Brew Guides
V60
15g coffee / 250g water / 96°C
Grind: EK 12.5 / Comandante 27 clicks (medium-coarse)
- Rinse filter paper.
- Add coffee and pour 50g water in a gentle circular motion.
- Swirl gently to ensure all grounds are saturated and allow to bloom for 45 seconds.
- Pour a further 100g to reach 150g total.
- At approximately 1:30, pour the remaining 100g to finish at 250g.
Target brew time: 2:30
Approximate extraction: 17%
AeroPress
17g coffee / 220g water / 96°C
Grind: EK 9 / Comandante 21 clicks (medium-fine)
- Use two rinsed filter papers and brew inverted.
- Add coffee, then 50g water and stir thoroughly to wet all grounds.
- Pour up to 220g total water.
- Stir gently for 10 seconds.
- Fit the cap and remove excess air.
- At 1:30 begin a gentle plunge lasting around 40 seconds.
Target brew time: 2:10
Approximate extraction: 17%
Clever Dripper
20g coffee / 220g water / 96°C
Grind: EK 10 / Comandante 23 clicks (medium-fine)
- Rinse filter paper.
- Add 220g water to the brewer.
- Add coffee and stir to ensure all grounds are saturated.
- Leave to steep for 3 minutes.
- Give the brewer a gentle swirl and place onto your server to drain.
Target brew time: 3:30
Approximate extraction: 16%
Sage Barista Pro Espresso Machine
Grind: setting 13 (in-built grinder)
- 18g in 36 out ( 1 to 2 ratio)
- 24-28 seconds
- lowest temp setting
Target brew time: 24 - 28 seconds
Approximate extraction: 18%
Conti NGC espresso
Grind: 1.9 (Compak I6)
- VST Baskets (15g)
- 15g in 36 out ( 1 to 2.4 ratio)
- 22 - 26 seconds
- 117°c
Target brew time: 22 - 26 seconds
Approximate extraction: 18%
Final Thoughts
This coffee rewarded restraint.
The temptation with heavily processed coffees is often to push extraction harder in pursuit of more flavour. In this case, doing the opposite produced the best cups.
With a typically 'lower than your average' extraction, the coffee stayed vibrant and expressive, delivering exactly what we hoped for from the roast:
Tasting notes - Dark chocolate orange, pecan and caramel.
Stick it in a flat white and it starts tasting remarkably like orange honeycomb and pecan pie.
Mega stuff 👌🏽
If you'd like to grab a bag while it lasts, have a look at our Kenya Orange Co-Fermented Coffee

