
Rwanda Mushonyi Washed
Summary
This specialty coffee comes from the Rutsiro District in western Rwanda, processed at the Mushonyi washing station at 1,827 meters above sea level. Made from 100% Red Bourbon Arabica beans and fully washed, it offers a bright and sweet cup with sparkling orange, delicate lychee, and a smooth body with a sweet caramel finish.
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 20 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, tare the scale and prepare a timer.
- 2.Pour 50 g of water in a circular motion, gently swirl the V60 and wait 30 seconds. (30 s)
- 3.Continue pouring in a thorough circular motion up to 200 g.
- 1:30At 1:30, pour in a circular motion up to 300 g and gently swirl the V60 again.
Rinse the paper filter with hot water to remove paper taste and preheat the V60 and decanter. Stir the brewed coffee before serving.
Chemex
- Coffee in
- 35 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Time
- 3:15
- Temperature
- 96°C
Grind: medium-coarse, slightly coarser than V60
- 1.Place the Chemex on a scale, add 35 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, tare the scale and prepare a timer.
- 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.Continue in 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.
Place the paper filter in the Chemex with the triple-layer side on the pouring spout; rinse with hot water to remove paper taste and preheat.
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.Steep for 5–7 minutes according to desired strength.
- 5.Remove the bag and enjoy.
AeroPress
- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Time
- 2:00
- Temperature
- 93°C
Grind: medium-coarse (like V60)
- 1.Place the Aeropress on a scale, add 20 g of freshly ground coffee, level it, tare the scale and prepare a timer.
- 2.In the first 30 seconds, pour 40 g of water and stir thoroughly.
- 3.Add the remaining 160 g of water and stir thoroughly again.
- 1:30Seal the Aeropress and at 1:30 start pressing.
- 5.Aim for a slow press of 30–40 seconds. (30 s)
Use the inverted method – the plunger is placed from the bottom. Preheat the Aeropress and rinse the filter.
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 30 g of freshly ground coffee.
- 3.Pour 500 g of water at once and stir thoroughly.
- 4.Wait 4 minutes and break the crust with a spoon. (4:00)
- 5.Attach the metal sieve, slowly press down the plunger and serve.
Preheat the French press with hot water. Serve immediately after pressing to avoid over-extraction.
Cold brew
- Coffee in
- 75 g
- Water
- 600 g
- Time
- 8 h
Grind: coarse
- 1.Weigh 75 g of coffee and grind coarser than for filter.
- 2.Put the coffee in the filter and secure it.
- 3.Pour 600 g of water into the Hario bottle.
- 4.Close the bottle and swirl to wet all the coffee.
- 5.Let it extract in the cold for 8–12 hours.
Cold water; steeping time and coffee-to-water ratio can be adjusted to taste. Can be served neat, with tonic, or with coconut milk.
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
- Mushonyi washing station
- Altitude
- 1600 - 1950 m.a.s.l
- Variety
- Red Bourbon
- Notes
- Lychee, Caramel, Orange
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