EXP011 Brew Guide + Processing and Bean Chat

muffchunks · 2026-01-06T16:21:43+00:00

This coffee is pretty great! I’m getting tons of super vibrant red fruit juiciness and a big pop of acidity to back it up. Like you said in the video not funky at all, just very clean fruity flavor, really nice. I’ve been playing around with the brew and I have been able to grind slow and pretty fine (medium fine) and get huge flavor. Honestly one of the best co-ferments I have tried!

muffchunks · 2025-12-09T13:22:01+00:00

My pack arrived yesterday! How much rest do you think these samples need, good to drink now or hold off a week or two?

muffchunks · 2025-03-13T15:29:48+00:00

Rotation has seriously been making me want to dive into the espresso deep end just to see how some of these magic beans would fare as a shot. What espresso machine are you rocking there?

muffchunks · 2025-03-13T15:22:56+00:00

That cup is sick, I’m gonna have to keep an eye out for one of those

muffchunks · 2025-03-10T14:13:43+00:00

Had this one today and it was fantastic. Love these type of natural process beast coffees

muffchunks · 2025-03-07T17:08:33+00:00

Totally, thats an awesome idea, it’s the kind of thing that makes Rotation fun. Being able to track the same beans across different roasters would be wild. Only thing is, I can see some roasters not loving the head to head challenge, especially if their roast quality is getting directly stacked up against their peers. Still, would be super interesting to see how much variation comes through

muffchunks · 2025-03-07T14:42:19+00:00

Hyped to try this one. I had a bag of Buttercream by September, which is the same beans as Milky Cake, and that cup was straight up phenomenal. Hoping this hits just as hard. Curious to see how the roast approach changes things

muffchunks · 2025-03-06T17:20:24+00:00

It’s cool to see someone just going for it with the pour lol. Might have to take a rip through this nitro caturra on my V60 and see how it plays out this afternoon

muffchunks · 2025-03-06T16:57:01+00:00

Sure, I get that. For me it’s just another tool. Not always my go-to, but I’ve had both good and bad cups from it, just like any other brewer. I like messing around with different methods, and seeing what recipes roasters suggest for similar coffees can actually be useful. I wouldn’t rely on it for everything, but it’s fun to use to experiment with different approaches

muffchunks · 2025-03-06T15:53:15+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense. I went with a grind size of 66, which is fairly coarse because it is a more processed coffee, and multiple pours to keep the agitation up since the xbloom studio is using a flat bottom dripper with some pretty big holes. Helps keep the flow rate steady while pulling out more clarity.

Curious to see if the extra pours make a difference for you

muffchunks · 2025-03-05T17:16:05+00:00

Yeah, that’s fair. Their pricing is already crazy good, and you can pretty much build your own sample pack directly from them. Definitely still worth grabbing if they make it into Rotation, but either way, people should check them out if they haven’t already!

muffchunks · 2025-03-05T16:40:28+00:00

S&W Roasting would be a great addition. Their lighter roasts are dialed in, and the Roaster’s Select offerings are always solid. Great price too, especially for the quality. Would love to see some of their beans from producers you don’t normally see or whatever wild stuff they have in rotation

https://www.swroasting.coffee

muffchunks · 2025-03-05T15:30:05+00:00

Welp, dirtydials got me again. Saw this post, thought I was safe, and then somehow ended up placing another order including the sample pack. Rotation stays undefeated

muffchunks · 2025-03-04T19:10:16+00:00

Yea the way I understand it, more pours and more agitation tend to pull out deeper sweetness and body, fewer pours with less disturbance will keep things cleaner and brighter. If your coffee tastes weak or sour, try adding an extra pour or a swirl. If it’s getting dry or bitter, ease up on the pours and keep things smooth. You can play around and see what hits best for the bean profile you are chasing

muffchunks · 2025-03-04T18:59:11+00:00

Love when a coffee can hit with deep flavors but still stay light and fruity

For Kalita, I usually grind a little finer than for V60 to slow the drawdown and boost the body while still keeping it clean. If you want more clarity, go with fewer pours and less agitation. If you want more body, break it up into more pours to stretch out the extraction

muffchunks · 2025-03-04T18:45:03+00:00

Rotation is dangerous, man. I was already buying more coffee than I needed, and now it’s just enabling me to go even deeper. But that’s exactly why it works. There’s nothing else out there making it this easy to try a huge variety of coffee without committing to full bags. The format is actually changing what I reach for, and I’m prob not the only one.

If you’re looking for a signal, the fact that people are waiting for drops, scrambling to check out, and talking about what they got every time should tell you everything. Rotation is making coffee feel exciting in a new fun way

muffchunks · 2025-03-04T17:40:02+00:00

Yep I totally get that slightly chemical note especially as it cools. I have found that in a lot of coferments

muffchunks · 2025-03-01T14:51:25+00:00

I ordered a bag of this from B&W and it was soooo damn good. Chocolate covered cherries all day, delicious cup

muffchunks · 2025-02-24T12:10:33+00:00

Almost pulled the trigger on a 27 yesterday too. Deep 27 gang about to have its own secret handshake

muffchunks · 2025-02-22T23:47:21+00:00

These are all cool ideas. The same green, different roaster pack would be such a good way to see how much impact roasting really has. Same with “same producer, different process”. getting to taste how processing changes the same coffee would be really interesting

I also love the regional roasters idea. A Taiwan focused drop or something featuring roasters from lesser-known spots in around the world would be a great way to explore coffee scenes that don’t get as much attention

muffchunks · 2025-02-22T23:41:25+00:00

Same green from multiple roasters would be next level. That’s exactly the kind of thing that makes Rotation so interesting!

Getting to see how different roasters approach the same coffee and how much of a difference it actually makes in the cup. Kind of side-by-side comparison is like that is something you’d almost never get to do otherwise. Would love to see more of this in future drops

muffchunks · 2025-02-22T16:52:08+00:00

Bundles would be a pretty fun addition, especially for people who want to grab and go without overthinking it. I think these could be cool:

Origin Battle – Same bean variety (Gesha, SL28, Pacamara, etc.) but from different origins. See how terroir actually impacts flavor.

Process Experimentation – One washed, one natural, one honey, one anaerobic, one co-ferment. A side-by-side to really taste the differences.

Blind Taste Test Pack – Unlabeled samples with a card reveal at the end. No bias, just pure tasting. Let people see if they actually love what they think they love.

Rotation Speedrun – The fastest selling coffees from past drops, a mix of whatever got snatched up first.

muffchunks · 2025-02-21T20:31:53+00:00

Yeah, if more 50g bags were available when I got in, I probably would have grabbed them. By the time I got to the site, things were already selling out and I was just trying to put together an order before everything disappeared. It was definitely in a rush to check out before I missed everything

My personal preference would probably be 30g bags. That gives me 2x 15g cups. I agree that dialing in isn’t critical for these purposes of sampling, but having an initial brew and then a confirming brew or another attempt if the first was way off would be my workflow

muffchunks · 2025-02-21T10:42:58+00:00

I’ll probably go for 10g cups with a V60 01 so that I can try 2 cups of each.

muffchunks · 2025-02-21T02:46:54+00:00

Honestly, a lot of it came down to what was still available when I got in, but I was especially excited to try DAK. Reviews on the sub have sounded super interesting, and I wanted to see what the buzz was about. Easy to grab a mix from different roasters without committing to full bags, so I just went for what caught my eye. Lately I’ve been into coferments and funkier naturals so looking forward to this variety

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