Salmo Plus

Product Info

Granola | Milk Chocolate | Vanilla | Smooth

Region: Cerrado

Elevation: 1200 MASL

Varietals: Mundo Novo, Red and Yellow Catuai, Topazio, Catucai

Process: Natural

The Coffee: Classic natural Brazil that hits granola, nutty, soft milk chocolate, hints of vanilla and it all translates directly to a sweet cup with a smooth texture and very mild acidity. Salmo Plus is a natural processed coffee that exhibits a full body that's fit for all brewing formats. We particularly love it as an espresso and also shines in direct immersion extractions like french press, siphon pot, and aeropress. And of course holds up quite nice as a drip/pour-over option too. Simply a crowd pleaser. 

The Producer: Sometimes you have to break the rules, so breaking away from our norm of small farmers and producers wasn't a hard decision given the superb quality and consistency of the Salmo Plus. Although technically a microlot selection of Brazil, this lot would most likely smash most microlot equivalents from smaller producers. Grown in the Cerrado region of Minas Gerais this coffee was purchased from 12 different farmers at farm gate price. In this case we are saying the price was set by the farmers themselves and it is based on the quality of their collective work. 

FAQs

We roast Monday through Wednesday and sometimes Thursdays based on orders. Coffees roasted are then available the next day. We like a minimum of a day's rest prior to release for consumption. 

We always recommend brewing your coffee following protocols found online and set by the Specialty Coffee Association (https://sca.coffee) These standards use a ratio (ml/g of water to g of coffee) that's between 14:1 to 17:1. For example, a 12oz. pour over brew 12oz (360ml/g) of water with 24g of coffee (15:1 ratio) and adjust based on your taste. These same ratios can be applied to Drip and French Press coffees where 60g of coffee per 1 quart/1liter of water (16:1) is a great starting point. Brew temperatures, we recommend a range from 190-205°F. If you don't have a thermometer, simply boil your kettle remove from heat source for 60 to 90 seconds, which should give you that range. Lastly your grind will affect your cup. Too fine will produce bitter and astringent flavors, while too coarse can produce a flat and watery cup. We like a medium fine grind for pour over and drip, while French Press should be coarse. At the end of the day always brew to your taste and what you prefer. 

We ship Monday through Friday. Orders made Monday - Thursday by 12 PM Pacific standard time will ship out the next day. To ensure that you are receiving the freshest roast possible, any orders made after 12 PM Pacific standard time Thursday through Sunday will typically ship Mondays and sometimes Tuesdays based on availability of the most current roast.