Medium Roast Brew Recommendations

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Kona, Hawai'i 
Roasted Coffee Analysis and Descriptors 
Kona Love 
2024 Product Line 
1/10/2024 
Medium Roast 
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  • Initial Cupping Notes: milk chocolate, floral, citric, nutty, honey graham, honey, red fruit, malic acid, generally sweet & clean

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  • Full Immersion (French Press)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:16 (20 grams coffee, 320 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: pecan, warm spice, cinnamon, green apple, lemon/lime acidity, sweet & sugary, cocoa, really nice acidity as cools; silky body is a hint drying when hot
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  • Pour Over (Kalita)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:17 (20 grams coffee, 340 mL water) 
Brew time 4:00 
Water temp approx 199°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 
100 g pour at 2:15 
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Tasting notes: floral, honeysuckle, honey, cinnamon, delicate, red apple, sparkling acidity
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  • Hybrid Method (Clever Dripper)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:17 (20 grams coffee, 340 mL water) 
Brew time 3:45 
Water temp approx: 203°F 
40 g bloom for 45 sec 
Pouring 340 mL water in a continuous pour, circular motion 
Open valve at 1:45 
Brew end 3:45 
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Tasting notes: floral, hazelnut, dark chocolate, herbaceous, lemon lime, fresh cherry 
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  • Cold Brew Method with hot bloom (French Press)
Brew Recipe: 
Ratio 1:15 (40 grams coffee, 600 mL water)
Kona, Hawai'i 
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: delicate and tealike body, nutty, green apple, caramel, hint of cherry
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Light Meter Reading Whole Bean: 72.5 (light) 

Light Meter Reading Ground: 79.8 (light)