Roastmaster's Select Coffee Club
Roastmaster's Select Coffee Club
Join our Roastmaster’s Select Coffee Club and receive two 12-ounce bags of our freshest coffee with the grind of your choice to your doorstep every month, with free shipping! Your card will be billed monthly, and you can cancel or postpone delivery anytime, right from your account.
October Feature: Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe Konga
The formation of the Single Farmer Lots Program in Ethiopia has allowed the breaking off of single farmer lots from the larger cooperative blends sold through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. The program is a unique micro-channel of almost unprecedented specificity in coffee supply from Ethiopia. See more below...
Each month, our Roastmaster, Jacob Long, will select special coffees exclusively for members of this monthly coffee club. These special blends and single origins will showcase our most exciting new coffees of the moment for you to enjoy.
"It takes a certain spirit of adventure to embark on this coffee journey. To step into the unknown and welcome a mystery coffee each month is exemplary. Those who venture with open minds will not be disappointed by the wonders they discover."
-Paul Katzeff, Roastmaster Emeritus - Thanksgiving Coffee
These are truly special coffees. Each one from a micro-lot that has been carefully selected by Roastmaster Jacob, and then expertly roasted to reveal the unique flavor within. As a Roastmaster's Select Monthly Coffee Club member, you have exclusive access to these coffees.
Past Roastmaster's Select Coffees
We've sent out some truly magnificent coffees to our club members in the past few years... here's a taste of what you could receive when you join the club:
August: Guatemala Los Jóvenes ASOBAGRI, Medium RoastJuly: Honduras COMSA, Light Roast
June: Tanzania, Zanzibar Peaberry, Medium Roast
May: Malawi Medium Roast
April: Sulawesi Indonesia, Toarco Jaya
March: Mexico, Enjambre Cafetalero
February: Ecuador, FAPECAFES
January: Ethiopia Medium Roast, Banko Dhadhato
December: Bolivia, Caranavi
November: Brazil, Southern Minas
October: Nicaragua Natural Medium Roast, Byron Corrales
September: Honduras Honey-Process Light Roast, Miriam Perez
August: Nicaragua Washed Medium Roast, Carlos Lanza
July: Nicaragua Medium Roast, Reynaldo Mairena
June: El Salvador Medium Roast, JJ Borja Nathan
May: Malawi Medium Roast, Mzuzu Cooperative
ABOUT THIS COFFEE
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Tasting NotesStrawberry, jasmine, milk chocolate, caramel
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ProcessFull natural and dried on raised beds
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RegionKonga, Yirga Chefe, Gedeb District, Gedeo Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia
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Altitude1800 – 2100 masl
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VarietyIndigenous heirloom cultivars
Takele Mammo Denbi, at 47 years, is a brand-new participant in the Single Farmer Lots Program this year, but not at all new to the direct export process. Takele cultivated this single farmer lot on his 8-hectare farm in the Konga district, located in the heart of the coveted Gedeo Zone—the narrow section of plateau dense with savvy farmers whose coffee is known as “Yirgacheffe”. The Konga cooperative is well-known for its quality, and it’s a distinct pleasure having individual farmers from this perennially impressive community to celebrate, not to mention one as dedicated to farmer opportunity as Takele.
Customer Review
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.
Coffee 101
Discover how to make the most in your cup with our brew blog - Coffee 101. Brewing variations, roast colors, coffee storage, steaming, and so much more. Not just for beginners, this info has gems for all coffee enthusiasts from novice to barista and beyond.