Rwanda Karora washed
Rwanda Karora washed
Goriffee Roastery

Rwanda Karora Washed

OriginRwanda
ProcessWashed

Summary

A washed specialty coffee from Rwanda's Karongi region, produced by regional smallholder farmers and processed at the Karora washing station, managed by sisters Mukamany Immaculee and Nyiramany Francine. The coffee is 100% Red Bourbon Arabica grown at 1,800 m above sea level. It offers a tea-like body, bright acidity, and flavours of orange, black tea and gooseberries.

AI-assisted description, based on roaster & cupping data.
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Brew guide

V60

Coffee in
20 g
Water
300 g
Time
2:30
Temperature
96°C

Grind: medium-coarse

  1. 1.Place the V60 and carafe on a scale, add 20 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, zero the scale, and prepare a timer.
  2. 2.Pour 50 g of water in a circular motion, gently swirl the V60, wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
  3. 3.Continue pouring water in a thorough circular motion up to 200 g.
  4. 1:30At 1:30, pour water in 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. 1.Place the Chemex on a scale, add 35 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, zero the scale, and prepare a timer.
  2. 2.Start the timer and pour 70 g of water in a circular motion to wet all the coffee, wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
  3. 3.Continue pouring water in a thorough circular motion up to 300 g, then gently swirl the Chemex.
  4. 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
  1. 1.Place the coffee bag in a cup.
  2. 2.Pour 200 ml of hot water (92–95°C) over the bag.
  3. 3.Shake the bag several times for better extraction.
  4. 4.Let it steep for 5–7 minutes according to desired strength.
  5. 5.After extraction, remove the bag and enjoy the coffee.

AeroPress

Coffee in
20 g
Water
200 g
Time
2:00
Temperature
93°C

Grind: medium-coarse, like for V60

  1. 1.Place the Aeropress on a scale, add 20 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, zero the scale, and prepare a timer.
  2. 2.In the first 30 seconds, pour 40 g of water and stir thoroughly. (30 s)
  3. 3.Add the remaining 160 g of water and stir thoroughly again.
  4. 1:30Close the Aeropress and start pressing at 1:30.
  5. 5.Aim for a slow press over 30–40 seconds. (30 s)

French press

Coffee in
30 g
Water
500 g
Time
4:00
Temperature
96°C

Grind: medium-coarse

  1. 1.Place the French press on a scale and prepare a timer.
  2. 2.Add 30 g of freshly ground coffee.
  3. 3.Pour 500 g of water at once and stir thoroughly.
  4. 4.Wait 4 minutes and break the crust with a spoon. (4:00)
  5. 5.Attach the metal filter and slowly press the plunger.

Cold brew

Coffee in
75 g
Water
600 g
Time
8 h

Grind: coarse

  1. 1.Weigh 75 g of coffee and grind coarser than for filter.
  2. 2.Pour the coffee into the filter and secure it.
  3. 3.Pour 600 g of water into the Hario bottle.
  4. 4.Close the bottle and swirl to wet all the coffee.
  5. 5.Let it 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
Regional farmers of Karora station
Altitude
1800 m.a.s.l
Variety
Red Bourbon
Notes
Gooseberry, Black Tea, Orange

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The roaster

Goriffee Roastery
Goriffee Roastery

Goriffee is a specialty coffee roaster in Bratislava, Slovakia, with roots in Rwanda—co-founder Erik first fell for coffee there as a volunteer, and the name f…

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