Description

Producer: Tamiru Tadesse / Alo Coffee
Farm: Gute Village
Location: Bensa, Sidama
Variety: 74158
Process: Natural
Altitude: 2,380 masl

 

– Ready your brewing tools ahead.
– Keep your coffee gear and containers clean.
– Decide and adjust your grind size based on:
— Your coffee’s roast date
— Your brewing method
– Be consistent with water quality and measuring weight, ratios, and time.
– Remember!
— Let your palate help you personalize the best recipe for you.
— Brew often and have fun!

 

FOR FILTER

• COFFEE-TO-WATER RATIO: 1:15
• COFFEE GRIND SIZE: Medium
• (like table salt; 27-32 clicks in Comandante MK4 and 17-20 clicks in Timemore C2)
• COFFEE AGE: 7-14 days, ideally
• COFFEE DOSE: 17 grams
• WATER WEIGHT: 255 mL
• WATER TEMPERATURE: 90°C-93°C
• TARGET BREW TIME: 02:30 – 03:00

FOR ESPRESSO:

• DOSE: 18 to 20 grams
• YIELD: 32 to 34 grams
• TIME: 22 to 26 seconds
• RATIO: 1 : 1.6
• TEMPERATURE: 90°C – 93°C

 

MILK RATIO SWEET SPOT:

DOSE

• 90ml cup: 18-20 grams
• 120ml cup: 18-20 grams
• 150-180ml cup: 18-20 grams
• 210-240ml cup: 18-20 grams

YIELD

• 90ml cup: 40 mL (split shot)
• 120ml cup: 20-24mL
• 150-180ml cup: 22-28mL
• 210-240ml cup: 30-32mL

TEMPERATURE: 90°C – 93°C

 

FOR YOUR POUR-OVER

1. Heat water to 90°C-93°C

2. Arrange your brewing set-up.

— Place your dripper on the carafe & filter paper in the dripper.

— Rinse the filter paper with hot water & remove the rinsing water from the carafe.

3. Switch on your scale.

4. Measure out 17 g of coffee & grind to Medium.

5. Place the carafe and dripper with the rinsed filter paper onto the scale, & tare.

6. Transfer the ground coffee to the dripper; then, tare.

7. Start the timer!

— First pour to bloom, 55ml for 30 seconds.

— Second pour, 100 ml at 00:30.

— Third pour, the final 100ml at 01:15

8. Target to finish the brew within 02:30 to 03:00 minutes.

• 9. Serve & enjoy!

 

FOR A WELL-EXTRACTED ESPRESSO—

– Align your brewing variables

– Adjust according to specifics of your situation, like your —

— Espresso machine settings

— Portafilter basket size

— Grinder

— Puck prep style