
Kenya Kirura Washed
Summary
Kenya Kirura is a washed coffee from the Kiambu region of Kenya, grown by smallholder farmers of the Komothai Coffee Cooperative Society and processed at the Komothai water mill. It is made from SL28 and Ruiru 11 varieties cultivated around 1,800 m above sea level. The cup is bright and juicy with notes of fresh orange, ripe cherry and delicate florals, offering a silky mouthfeel and lingering sweetness.
V60
- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 300 g
- Time
- 2:30
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse
- 1.Place a paper filter in the V60 and rinse it with hot water to remove the paper taste and preheat the V60 and server.
- 2.Place the V60 and server on a scale, add 20 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, zero the scale and prepare a timer.
- 3.Pour 50 g of water in a circular motion, gently swirl the V60 and wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
- 4.Continue pouring with a thorough circular motion up to 200 g.
- 1:30At 1:30, pour with a circular motion up to 300 g and gently swirl the V60 again.
Chemex
- Coffee in
- 35 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Time
- 3:15
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse (slightly coarser than for V60)
- 1.Place a paper filter in the Chemex with the triple-layer side on the pouring spout, rinse with hot water and preheat the Chemex.
- 2.Place the Chemex on a scale, add 35 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, zero the scale and prepare a timer.
- 3.Start the timer and pour 70 g of water in a circular motion to wet all the coffee, then wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
- 4.Pour with a thorough circular motion up to 300 g and gently swirl the Chemex.
- 2:15At 2:15, pour the remaining 200 g and gently swirl again.
Filter
- Coffee in
- 12 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Time
- 5:00
- Temperature
- 92°C
AeroPress
- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Time
- 2:00
- Temperature
- 93°C
Grind: medium-coarse (as for V60)
- 1.Place the Aeropress on a scale, add 20 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, zero the scale and prepare a timer.
- 2.Within the first 30 seconds, pour 40 g of water and stir thoroughly.
- 3.Add the remaining 160 g of water and stir thoroughly again.
- 1:30Close the Aeropress and at 1:30 start pressing.
- 5.Press slowly for 30–40 seconds. (30 s)
French press
- Coffee in
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Time
- 4:00
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse
Cold brew
- Coffee in
- 75 g
- Water
- 600 g
- Time
- 8 h
Grind: coarse
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
- Komothai Coffee Cooperative Society
- Altitude
- 1800 m.a.s.l
- Variety
- SL28, Ruiru 11
- Notes
- Floral, Cherry, Orange
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