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Costa Rica Imperio Rojo 18 bag
Metric Coffee · Chicago · United States

Costa Rica Imperio Rojo 18

Imperio Rojo 18 comes from producer José Elandio Alvarado and his Imperio Rojo micromill in La Piedra de Rivas, within Costa Rica's Chirripó coffee-growing region. Here, José's farms climb from roughly 1,700 to just over 2,000 meters above sea level, where elevation and cooler mo…

Process
Washed
Origin
Costa Rica
Variety
Catuai
Price
$26 (≈ ₹2,288) / 298 g
Per 100 g
$6.39 (≈ ₹562)
Roasted in
Chicago, United States
Format
Beans or ground
Stock
In stock

How to brew it: V60

1Zpresso K-Ultra 0.8.1 · 15 g coffee · 250 ml water · 92 °C · 2:30–3:30

  1. Rinse the filter; discard the water. Add 15 g coffee, tare, start a timer.
  2. 0:00 — bloom with 45 g water. Swirl.
  3. 0:40 — pour in slow circles to 150 g.
  4. 1:15 — pour to 250 g. Swirl once to flatten the bed.
  5. Drawdown should finish by 2:30–3:30. Sour: finer. Bitter: coarser.

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