French Press
1:15- Coffee
- 20 g
- Water
- 300 mL
- Grind
- Med (12)
- Time
- 4:00
- Temp
- ~202°F
In the cup
Creamy and oily body, a hint bitter, nutty, apple, pie crust, dark honey, sugar in the raw, sweet, with a present and sweet acidity.
How to brew our Medium Roast.
Four ways to brew it, with the exact ratios, times and temperatures from Pacific Coffee Research's analysis of our coffee.
In the cup, pour over
MelonDark caramelCreamy bodyRed licoriceTropical fruit juice
Medium Roast
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The recipes
Pick your brewer.
Each recipe uses 20 g of coffee (40 g for cold brew). Grind settings are for the Mahlkönig EK43 grinder used in the analysis.
Pour Over
1:16- Coffee
- 20 g
- Water
- 320 mL
- Grind
- 11
- Time
- 3:35
- Temp
- ~200°F
- 0:00Bloom
- 0:35+100 g
- 1:15+100 g
- 2:20+100 g
- 3:35Done
Bloom with 20 g of water for 30 seconds. Start pouring in a circular motion from the outside, then switch to a straight, gentle stream. The bloom counts toward the total, and the 2:20 pour finishes it at 320 g.
In the cup
Melon, dark caramel, creamy body, red licorice, tropical fruit juice.
Clever Dripper
1:16- Coffee
- 20 g
- Water
- 320 mL
- Grind
- 12
- Time
- 3:30
- Temp
- ~200°F
- 0:00Bloom
- 2:00Open valve
- 3:30Done
Bloom with 40 g for 30 seconds, then keep pouring in one continuous, circular pour up to 320 mL total.
In the cup
Cantaloupe, heavy body (not coating or oily), a hint drying on the mouthfeel, black walnut, malic acidity, red apple, jammy.
Cold Brew
1:15- Coffee
- 40 g
- Water
- 600 mL
- Grind
- Med-coarse
- Time
- 15 hours
- Bloom
- None
- Pour 600 mL of room temperature water over the coffee.
- Steep for 15 hours in the refrigerator.
Hot Bloom Cold Brew
1:15- Coffee
- 40 g
- Water
- 600 mL
- Grind
- Med-coarse
- Time
- 15 hours
- Bloom
- 80 mL hot
- Pour 80 mL of 200°F water over the coffee and let it bloom for 1 minute.
- Pour the remaining 520 mL of room temperature water over the coffee.
- Steep for 15 hours in the refrigerator.
In the cup
Delicate, tea-like body, nutty, green apple, caramel, a hint of cherry.
Where these come from
Recipes and tasting notes are from Pacific Coffee Research's "Kona, Hawai'i, Roasted Coffee Analysis and Descriptors" for Kona Love, 1/30/2026. The hot bloom cold brew recipe is from the 1/10/2024 analysis.
Roast reading
74.3Whole bean
84.1Ground
Light meter readings from the 2026 analysis.