Kawa: beautiful coffee, but how are you brewing it?

[Roomtone Field Notes]

Brewer and filter: Kalita Wave 185 stainless; Kalita 185 paper
Grinder, burr and calibration: Baratza Encore ESP; M2 conical burr; setting 24; internal calibration middle
Bean, roaster, process and roast date: Colombia Pink Bourbon; Kawa; anaerobic washed; roast date 2026-07-16
Dose and water mass: 20.0 g coffee; 333 g water
Temperature and water profile: 96°C; Lotus-style remineralized distilled water, moderate hardness / low alkalinity
Pour/agitation schedule: 60 g bloom for 45 s, then two even pours to 333 g; one gentle swirl
Drawdown time: 3:05
Expected and perceived flavour: expected floral sweetness and clear acidity; perceived cup is flatter and drier than expected
Changes already tested: reduced agitation; kept dose, water and temperature fixed

I keep finding old recommendations that may have been completely true when posted. What I want is what people have actually received recently, how long it took to arrive, and how it behaved after resting.

[Roomtone Field Notes]

Recent Singapore report: my last order arrived within the normal window for domestic/import delivery and the roast date was recent enough that I still rested it before brewing. The useful part was consistency across two bags, not one spectacular cup.

[Coldwater Knots]

Please say roast date when you post a roaster review. ‘Fresh’ has become an adjective with no legal guardian.

[Breath-Breakfast]

If you are ordering one bag internationally, the shipping cost becomes a tasting note.

[Coldwater Knots]

Also in Singapore, but my order was a few months ago, so treat this as older evidence. Shipping was fine and the coffee opened up after about two weeks. I would still want a newer report before subscribing.

[Breath-Breakfast]

Foreign and older report, so this belongs lower in the pile. The coffee itself was excellent, but transit changed the resting window enough that my recipe notes are probably not portable to your order.

[Coffee-Kriti]

I would rather know which coffee you finished than which bag photographed well.

[Motorcity74]

If you are ordering one bag internationally, the shipping cost becomes a tasting note.

[Roomtone Field Notes]

Please say roast date when you post a roaster review. ‘Fresh’ has become an adjective with no legal guardian.

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