🇬🇧 International drop! An exclusive coffee from a super-selective London roaster: Colombia Los Nogales by Special Guests!
Two-time UK Barista Champ Paul Ross selects each and every coffee that Special Guests offers. This year they visited the renowned Los Nogales coffee farm, cupped coffees in their lab, and chose two lots. We’re thrilled to offer one exclusively here: a succulent cup of hibiscus, mango, and cacao.
🌎 Origin: Huila, Colombia
🔮 Process: Various
🔬 Variety: Caturra, Yellow Colombia, Typica
⛰️ Elevation: 1,870 - 2,000 MASL
🔥 Roast: Light-Medium
🎥 Brew Guide (w/ Special Guests in London!):
Using Stagg X Dripper
Ingredients:
16 of Colombia Los Nogales
250g of water
199°F
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee at a medium-coarse setting
Measure out 16g of coffee beans and grind them on a medium-coarse 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 - 6 on Opus with inner ring set to 0.
2. Heat water and rinse the filter
Heat water to 199°F and rinse your filter before putting your coffee grounds in.
3. Pour 50g of water for the bloom
Fully saturate your coffee grounds with 50g of water, and allow about 30 seconds for the bloom.
4. Continue pouring in four more stages
After the bloom, pour to 100g; then when the water is approximately 0.5 in above the bed of grounds, pour to 150g; once water drains halfway, pour to 200g; once water drains halfway, pour to 250g. The total brew time varies, but we’re aiming for between 2:30 - 2:45 minutes.
5. Decant into your favorite mug and enjoy!
Look out for the incredible flavors of hibiscus, mango, and cacao.
Espresso
Ingredients:
18.2g of the same coffee
35g of water at 200 F
1:1.92 ratio
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee
Measure out 18.2g 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 around a 29 second pull time. I’d start in the middle 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 around 29 seconds 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: 1:15.5
Bloom ratio: 1:3 / Bloom time: 30s
Bloom temp: 199°F
Pulse temps: 194°F
Time between pulses: 20s
Number of pulses: 5
Batch:
Ratio: 1:15.5
Bloom ratio: 1:3 / Bloom time: 30s
Bloom temp: 199°F
Pulse temps: 194°F
Time between pulses: 20s
Number of pulses: 5
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 5 on Ode + SSP, 4 Ode Gen 2, 3 on Ode Gen 1, which is about a 6 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 5.2 on Ode + SSP, which is about a 4.2 on Ode Gen 2, 3.2 on Ode Gen 1, which is about a 6.1-6.2 on Opus - a medium-coarse setting.
For batch at 751 - 1500ml, we’d recommend grinding around 7.1 on Ode + SSP, which is 6.1 on Ode Gen 2, 5.1 on Ode Gen 1, which is about a 7.2 on Opus - a medium-coarse setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally coarser if using more coffee than 751ml.
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!