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Start the Tulip at the Right Moment

Choose the correct height and flow transition for starting a tulip stack.

The base is built, the cup has room, and the first stack has not started. What is Dani's best next move for a three-stack tulip? Lower close, push a controlled bloom, stop flow, move slightly back, then repeat Correct. Tulips depend on close height plus interrupted flow so each stack stays defined. Keep the pitcher high and pour a thin stream until the cup is almost full Weaker. High pouring keeps blending and leaves no time for surface stacks. Dump a heavy low stream until the first stack fills most of the cup Weaker. Too much low flow floods the…

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