Sumatra

Earthy, herbal and heavy-bodied. Cooler water and a coarser grind than anything else here.

Matt4
Roaster
Starbucks
Origin
Sumatra, Indonesia
Process
Wet-hulled
Roast level
Dark
How to drink it
Either
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Earthy and herbal with a heavy body and very low acidity. The classic Sumatra profile, pushed further by a dark roast. Either your thing or not; there is not much middle ground.

Dark and very soluble, so it tastes ashy on the Dogspeed settings. Back the water off, shorten the contact, go coarser and use less coffee. Excellent in immersion, where the body is the point.

What to do with it

HotCold brewFlash brewFrench pressMoccamaster

Water temperature
195-200F.
Time
Shorter contact.
Grind
One step coarser than the Dogspeed numbers.
Dose and ratio
1:17 to 1:18.

How to drink it. Black if you like the earthiness, with milk if you do not. The body carries milk easily and the herbal edge softens. Sugar helps if the finish reads bitter, though that usually means the water was too hot.

Either

Where to buy: Starbucks

Brewed with

The recipes this bag is marked good for. Each of them says which roast its numbers assume, and what to change if yours is different.

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