
Burundi Gakenke Washed
Summary
Single-origin coffee from Burundi's Kayanza region, grown by around 1,780 smallholder farmers around the Gakenke washing station in Gatara village. This 100% Bourbon Arabica is fully washed, cultivated at 1,760 meters above sea level. The cup is bright and juicy with caramel, blackberries, cranberries, lemon, and a delicate black tea finish, offering floral complexity.
V60
- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 300 g
- Time
- 2:30
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse
- 1.Place the V60 and decanter on a scale, add 20g of freshly ground coffee, level, and tare.
- 0:00Pour 50g of water in a circular motion, gently swirl the V60, and wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
- 3.Continue pouring water in a thorough circular motion up to 200g.
- 1:30At 1:30, pour the remaining water up to 300g in a circular motion and gently swirl.
Rinse the paper filter with hot water before starting to remove paper taste and preheat the V60 and decanter.
Chemex
- Coffee in
- 35 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Time
- 3:15
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse
- 1.Place the Chemex on a scale, add 35g of freshly ground coffee, level, and tare.
- 0:00Start the timer and pour 70g of water in a circular motion to wet all the coffee, then wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
- 3.Continue pouring water in a thorough circular motion up to 300g, then gently swirl the Chemex.
- 2:15When the timer reaches 2:15, pour the remaining 200g and swirl gently again.
Insert the paper filter with the triple-layer side towards the pouring spout and rinse it with hot water to preheat the Chemex.
Filter
- Coffee in
- 12 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Time
- 5:00
- Temperature
- 92°C
- 1.Place the coffee bag in a cup.
- 2.Pour 200 ml of hot water (92-95°C) over the bag.
- 3.Shake the bag several times for better extraction.
- 4.Let steep for 5-7 minutes depending on desired strength. (5:00)
- 5.Remove the bag and enjoy.
AeroPress
- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Time
- 2:00
- Temperature
- 93°C
Grind: medium-coarse
- 1.Place the Aeropress on a scale, add 20g of freshly ground coffee, level, and tare.
- 0:00Within the first 30 seconds, pour 40g of water and stir thoroughly. (30 s)
- 3.Add the remaining 160g of water and stir thoroughly again.
- 1:30Close the Aeropress.
- 1:30Press slowly for 30-40 seconds. (30 s)
Use the inverted method (plunger inserted from the bottom). Preheat the Aeropress and rinse the filter to remove paper taste.
French press
- Coffee in
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Time
- 4:00
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse
- 1.Place the French press on a scale and prepare a timer.
- 2.Add 30g of freshly ground coffee.
- 3.Pour in 500g of water all at once and stir thoroughly.
- 4.Wait 4 minutes, then break the crust with a spoon. (4:00)
- 5.Attach the metal filter and slowly press the plunger, then serve.
Preheat the French press with hot water before starting.
Cold brew
- Coffee in
- 75 g
- Water
- 600 g
- Time
- 8 h
Grind: coarse
- 1.Weigh 75g of coffee and grind coarser than for filter.
- 2.Pour the coffee into the filter and secure it.
- 3.Pour 600g of water into the Hario bottle.
- 4.Close the bottle and swirl to wet all the coffee.
- 5.Let extract in the cold for 8-12 hours. (8 h)
Published by the roaster for this coffee. Treat it as a starting point — your grinder, water and machine will want their own tweaks.
Details
- Format
- Bean
- Roast profile
- Filter
- Decaffeinated
- No
- Producer
- Gakenke washing station
- Altitude
- 1760 m.a.s.l
- Variety
- Bourbon
- Notes
- Caramel, Cranberry, Lemon, Black Tea, Blackberry
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