wave | 30 | 3.0% | |
| Topping | Marshmallow | 31 | 3.1% | |
| Mark | Bean | 84 | 8.4% | |
| Counter | Walnut | 152 | 15.2% | |
| Atmosphere | Fluorescent | 99 | 9.9% |
The record
Two hours of it, and it goes somewhere: 11 stretches, each with its own key, tempo and weather, running from an afternoon through the small hours and out the other side. Composed from the edition, like the picture — nothing is stored and nothing is streamed.
- 0:00The light through the frontHalf time · 69bpm
- 13:25The grinder warms upLow and slow · 76bpm
- 26:48The machine finds its pressureMid tempo · 89bpm
- 36:44Wiping downLow and slow · 75bpm
- 45:31After sixMid tempo · 91bpm
- 53:25Chairs on tablesLow and slow · 75bpm
- 1:06:52His handwritingLow and slow · 78bpm
- 1:19:27Nothing on the streetHalf time · 70bpm
- 1:27:59Ink and lamplightLow and slow · 76bpm
- 1:37:44Turning the signHalf time · 70bpm
- 1:48:00OpenHalf time · 69bpm
Rarity
- Grade
- Common
- Roast score
- 131
- Rank
- 419 of 999
- Peak tier
- Epic
- Scarce
- nothing
- Metadata
- JSON
The edition is the only thing that reproduces this cup. Hand rollCup(174) to the engine and you get it back exactly — no image, no metadata, no database.