Quarterly Roastmaster's Select Coffee Beans
Quarterly Roastmaster's Select Coffee Beans
Have you been interested in our Roastmaster Select Club but were afraid to make the monthly subscription commitment? Here is your solution - the Quarterly Roastmaster's Club! This quarter's offering is: Rwanda Isimbi. See below for more info...
Every quarter our Roastmaster, Jacob Long, will select one of the recent RSC coffees to feature for a limited time. This gives you the opportunity to try one of these rare, limited quantity coffees and see why the Roastmaster's Club is the place to be.
The tradeoff is that the individual selection will be at Market Price which will vary.
Learn MoreAbout this coffee...
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Tasting Notes:Rich body, Malted Chocolate, Almond
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Process:Fully washed
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Region:Various
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Varietal:Bourbon
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Altitude:1100 – 2000 masl
Rwanda Isimbi
This Isimbi blend is inspired by its namesake, the Kinyarwanda word for the white at the top of a volcano that’s also used to refer to something pure. This clean and consistent blend is selected by the QC team in Rwanda.Despite its turbulent history, today Rwanda is one of the specialty coffee world’s darlings – for good reason! Modern Rwanda is considered one of the most stable countries in the region. Since 2003, its economy has grown by 7-8% per year and coffee production has played a key role economic growth. Coffee has also played a role in Rwanda's significant advancements towards gender equality. New initiatives that cater to women and focus on helping them equip themselves with the tools and knowledge for farming have been changing the way women view themselves and interact with the world around them.Today, smallholders propel the industry in Rwanda forward. The country doesn’t have any large estates. Most coffee is grown by the 400,000+ smallholders, who own less than a quarter of a hectare. The majority of Rwanda’s coffee production is Arabica. Bourbon variety plants comprise 95% of all coffee trees cultivated in Rwanda
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Coffee to Water Ratio
Using the correct amount of coffee will ensure that your coffee is brewed to strength, without over-extracting or under-extracting the coffee to compensate for an inappropriate dose. We recommend 2 grams of coffee for every fluid ounce of water used to brew. Weighing coffee is the most accurate way to measure the appropriate dose. If a scale is not available, we recommend 2 heaping tablespoons of ground coffee for every 5 ounces of water used to brew.
Grind Size
Producing the correct particle size in ground coffee is one of the most important steps in coffee brewing. In general, a finer grind will produce a more intense brew and a coarser grind will produce a less intense brew. At the same time, a grind that is too fine will produce an over-extracted, astringent brew, and a grind that is too coarse will produce a weak, under-extracted brew lacking flavor. In pour-over methods, grind size also affects the rate of extraction, as water will pass more slowly through a finer grind, and more quickly through a coarser grind. We strongly recommend burr grinders over blade grinders.
Water Temperature and Quality
Water temperature dramatically affects the extraction of coffee’s flavor during brewing. We recommend brewing with water at 200-202° Fahrenheit for best results. Using fresh, clean, chlorine-free water is essential.
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