Kamwangi AA: Kirinyaga, Kenya

From the Importer

This is an AA Top grade coffee from the Kamwangi factory in the eastern Kirinyaga district of Kenya. Registered in 1997, Kamwangi currently has 720 male members and 266 female members, and harvests around 250 trees per farmer. Varieties grown include Sl28 and Ruiru 11 and growing altitude can reach as high as 1900 masl. Kamwangi also works with its members to provide monetary advances and farm input loans.

From the Roaster

Kamwangi is back! This was one of or first coffees from Kenya a couple years back. It was packed with fruited complexity and juiciness that blew us away and made a fan favorite. Needless to say, this years crop is even better than we remembered. In many ways, this coffee reminds me of the Kool Aid Man; big, fun, full of juice, and unexpectedly busting through walls screaming “OH YEAH!!” We love this coffee for its sugary red grapefruit, red currant, apricot flavors that linger and are rounded out with notes akin to soft shortbread cookies….”OH YEAH!!”

How we’re brewing it

Here’s how we’re brewing this coffee in our cafe. We use the Barazta Vario grinder and a Kalita dripper in this recipe.

Grind size: H5 (Medium)

Coffee dose: 26

Water dose: 400g

Brew time: 3:45

Water temp: 208F

Yield: 12oz