By Hailie Stevens |

Fellow's Take on Honduras Nahun Fernandez Natural by Merit | Brew Recipe

Here's how we brewed this deeply fruited natural process by an award-winning producer, roasted by Merit.

If you love fruit-forward coffees, this one’s for you: a deeply fruited but super clean natural process from an acclaimed producer. Nahun Fernandez specializes in Paraneima, a hybrid variety with vibrant fruit and floral notes, and his natural process placed third in Honduras’s 2025 Cup of Excellence. We tasted a juicy, tropical cup of pink guava, red wine, and parfait.

🌎Origin: Santa Barbara, Honduras

☀️ Process: Natural

🔬 Variety: Paraneima

⛰️ Elevation: 1,600 MASL

🔥 Roast: Light

⚖️ Bag Size: 12 oz (340g)

Note: This coffee is at peak ~2-6 weeks off roast!

Pour Over

* Stagg X/ flat bottom drippers 

Ingredients:

  • Coffee: 20g

  • Water: 340g at 200°F

Grind Settings: Grind Size: Semi Coarse - 500 to 575 Micron

  • Ode + SSP Burrs: 4 - 5.1

  • Ode Gen 2 Burrs: 3 - 4.1

  • Ode Gen 1 Burrs: 2 - 3.1

  • Opus: 4 - 5.1 (inner ring at 0)

Steps:

  1. Grind coffee at a medium to medium coarse setting

  2. Rinse filter with 200°F water

  3. Bloom: Pour to 60g water, swirl, wait 45 seconds

  4. Continuous pour stages:

    • Pour to 130g, wait 30-40 sec

    • Pour to 200g, wait 30-40 sec

    • Pour to 270g, wait 30-40 sec

    • Final pour to 340g, swirl

  5. Target brew time: 3:30 minutes

Espresso

Recipe:

  • Coffee: 20g

  • Yield:50g

  • Temperature: 198-200°F

  • Ratio: 1:2.5

  • Preinfusion: 5-7 sec at 3 bars

  • Pressure: 6-7 bars

  • Pull time: 26 -28 seconds

Aiden Brewer Settings

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Single Serve

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP Burrs: 4 - 5.1

  • Ode Gen 2 Burrs: 3 - 4.1

  • Opus: 4 - 5.1 (Use finer settings for 150-250ml, coarser for larger volumes)

Batch Brew

Grind Settings:

  • Ode + SSP: 5.1 - 9.1

  • Ode Gen 2: 4.1 - 8.1

  • Opus: 5.1 - 9.1 (Use finer settings for 450-750ml, coarser for larger volumes)