Here's how we brewed this coconut limeade meets coffee in this super premium and unusual multi-process co-ferment, roasted by Greenville’s Methodical.
Rodrigo Sanchez is an incredibly creative producer, renowned for his experimental co-ferments. For this coffee, he created the flavor profile of Colombia’s limonada de coco drink. It was fermented for 8 days with chalupa sour fruit lemonade and dehydrated coconut, followed by 180 hours of anaerobic fermentation. We tasted creamy coconut, lemonade, milk chocolate, florals, and a bright sour candy acidity.
🌎 Origin: Huila, Colombia
⚗️ Process: Double Anaerobic Multi Process Co-Ferment
🔬 Variety: Purple Caturra
⛰️ Elevation: 1,730 MASL
🔥 Roast: Medium-Light
Brew Recipe for Methodical Colombia Limonada de Coco
Using Stagg X Dripper
Ingredients:
28g of Colombia Limonada de Coco
440g of water
201°F
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee at a medium-coarse setting
Measure out 28g of coffee beans and grind them on a coarse setting. We used setting 9 on Ode with SSP Burrs, which is about a 8 on Ode with Gen 2 Burrs, which is about 7 on Ode with Gen 1 Burrs,. This would be around 10 on Opus with inner ring set to 0.
2. Heat water and rinse the filter
Heat water to 201°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 65g of water, and allow about 30 seconds for the bloom.
4. Continue pouring in 5 more stages
After the bloom, pour in 65g increments 5 more times, with each pour around 20 seconds apart. The total brew weight should be 390g. The total brew time varies, but we’re aiming for around 3:45 minutes.
5. Decant into your favorite mug and enjoy!
Look out for the incredible flavors of creamy coconut, lemonade, milk chocolate, florals, and a bright sour candy acidity.
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, ideally with low-bar ramp up!
Pull your shot at around 3 bars for 10 seconds, then ramp up to 9 bars for a 28-32 second total 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: 200°F
Pulse 1 temp: 194°F
Pulse 2 temp: 194°F
Pulse 3 temp: 194°F
Time between pulses: 30s
Number of pulses: 3
Batch:
Ratio: 1:15.5
Bloom ratio: 1:3 / Bloom time: 30s
Bloom temp: 200°F
Pulse 1 temp: 194°F
Pulse 2 temp: 194°F
Pulse 3 temp: 194°F
Time between pulses: 30s
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 5 on Ode + SSP, 4 Ode Gen 2 - 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 - a medium-coarse setting.
For batch at 751 - 1500ml, we’d recommend grinding around 8.2 on Ode + SSP, which is 7.2 on Ode Gen 2 - a coarser setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally finer if using less coffee.
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!