INTIBUCA COLLECTIVE / HONDURAS 200g
INTIBUCA COLLECTIVE / HONDURAS 200g
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Tasting Notes: Blackberry, Plum, Peach, Chocolate, Black Tea
Roasted for filter brewing.
Coffee: Intibucá Collective
Region: Intibucá
Country of Origin: Honduras
Process: Washed
Varieties: Catuai, Bourbon
Altitude: 1,600–2,000 m
Net Weight: 200 g
Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America.
Once a major supplier of commodity coffee for blending, Honduras has now transformed into the forefront of specialty coffee, garnering attention from roasters worldwide.
Among these, Intibucá is one of the highest altitude areas in Honduras and is known as a "hidden gem of the highest quality," producing micro-lots with extremely concentrated flavors, combining intense acidity reminiscent of berries and plums with rich, syrupy sweetness.
This coffee was created by blending only high-quality coffees from 60 producers belonging to the Intibucá producers' group.
Enjoy the sweet and powerful coffee from Intibucá.
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Extraction method
This is the extraction recipe we actually use.
Ratio of coffee beans to hot water
For every 1 part coffee beans, use approximately 16 times the amount of hot water.
Examples:
12g beans, 190g water
15g beans, 240g water
16g beans, 260g water
30g beans, 480~500g water
Equipment to prepare
Ground coffee beans, dripper, paper filter, server, scale to measure hot water, hot water, kettle, timer.
Water temperature
Recommended around 93℃
(When boiling water is transferred to an extraction kettle, it will drop to about 94℃ in 30 seconds to 1 minute.)
Basic Recipe
Recipe for 1 mug (Finished coffee: 220~230g)
Coffee beans: 16g
Hot water to pour: 260g
- Set the paper filter in the dripper.
- Rinse the filter with hot water to wash away paper odors and warm the equipment.
- Drain the water thoroughly and add the coffee beans.
- 0:00 First pour of 40g hot water
- Bloom for 40 seconds.
- 0:40 Pour 60g hot water (total 100g)
- 1:10 Pour 60g hot water (total 160g)
- 1:45 Pour 50g hot water (total 210g)
- 2:20 Pour 50g hot water (total 260g)
- Finished
The target dripping time is around 3:10~3:30.
Success is when you achieve a fruity flavor supported by sweetness and a pleasant, long-lasting aftertaste.
(Depending on the type of beans, the sweetness might be stronger than the fruitiness, or the aftertaste might be short and clean.)
About aging
Coffee Aging - The Luxury of "Waiting" for Deliciousness
Do you think that "fresh coffee must be drunk immediately"?
In fact, coffee has an "optimal drinking period" when it tastes best.
This is called "aging."
Why Aging is Necessary
Freshly roasted beans contain a large amount of trapped carbon dioxide.
If this gas remains, hot water cannot fully extract the components of the beans, resulting in a dull taste.
By "aging" the beans, slowly releasing the gas over several days to weeks, the coffee's inherent sweetness and clear fruitiness emerge, as if a mist has cleared.
Drinking Period Guidelines
KRW's coffee is roasted thoroughly to its core, concentrating its components.
Therefore, it requires a slightly longer rest period than typical coffee.
Recommended from 7 days after roasting
This is the peak time when the aroma becomes most brilliant and the texture (body) becomes smoothly refined.
The flavors continue to integrate as 10 and 15 days pass.
Storage Methods to Maintain Deliciousness
To ensure the aging process proceeds correctly, by following these two points, you can maintain ideal aging.
Seal and Store in a Cool, Dark Place: The enemies of coffee are "oxygen, light, and heat." Store in a bag with a valve or in an airtight container in a cool place away from direct sunlight.
Grind Immediately Before Brewing: Grinding dramatically increases the surface area, causing gas to escape and aging to accelerate rapidly, making long-term storage impossible. Store as whole beans whenever possible and grind just before drinking.
Time is the final piece that completes coffee. Please enjoy the subtle changes in its character over time, starting from the roasting date.