Medium-Dark Roast Brew Recommendations

Kona, Hawai'i 
Roasted Coffee Analysis and Descriptors 
Kona Love 
2024 Product Line
2/9/2024 
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Medium/ Dark Roast 
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  • Full Immersion (French Press)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:15 (20 grams coffee, 300 mL water) 
Grind size Med (12 on PCR Mahlkonig EK43) 
Brew time 4:00 
Water temp approx 200°F
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Tasting notes: chocolate, nutty, lemon 
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  • Pour Over (Kalita)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:16 (20 grams coffee, 320 mL water) 
Grind Med (12 on PCR Mahlkonig EK43) 
Brew time 4:15 
Water temp approx 197°F 
40 g bloom for 45 sec 
Pouring water in a circular motion from the outside in 
100 g pour at 45 sec 
100 g pour at 1:30 
80 g pour at 2:15 
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Tasting notes: almond, lemon lime acidity, stone fruit, silky body, bittersweet dark chocolate 
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  • Hybrid Method (Clever Dripper)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:16 (20 grams coffee, 320 mL water) 
Grind Med (12 on PCR Mahlkonig EK43) 
Brew time 3:55 
Water temp approx: 199°F 
40 g bloom for 45 sec 
Pouring 300 mL water in a continuous pour, circular motion 
Open valve at 2:00
Brew end 4:00 
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Tasting notes: milk chocolate, dried fruit, black walnut, bittersweet, hint of citrus 
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  • Cold Brew Method without hot bloom (French Press)
Brew Recipe: 
This recipe provides a “classic” cold-brew profile with a heavy body, bittersweet notes, and low perceived acidity 
Ratio 1:15 (40 grams coffee, 600 mL water) 
Brew time 15 hours 
Using room temperature water, pour remaining 600 mL of water over 
coffee and allow to steep for 15 hours in the refrigerator 
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Tasting notes: nutty, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, dried apple, hint of red fruit, silky and full body with a slightly bitter after taste 
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  • Cold Brew Method with hot bloom (French Press)
Brew Recipe: 
This recipe provides a delicate style cold brew with a lot of clarity in the tasting notes
Ratio 1:15 (40 grams coffee, 600 mL water) 
Brew time 15 hours 
Using med-coarse ground coffee, pour 80 mL of 200°F water over 
coffee and bloom for 1 min. Using room temperature water, pour 
remaining 520 mL of water over coffee and allow to steep for 15 hours in the refrigerator 
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Tasting notes: roasted almond, canned peaches, red fruit, delicate and silky body with no bitter aftertaste 
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Light Meter Reading Whole Bean: 58.9 

Light Meter Reading Ground: 69.3