BERCO AA - Kenya Filter Coffee
BERCO AA - Kenya Filter Coffee
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Berco Aa - Kenya Filter Coffee

OriginKenya
Roast levelLight
ProcessWashed

Summary

BERCO AA is a single-origin filter coffee from Kenya, produced by Theo Mwangi and his son David Kamau Mwangi on the family farm in Nyeri, Central Kenya, at 1758 masl. The coffee is grown from SL-28 and SL-34 varieties, processed fully washed, hand picked and sun dried on raised beds. The cup is intense and complex, with notes of rhubarb, cherry, currant, pink grapefruit and hibiscus, a juicy soft body, lively acidity and pronounced sweetness. Cupping score 87.

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

V60

Ratio 1:16
Coffee in
20 g
Water
320 g
Time
2:40
Temperature
94°C

Grind: 23 clicks

  1. 0:00Pour 60 ml water (10 s)
  2. 0:10Bloom (25 s)
  3. 0:35Pour 140 ml water (25 s)
  4. 1:10Pour 60 ml water (15 s)
  5. 1:40Pour 60 ml water (10 s)
  6. 1:50Short spin

Also suitable for Origami with V60 paper. Finished at 2:40.

Chemex

Coffee in
20 g
Water
330 g
Time
3:30
Temperature
96°C

3 pours, including bloom.

Kalita

Ratio 1:17
Coffee in
20 g
Water
340 g
Time
2:45
Temperature
94°C

Grind: 24 clicks

  1. 0:00Pour 60 ml water (10 s)
  2. 0:10Bloom (25 s)
  3. 0:35Pour 160 ml water (35 s)
  4. 1:15Pour 120 ml water and short spin (30 s)

Also suitable for Fellow X and Origami with Kalita paper.

AeroPress

Coffee in
17 g
Water
220 g
Time
1:45
Temperature
87°C

Grind: 18 clicks

  1. 1.Pour in 65 ml water
  2. 2.Stir briefly
  3. 3.Fill up to 220 ml and stir again
  4. 1:10Press slowly (35 s)

AeroPress inverted.

Hario Switch

Coffee in
25 g
Water
400 g
Time
3:00
Temperature
94°C

Grind: 27 clicks

  1. 1.Fill water completely
  2. 2:30Stir a few times at the top with a spoon
  3. 3.Let the water run through

No bloom. Run-through time should be max 1 minute.

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
Cupping score
87
Producer
Theo Mwangi with son David Kamau Mwangi
Altitude
1758 m.a.s.l
Variety
SL34, SL28
Notes
Grapefruit, Currant, Cherry, Rhubarb, Hibiscus

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