By Hailie Stevens |

Fellow's Take on Anthem Natural Geisha | Brew Recipe

Here's how we brewed this stunning example of the most coveted variety in coffee, sourced and roasted by Savage Coffees.

Savage Coffees started as a coffee farm in Panama and their deep ties to the region mean they can find the most high quality Geishas. This natural process Geisha was slow-dried using a three-tiered raised African bed system, enhancing the coffee's natural sweetness and complexity. We tasted red apple, jasmine, cinnamon, and blood orange.

🌎 Origin: Chiriqui, Panama

🌞 Process: Natural

🔬 Variety: Geisha

⛰️ Elevation: 1,800+ MASL

🔥 Roast: Light

Brew Guide for Anthem Natural Geisha

Pour Over

Stagg X/ flat bottom drippers 

Ingredients:

  • Coffee: 16g

  • Water: 250g at 201°F

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP Burrs: 4.1 - 5.2

  • Ode Gen 2 Burrs: 3.1 - 4.2

  • Ode Gen 1 Burrs: 2.1 - 3.2

  • Opus: 4 - 5 (inner ring at 0)

Steps:

  1. Grind coffee at medium-fine setting

  2. Rinse filter with 201°F water

  3. Bloom: Pour to 55g water, wait 45 seconds

  4. Continuous pour stages: (Do not return kettle to base)

    • Start pour at 0:45 Pour to 125g by 1:00

    • Start pour at 1:15 Pour to 190g by 1:30

    • Start final pour  at 1:45 to 250g by 2:00, slight swirl to level

  5. Target brew time: 2:40-3:00 minutes


V60/Conical drippers 

Ingredients:

  • Coffee: 16g

  • Water: 260g at 199°F

Grind Settings: 450 micron on ZP6

  • Ode + SSP Burrs: 3.2 - 4.2

  • Ode Gen 2 Burrs: 2.2 - 3.2

  • Ode Gen 1 Burrs: 1.2 - 2.2

  • Opus: 3 - 4 (inner ring at 0)

Steps:

  1. Grind coffee at medium-fine to finer setting

  2. Rinse filter with 199°F water

  3. Bloom: Pour to 50g water, wait 40 seconds

  4. Continuous pour stages: (Do not return kettle to base)

    • Start pour at 0:40 Pour to 125g by 0:55

    • Start pour at 1:10 Pour to 190g by 1:25

    • Start final pour at 1:40 to 260g by 1:55

  5. Target brew time: 2:40-3:00 minutes


Espresso

Recipe:

  • Coffee: 18g

  • Yield: 42g

  • Temperature: 93°F

  • Ratio: 1:2.3

  • Pressure: Preinfusion for 10 seconds .5 - 4 bars (first drip) then normal brew pressure around or at 9 bars

  • Pull time: 28 - 33 seconds (no pre-infusion) 35 - 40 (with pre-infusion)

Aiden Brewer Settings

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Single Serve

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP: 4.1-5.2

  • Ode Gen 2: 3.1 - 4.2

  • Opus: 4 - 5 (Use finer settings for 150-250ml, coarser for larger volumes)

Batch Brew

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP: 7 - 10 (Savage Coffees found the sweet spot at 8.1 for a 6 cup batch)

  • Ode Gen 2: 6 - 9

Opus: 7 - 10 (Use finer settings for 450-750ml, coarser for larger volumes)