Here's how we brewed this exclusive natural process from Washington’s Camber Coffee.
This natural process lot was grown at high elevations around Buliye Village in Hambela, where warm days and cool nights create small, dense cherries with a concentrated sweetness. We tasted sweet red fruit, warm spices, floral tea, a clean delicate body, and cacao as it cooled.
🌍 Origin: Guji, Ethiopia
🌞 Process: Natural
🔬 Variety: Heirloom
⛰️ Elevation: 2,200 MASL
🔥 Roast: Light
Brew Recipe for Camber Ethiopia Buliye
Using Stagg X Dripper
Ingredients:
23.5g of Camber Ethiopia Buliye
350g of water
205°F
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee at a medium setting
Measure out 23.5g of coffee beans and grind them on a medium setting. We used setting 5 on Ode with SSP Burrs, which is about a 4 on Ode with Gen 2 Burrs, which is about 3 on Ode with Gen 1 Burrs,. This would be around 6 on Opus with inner ring set to 0.
2. Heat water and rinse the filter
Heat water to 205°F and rinse your filter before putting your coffee grounds in.
3. Pour 55g of water for the bloom
Fully saturate your coffee grounds with 55g of water, and allow about 40 seconds for the bloom.
4. Continue pouring in 4 stages
After the bloom, pour to 150g; then 250g; and finish at 350g. Swirl 3 times after your last pour very gently, once the water level goes down far enough to where you won’t spill over. The total brew time varies, but we’re aiming for around 3 to 3:30 minutes.
5. Decant into your favorite mug and enjoy!
Look out for the incredible flavors of plum, boysenberry, and apricot.
Espresso
Ingredients:
20g of the same coffee
40g of water at 200 F
1:2 ratio
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee
Measure out 20g of coffee beans.
2. Make sure your espresso machine is at temp.
Water should ideally be at 200°F.
4. Grind your coffee
We suggest a 28-32 second pull time. I’d start on the coarser end of the grind spectrum for espresso on Opus– but remember, the times are more important than the accuracy of Opus settings, considering espresso times can vary wildly due to atmospheric conditions in your area.
4. Pull shot at 9 bars!
Pull your shot at around 9 bars with a 28-32 second pull time.
5. Decant into your favorite demitasse cup and enjoy!
Let us know what flavors pop out in your espresso. We suggest stirring with a small spoon before tasting to integrate all layers of the ‘spro!
Aiden
Single serve:
Ratio: 1:15
Bloom ratio: 1:2 / Bloom time: 20s
Bloom temp: 210°F
Pulse 1 temp: 208°F
Pulse 2 temp: 206°F
Pulse 3 temp: 204°F
Pulse 4 temp: 202°F
Time between pulses: 20s
Number of pulses: 4
Batch:
Ratio: 1:15
Bloom ratio: 1:2 / Bloom time: 20s
Bloom temp: 210°F
Pulse 1 temp: 208°F
Pulse 2 temp: 206°F
Pulse 3 temp: 204°F
Pulse 4 temp: 202°F
Time between pulses: 20s
Number of pulses: 4
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee
Measure out the weight of beans (dry dose) that Aiden recommends once you enter in the amount of water volume you want out. For single serve at 150 - 450ml out, grind around 6 on Ode + SSP, 5 Ode Gen 2, which is around 7 - 7.1 on Opus - a medium grind setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally coarser as the amount of coffee increases.
For small batch (451 - 750 ml), we’d recommend a 7 on Ode + SSP, which is about a 6 on Ode Gen 2, which is around 8 - 8.1 on Opus - a medium-coarse to coarser setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally coarser if using more coffee past 451ml so as to prevent overextraction / overflow.
For batch at 751 - 1500ml, we’d recommend grinding around 8 on Ode + SSP, which is 7 on Ode Gen 2 (at 751ml) , which is around 9 - 9.1 on Opus - a coarser setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally coarser if using more coffee past 751ml so as to prevent overextraction / overflow.
2. Make sure your Aiden is programmed to the parameters above.
You can enter in your own custom Brew Profile in the “Edit Profiles” menu! You can edit single serve and batch settings under “advanced” at the bottom of the profile editor screen.
4. Rinse your filter
We suggest rinsing your paper filter in the Aiden basket prior to brewing (and if you rinse when the basket is in your Aiden machine, be sure to dump out the excess water from the carafe!)
4. Start your brew!
Once you have your Brew Profile setup in the “Edit Profiles” menu, go back to the main menu, and into “Guided Brew”. You should see your custom Brew Profile if you scroll down!
5. Wait for the chime, swirl, and pour!
Aiden will chime when the coffee is ready to go! Simply swirl your carafe to get all of the good stuff in the coffee mixed evenly, and pour!