There are endless ways to use and combine APAX LAB mineral concentrates, but if you’re just getting started, this guide will help you find your footing.
Here, you’ll learn the best practices for creating your own recipes — and how to adapt them depending on the coffee you’re brewing.
Finding the Right Concentration
We’ve found that our profiles perform best within the range of 90–120 ppm — around 3–4 g/L when diluted in demineralised water.
Each profile is designed for precision and flexibility, allowing you to make subtle adjustments that align with your flavour preferences and brewing style.
Combining Profiles
While TONIK, JAMM, and LYLAC each work beautifully on their own, combining them allows you to unlock a broader spectrum of flavour control.
By blending profiles, you can fine-tune water that enhances clarity, rounds acidity, or adds floral notes — creating more expressive and consistent results in the cup.
Communicating about Recipes
In order to make recipe sharing simple, we use a series a number in a specific order which refers to the profiles below:
TONIK [T] / JAMM [J] / LYLAC [L] - g/L | drops per cup (standard 200mL)
Examples:
2/1/1 means - 2g [T] / 1g [J] / 1g [L] per L of water
0/1/3 means - 0g [T] / 1g [J] / 3g [L] per L of water
2/2/0 means - 2g [T] / 2g [J] / 0g [L] per L of water
APAX LAB recipes
These recipes are just the beginning — a foundation for experimentation.
As you get to know each profile, you’ll start to see how even the smallest changes in your water can completely shift the expression of your coffee.
Taste, compare, and adjust — the real value of APAX LAB lies in discovering how you like your coffee to feel.
